Hold'em table

2s3c offsuit is one of the worst starting hands; even on the button with 100bb it is a clear fold against two opponents.

With no rake, completing for 50 more is reasonable heads-up despite the weak hand. I prefer a low-cost flop to building the pot out of position.

Checking our option with J7s in the big blind to see a free flop in position against the small blind's limp.

I have a weak bottom pair out of position, so I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

We have Jack-high with no draw on an Ace-high board, so checking back to take a free card in position is standard.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but the third spade makes a bet unattractive. I’ll check and keep the pot small.

We hold J-high with no draw or spades on a coordinated board; checking behind preserves pot control and lets us see a free river.

Bottom two pair is strong enough to value-bet after two streets of checks. A modest bet can get called by an ace or a nine while limiting losses against a flush or straight.

I have Jack-high with no showdown value on an ace-high board with flush and straight possibilities. Folding is standard against a river bet.

Six-deuce suited is too weak to open profitably against two players at full stacks.

In a blind-vs-blind situation after the button folded, Q9o has solid high-card strength to open with a raise to 3 bb.

2h4s offsuit is a very weak hand facing a 3x raise from the small blind; calling 200 into 400 out of position with a trash hand is unprofitable, so fold.

On the button in 3-handed play, JTo is a profitable open-raise to exert positional pressure on the blinds.

J4 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and is dominated by the raiser's range.

With the small blind's dead money, calling 150 to defend K4 offsuit against a button open is preferable to folding in this rake-free pot.

King-four has little equity or draw potential on this flop. Checking avoids building a pot against the preflop raiser.

The 9-7-5 rainbow board heavily favors the big blind's defending range, so checking behind with a gutshot and two overcards controls the pot and realizes equity cleanly in position.

King-high has some showdown value, and betting this paired turn out of position is unlikely to fold out many better hands.

Delayed c-betting with gutshot straight draw and two overcards after opponent checked twice to deny equity and take down the pot.

King-high has no meaningful draw on this turn, so calling 350 is unlikely to be profitable.

A4o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with a hand that plays fine in position.

Nine-seven suited has enough playability to defend against a button open at this price. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Holding 52o multiway out of position is unplayable even with favorable pot odds.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting out of position into the preflop raiser risks building a large pot against better hands. I’ll check and assess their action.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker on a dryish board as the preflop raiser in position; a half-pot c-bet gets value from worse (ace-highs, draws, 5x/6x) and denies equity while folding out overcards. If raised I can fold.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against a small button continuation bet, while raising would unnecessarily inflate the pot.

Two pair is strong enough to value bet and protect against hands with a single spade. This sizing can get calls from jacks while limiting the cost if the opponent has a flush.

Bottom pair with no spade facing a turn lead on a three-flush board after villain check-called the flop; our hand rarely is good and has few outs, so folding is best.

Pocket jacks are a strong three-handed opening hand, so I raise for value from the button.

Fold K4o from the small blind facing a 3bb button open, as it lacks playability out of position.

K3 suited in the big blind facing a 3x button open with SB folded; getting 450:200 (~2.25:1) with position disadvantage but suited king has enough playability to defend at these odds.

K3 suited with a gutshot and king overcard on a dry flop out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to the aggressor is standard and keeps the pot small while I retain equity.

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

K3 suited whiffed the T42 rainbow flop with no flush draw and only a two-card straight draw; king-high vs a continuation bet from the preflop raiser isn't worth continuing.

A9s is a strong hand on the button in 3-handed play, making a standard 2.5bb opening raise profitable.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand facing a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act; folding is standard.

A5 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a 2.5-blind button open, especially with the small blind's dead money. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value on this dry paired flop, but little reason to build the pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

Ace-high has decent showdown value and backdoor equity on a dry paired board, so checking behind in position controls the pot.

Ace-high has showdown value on this board, but many hands that call a bet already beat it. I’ll check and reassess if the button bets.

I have good showdown value with Ace-high on a board of trip treys, and checking behind controls the pot while realizing equity against missed broadway hands.

An ace gives me the best possible kicker with the four threes on board. I’m betting for value against hands with a lower kicker.

The board has four threes and I hold the Ace, giving me the nut quads with an Ace kicker. There is zero risk of losing, and raising extracts extra value if the opponent misreads their hand or calls with a King kicker, while we chop if they also hold an Ace.

My ace gives me the best possible hand on this board. A minimum raise offers a worse kicker a plausible price to call.

I hold the nut kicker with the Ace on a board of four threes, meaning I cannot lose the hand. Raising gives worse kickers a chance to call while freerolling on a chop against another Ace.

My ace gives me the highest possible kicker with the four threes on the board. Shoving can get value from a worse kicker, while another ace splits the pot.

We hold four of a kind with an Ace kicker on a four-of-a-kind board, which is the unbeatable nuts, guaranteeing at worst a chopped pot.