Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button in this format.

I am getting 3:1 pot odds to complete the small blind heads-up, and 7-9 has enough playability to see a flop cheaply. Folding would give up that equity, while raising overcommits with a marginal offsuit hand.

JTs is well ahead of a small-blind limping range and plays well in position, so I raise for value and initiative. A 4x raise pressures their weak limps.

97o is a weak offsuit hand out of position facing a raise to 4bb, so calling would risk too much with poor playability. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Calling with a playable hand in position to see a cheap flop; 87o has decent equity and I can use position postflop.

Completing the small blind for 50 more into a 250 pot gives great odds with J6o in a three-way limped pot. Raising offers little fold equity, and I'll be out of position postflop.

T7 suited is playable multiway from the big blind with no additional cost. Checking realizes equity without inflating the pot out of position.

J-high with no heart on a monotone flop in a three-way limped pot has little equity and poor bluff value, so I check and give up cheaply if there's action.

With middle pair on a monotone board in a multiway limped pot, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids facing unnecessary action from made flushes.

We have top pair with a decent kicker on a coordinated, monotone board. A bet of 100 protects our hand and charges any flush draws, while a check could give a free card to a dangerous river.

J6 offsuit with no heart on a monotone 2-7-3 board has almost no equity: only a gutshot to a 4 or 5 that could still lose to a flush. Calling 100 into 400 with a player still to act behind isn't justified.

Call the small flop stab with middle pair heads-up; folding to this sizing is too tight, while raising without a heart risks isolating against stronger made hands and draws.

With only a weak pair and no heart on a four-heart board, betting into the flop bettor is unlikely to get better hands to fold or worse hands to call reliably. Checking keeps the pot controlled.

The board has four hearts and my pair of sevens is unlikely to be best if called. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river in position.

With no heart, I only play the board’s king-high flush. Checking secures my share of the pot without risking a river raise from a better heart.

J9o is a clear opening hand on the button in a 3-handed game, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and pressure the blinds.

4-2 offsuit is far too weak to continue from the small blind versus a button raise with the big blind still behind.

A3o is marginal but I'm getting good pot odds (400 to call 150) and have an ace blocker, so calling is profitable against a wide button open. Folding would give up too much equity for this price.

I have only Ace-high with a gutshot straight draw, but the board is all diamonds and very coordinated. I'll check to see a free turn card.

We flopped a king-high straight, but the board is monotone and we hold no diamond. A solid bet gets value from sets, two pair, and single-diamond draws while charging those draws.

K7 suited is a profitable button open in three-handed play, leveraging position and initiative.

56o is too weak to continue out of position against a raise, so I save chips and move to the next hand.

Getting about 2.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, J4o has enough equity to defend from the big blind despite being out of position.

A middle pair with a weak kicker on a K-high two-tone board plays best as a check to the button's range. It has showdown value and keeps the pot small.

Betting top pair for value and protection on this coordinated board, while keeping worse kings and draws involved.

Middle pair with backdoor potential gets about 28% pot odds against a wide button c-bet range, so calling is better than folding, and raising would only fold out worse hands.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a scary ace turn has only showdown value, and the ace improves the preflop raiser's range. Check and evaluate their bet.

I have a pair of kings and can get value from weaker pairs and draws while charging heart draws. A moderate turn bet also protects against many unfavorable river cards.

The 500-chip bet into 1250 means I only need about 22% equity. Villain's small barrel range includes many draws and bluffs that my pair of jacks beats, so a call is reasonable.

A pair of jacks with a weak kicker has showdown value but can't bet for value on an A-K-high, three-diamond board. Checking keeps the pot small, and I can decide on a bluff-catch if the button bets.

Thin value bet targeting worse kings and stubborn jacks after the opponent checked again. The modest sizing limits losses against an ace-heavy calling range.

Getting about 4.5:1 on a small river bet, so I only need roughly 18% equity. A pair of jacks beats enough missed heart draws and thin value or bluff bets to justify a call.

92o is a very weak hand and calling 100 chips with it is likely to lose value over time. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

In a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds, Q7o is a standard open-raise from the small blind. A 3x raise takes initiative and puts pressure on the big blind's wide range.

T3 suited is too weak to defend against a small-blind raise heads-up out of position.

A7o is a clear opening hand on the button in 3-handed play, so I'll take the initiative with a standard 2.5bb open.

9-high suited with a deuce is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially out of position.