Hold'em table

Open-raise the button with an ace-high hand to leverage position and steal equity.

K7 suited has enough playability and a king blocker to 3-bet against a button open, while raising helps avoid a multiway pot from the small blind.

96o facing an open and a 3-bet with a player left to act behind is a clear fold; the price isn't there and my hand is dominated often.

A6 offsuit performs poorly versus a large small-blind 3-bet and lacks sufficient equity to profitably call.

43 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two blinds with deep stacks.

Pocket 4s is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising to 3bb for value and initiative rather than limping.

J9 suited has sufficient playability and pot odds to defend the big blind against this small blind raise heads-up.

Pocket fours with an open-ended straight draw on a low, wet board is a strong equity hand; betting about two-thirds pot builds the pot and denies free cards to overcards and flush draws.

Call with the nut-adjacent flush draw and two overcards to the board, getting a favorable price in position for future streets.

The spade on the turn completes a possible flush, and a pair of fours is weak against the caller's range, though I still have an open-ended straight draw. Checking controls the pot and keeps a cheap chance to reach the river.

I have a jack-high flush on the turn and should value bet against overpairs, sets, and smaller spades. A moderate sizing preserves calls while charging single-spade hands.

The pair of fours plus an open-ended straight draw (A or 6), with a set as a backup, gives enough equity and showdown value against some bluffs to call 900 into 3200. Raising is too risky on a four-spade board.

Our 44 only plays as two pair on a paired, flush-completed board, which beats bluffs but little else after villain's turn bet. Checking controls the pot size and lets villain bluff.

I have a jack-high flush after the river check and should value bet against weaker single-spade holdings. A moderate sizing can still be called by worse flushes while limiting exposure to a slow-played stronger flush or full house.

The price is good: I need only about 20% equity to call 1100 into 4300. My fours-and-fives two pair still beats weak pairs, ace-high, and small-bet bluffs, though it loses to flushes, 8x, and overpairs.

72o is the weakest starting hand; folding on the button in 3-handed play is standard.

A9 suited is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind hand and benefits from taking initiative and building value preflop.

Facing a small-blind raise, 7-6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind at this price, especially with position after the flop.

I have top pair with the nut-heart draw and want value from worse jacks, pairs, and draws while building the pot.

The bet is half the pot, and I have a gutshot plus some potential to improve with a pair. In position, I can call once and reassess on the turn.

Our ace-high has limited showdown value on this paired board, but a turn bluff is unlikely to fold out many flop callers. Checking keeps the pot controlled and preserves our ability to respond on the river.

With little showdown value but a gutshot straight draw, I’ll bet after the opponent checks to try to win the pot now while retaining outs when called.

With only ace-high and a four-out gutshot against a substantial turn bet, calling is unprofitable. A bluff raise is unlikely to fold out enough of the opponent's continuing range.

2-5 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

A-K offsuit is a strong heads-up hand. Raising to 400 builds the pot and puts pressure on the big blind while I’m out of position.

Getting 2.33:1 with position on the SB, whose blind-vs-blind range should be wide. T4o is a marginal but acceptable defend.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong heads-up. A 500-chip bet gets value from weaker aces and draws while charging them to continue.

T4 offhand has no pair and no draw on an A-J-2 two-heart board facing a c-bet. Folding is clearly best.

Pocket fives are strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while keeping the investment modest.

62s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably.

Qc7c has reasonable suited equity getting a favorable price heads-up against a button min-raise. Calling preserves the big blind defense without bloating the pot.

I have top pair but a vulnerable kicker on a coordinated board, so I will check and keep the opener's range wide while evaluating their continuation bet.

Pocket fives have some showdown value, but a bet on this Q-T-3 flop is likely to be called by better hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess on the turn.

Checking keeps the pot controlled with a weak top pair after the ace arrives, while allowing the button to bluff missed hands or value-bet worse pairs.

My pair of fives has some showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands on this board. I’ll check and reassess on the river.

With just a pair of queens on an ace-high board after the preflop raiser checked both prior streets, checking preserves showdown value and avoids paying off likely aces.

Pocket fives have little showdown value on this board. After three checks from the big blind, a river bet can pressure weaker one-pair hands to fold.

The river completes Broadway for any king, which is common in the button's range. Our pair of queens is not strong enough to profitably bluff-catch this sizable river bet after the passive line.

Pocket deuces on the button in a 3-handed game are a standard open, and 2.5x keeps it cheap while letting me pick up the blinds.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially out of position.

K6 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button min-plus raise, especially with the small blind's dead money in the pot.

I have king-high with only a backdoor flush draw on an ace-high flop. Checking preserves chips and lets me see how the preflop raiser acts.

The ace-high dry board favors my button raising range, so a small c-bet can fold out better unpaired hands and some weak pairs. It also denies equity to overcards, while 22 has little showdown value and doesn't mind taking the pot down now.

King-high with only a backdoor flush draw has too little equity to continue out of position against the flop bet.