Hold'em table

7-5 offsuit is too weak to continue even on the button in a 3-handed pot; folding avoids investing chips with a dominated hand.

A8 offsuit is strong heads-up from the small blind, so I raise for value and initiative rather than complete.

4-2 offsuit is one of the worst starting hands; facing a 3x raise from the small blind, folding is clearly correct despite decent pot odds since the hand plays terribly postflop.

JTs is a strong button hand in a three-handed game, so raise for value and initiative rather than merely calling.

K3 suited from the small blind facing a button open is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position against two opponents; folding avoids a reverse-implied-odds spot.

K9o has enough equity against a button open and I only need to call 150 into a 400 pot, so calling is profitable and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

I flopped top pair with a decent kicker and the board is fairly dry, so betting for value and protection is best. A 350 bet into 550 builds the pot while denying free cards to draws.

Second pair with a reasonable kicker has enough showdown value to continue against a modest lead, though raising would mostly isolate stronger hands.

I have top pair with a strong straight and flush draw on a coordinated board, so betting for value and protection is best. Checking would let the button realize equity cheaply.

I have two pair and the turn bet is a manageable fraction of the pot; folding would be too tight despite the completed heart draws and straight possibilities. I’ll call and reassess on the river.

The river ace completes straights and flushes, and my one-pair kings has only marginal showdown value. Checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by a stronger range.

I have two pair, but the ace and king on board make it unlikely worse hands can call a value bet after my opponent’s flop and turn aggression. I’ll take the showdown rather than risk being check-raised or value-owning myself.

87o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and plays well in position against two blinds.

J5s is a weak, dominated hand from the small blind facing a button raise with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a marginal hand out of position.

94 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise, even with the pot odds. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Suited connector on the button in a 3-handed game; raising applies pressure and builds a pot with position.

Pocket nines are strong three-handed and can profitably value-raise against a button open. I size up out of position while leaving room to respond if either opponent pushes back.

T7 offsuit facing a 3-bet to 1100 with a button raiser still to act is an easy fold; the hand has poor equity and no playability out of position in a bloated pot.

Suited connector with position closing the action; calling 800 into 1500 offers good implied odds and keeps SB's range wide.

A small flop bet gets value from weaker pocket pairs and protects against overcards while keeping the pot manageable. The paired, low board favors my preflop 3-betting range.

I have only 8-high on a paired jack-high flop with no real draw, and calling 700 into 3000 offers poor equity against a preflop reraiser who continues on the flop.

AQ offsuit is a strong button opening hand; raise to 3 big blinds for value and to take initiative.

T5 suited from the small blind facing a 3x button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and is dominated by the opener's range.

65o is too weak to defend against a 3x button raise out of position, and calling 200 more with poor playability is not profitable enough.

Pocket threes on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and plays well with position, with set-mining value postflop.

99 is a strong pair in a 3-handed pot, so I am 3-betting for value and to take initiative against the button's wide opening range.

J♥4♥ is far too weak to continue against an 8bb 3-bet after an open, especially out of position. Calling would invest too much with poor equity and playability.

Small pair facing a 3-bet in position with ~17x the call behind; set-mining odds are borderline but acceptable heads-up with position, so calling to see a flop and playing fit-or-fold.

With middle pair on a draw-heavy board, betting denies equity to overcards and flush draws while getting value from worse pairs. Checking would surrender initiative and leave me guessing on later streets.

Flopped bottom set on a wet two-tone board against a 3-bettor who c-bet; raising for value and protection builds the pot against overpairs, AQ, and draws.

My 99 is likely behind a Qx or set after seat_3 raises my flop bet; out of position with poor equity, folding is best.