Hold'em table

7-8 offsuit on the button is a standard open-raise with position and two blinds to act; raising builds a pot I can play profitably postflop.

75o is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open.

J6 suited is a reasonable defend against a button raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have top pair but a weak kicker on a connected flop, so checking keeps the pot manageable while allowing the preflop raiser to continue with bluffs or weaker hands.

I have bottom pair plus a gutshot to the ten on J-9-8, and I was the preflop raiser, so a small continuation bet applies pressure and can win the pot outright while building a semi-bluff story.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against this modest flop bet, though the weak kicker and connected board make raising unattractive. I’ll call and reassess on the turn.

I have showdown value with two pair, but the paired board and my weak kicker make a value bet risky after the flop call. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me respond to a river card.

My two pair has reasonable showdown value, but the paired board gives the caller many hands that beat me and few worse hands likely to call a river bet. I'll take the free showdown.

I hold eights full of nines (7d8c on 9c-8d-Jh-9d-8h), losing only to pocket nines and chopping with an eight, so a moderate river value bet can get called by eights, jacks-two-pair, or worse that check-called flop.

My hand is a reasonable bluff-catcher: the paired board gives me two pair with a jack kicker, and the river bet is small enough to call against missed draws and weaker jacks. I accept that stronger jacks and full houses can beat me.

Opening from the button with a playable connector in three-handed play to leverage position.

K7 offsuit is weak and will be difficult to realize equity out of position against a raise, with the big blind still to act. I fold rather than commit more chips.

Queen-nine offsuit is a marginal but playable hand against a 2x button open; calling 100 into a 350 pot with position on the aggressor postflop offers reasonable implied odds without risking a 3-bet war.

I hold queen-high with no pair or real draw on a dry 3-4-8 board against the preflop raiser who has position. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to fold cheaply or see a free card if they check back.

We missed the low rainbow flop with T-high and have enough equity with overcards to take a free card in position.

I hold only queen-high with no draws on a coordinated board, so betting has little fold equity against the preflop raiser and no equity when called. Checking keeps the pot small and gets a free river.

Seat 1 has checked twice on a low board. With no showdown value, betting turn applies pressure on weak broadways and floats that might fold.

I only have queen-high with a weak one-card flush draw to a 9-high flush; calling 300 into 750 needs ~29% equity and I have roughly 22%, so chasing is -EV against this betting line.

J♠2♣ is a weak offsuit hand from the button and is not strong enough to open profitably here.

Heads-up after the button folds, KJo is a strong hand; raising from the SB for value and initiative against the BB.

Defending the big blind in position with K9o getting good pot odds against a standard SB open.

I have only K-high with a gutshot and backdoor heart outs on Q-9-6, out of position against the preflop caller. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it with a hand that rarely gets called by worse.

I have middle pair with a strong kicker in position; checking back controls the pot and preserves showdown value.

I picked up second pair on the turn after both of us checked the flop; as preflop raiser I take a thin value/protection bet against BB's calling range, folding out underpairs while getting calls from worse jacks and draws.

In a blind-versus-blind pot where the flop checked through, middle/third pair plus a gutshot straight draw has sufficient equity and bluff-catching value to call a turn delayed continuation bet.

My pair of jacks is only second pair and a turn call often means Q-x or a made pair that beats me; checking controls the pot and lets a missed draw bluff or a worse hand value-mistake into me.

I have showdown value with third pair and King kicker after my opponent checked the river; betting won't get called by worse or fold out better hands.

J7o is too weak and plays poorly out of position postflop to justify completing or raising against the big blind.

King-Queen offsuit is well ahead of typical 3-handed button opening ranges, making a standard 2.5bb raise appropriate for value and position.

J♠3♦ is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a raise out of position is not worthwhile.

J4 offsuit is dominated too often against a 2.5bb button raise; calling 150 into a weak kicker hand has poor implied odds and no fold equity leverage from the big blind.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; raising applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

K4 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a 2.5x button raise out of position; folding loses only the 50 chip blind already invested.

Folding 43o in the big blind against a button open, as it lacks sufficient playability and equity out of position.