Hold'em table

K5 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise gives me initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

73o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; calling out of position with a weak offsuit hand loses money.

KTs suited is a strong heads-up big-blind defense and plays well as a value-oriented 3-bet versus a button open.

K5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even in position.

52o is among the weakest hands even on the button in 3-handed play; folding is standard.

Q4 suited has enough heads-up equity to complete cheaply against the big blind after the button folds.

T2 offsuit is too weak to raise out of position, and checking lets me see a free flop.

With Q-high and no meaningful immediate draw on this coordinated board, checking back preserves equity and avoids inflating the pot.

I have no pair, club, or immediate straight draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

A small turn stab can fold out unpaired hands after the checked flop while risking little. Our hand has little showdown value, so checking does not gain much.

Ten-high has no meaningful draw on this paired board, and calling the turn bet offers little prospect of winning at showdown.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter from the button at this stack depth.

With the button folded, calling 50 more is a low-cost way to play a suited hand against the big blind. Raising would build a larger pot out of position with a weak kicker.

T2 suited is weak; taking the free flop in the big blind against a small-blind limp keeps the pot small while still realizing equity.

Middle pair is likely ahead of the big blind’s wide checking range. A modest bet gets value from draws and weaker pairs while denying free cards.

A flush draw with a gutshot (T-2 hearts on K-9-6 with two hearts) getting 325:125 odds. Calling is clearly profitable, and raising is also reasonable, but calling keeps the pot manageable out of position against a small bet.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker, and the turn adds draws to an already connected board. Checking avoids building a large pot out of position.

This is a strong semi-bluff: a heart flush draw plus the gutshot to an 8 gives us about 12 outs. Villain showed weakness by checking after a small flop bet, so we bet two-thirds pot to pick up fold equity.

A pair of nines can still be ahead of draws or weaker pairs. The 300-chip bet gives me a reasonable price to see the river.

My pair of nines has showdown value, but worse hands are unlikely to call a river bet. Checking avoids turning it into a bluff.

Ten-high has essentially no showdown value after the missed draws, so checking almost never wins. A two-thirds-pot bluff can fold out the weak pairs that check-called the turn, and my line credibly represents the straights and two pair.

My pair of nines is a weak bluff-catcher. The river bet represents enough better pairs and completed draws that calling 700 is unlikely to be profitable.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand. I’m raising for value from the button.

84s from the SB against a 3x button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold: calling out of position with a weak suited hand loses money.

T7 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button 3x open at this stack depth.

On the button 3-handed, 54o is a reasonable steal candidate against two blinds; a small open to 2.5bb applies pressure with decent playability.

T7 suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

A7 offsuit is strong enough on the button to open-raise and leverage position. The 2.5bb sizing builds value while retaining flexibility.

Pocket jacks are strong against a button opening range. Three-betting from the small blind builds value and avoids inviting the big blind in cheaply.

65o facing an open and a 3-bet squeeze from the small blind, with the opener still behind, is a clear fold; calling 900 out of position isn't profitable.

A7 suited in position retains reasonable equity against a likely wide three-handed small-blind 3-bet range. Calling preserves position rather than inflating the pot with a marginal ace.

JJ is an overpair on a dry, low flop. A small bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable.

The small continuation bet offers a favorable price to continue in position with ace-high, a heart backdoor, and some potential to improve or apply pressure on later streets.

The ace weakens my jacks, and betting risks folding out worse hands while getting called by better ones. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess the button's action.

I have top pair after the turn ace and should value bet against pocket pairs and weaker ace-high holdings while charging draws.

The turn ace is unfavorable for JJ, but the small bet offers good pot odds and the opponent can still have weaker pairs or bluffs. I’ll call and reassess on the river.

JJ has showdown value, but the ace and river card strengthen hands that called the flop. Checking avoids a thin value bet and keeps weaker hands in.

I have a seven-high straight on a board that leaves many one-pair aces and worse straights able to call. A moderate value bet targets those hands while limiting exposure to a rare higher straight or flush.

The ace on the turn and the club on the river leave my jacks beating only bluffs. After a turn bet and a substantial river bet, folding is preferable without a reason to expect enough bluffs.