Hold'em table

93o is too weak to open from the button in three-handed play, so I fold rather than call or raise.

KQs is strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folds. Raise for value and deny equity rather than just completing the small blind.

Facing a 3.5x open from the small blind, T6s is slightly too weak to justify calling 250 more despite having position.

With 77 on the button three-handed, opening for 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while taking advantage of position and applying pressure to the blinds.

Folding J9 offsuit from the small blind against a button open is standard.

KTs is suited and plays well postflop against a button open. Calling 150 into a 400 pot is the right price rather than folding or bloating the pot with a 3-bet.

King-high with no pair or draw on a dry flop, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value.

Make a small value-and-protection bet with middle pair on a dry board, charging overcards while keeping the pot manageable.

King-ten high completely missed this dry flop and has no draw, so calling a c-bet is not justified. Folding preserves chips against a likely made hand or a bet I cannot profitably continue against.

T3o is too weak to open on the button, even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. 84s is suited and playable enough to take the initiative with a small open rather than limp out of position.

AJo is strong heads-up against a small blind opening range, so I’ll 3-bet for value and initiative while out of position.

84 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a 3-bet to 10bb; folding saves chips for better spots.

Opening from the button with A9o to a standard 2.5x; it is ahead of both blinds and plays well in position.

K♦4♥ is a weak offsuit hand that is often dominated, and calling from the small blind leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act.

Defending the big blind getting 2.7 to 1 pot odds with a playable suited one-gapper.

Check to the preflop raiser out of position on an ace-high paired board where we have very little equity.

I have trip aces on a dry paired board and the opponent checked, so a value bet extracts chips from worse pairs, the case ace, and diamond draws.

I have seven-high with no flush draw and only backdoor straight possibilities on a paired ace board facing a large c-bet.

On the button in a three-handed game, 8♣4♣ is playable as a steal; a small raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

95o is an unplayable hand from the small blind against a button open.

23o is too weak to continue against a button open; folding preserves chips.

Open-raising 2.5bb from the button with an Ace in a 3-handed game is standard.

K3o is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability spot.

J6 offsuit is marginal, but as the big blind I’m getting a favorable price against a button raise and can realize equity postflop. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a re-raise.

I have a weak pair on a connected, draw-heavy flop and can check for free. I’ll let the preflop raiser act before deciding whether to continue.

We flopped an open-ended straight draw with an overcard and the nut flush draw blocker, making this an ideal semi-bluff continuation bet in position.

Middle pair has reasonable showdown value against a button's small flop bet, and the pot odds justify continuing. Raising risks building a pot with a vulnerable, modest-strength hand.

I have a modest middle pair on a connected board, so checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the river without inflating it.

We picked up an open-ended straight draw with Ace-high on a board that heavily favors the big blind's calling range, making a free showdown or river card ideal.

I have only a weak pair, but it may still beat missed overcards. The river completes several obvious draws, so betting risks chips into a range that can have a strong hand.

I hold a nine-high straight with the ace of diamonds blocker, but any ten or flush beats me; betting gets called mostly by better hands or chops.