Hold'em table

On the button with a suited ace in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure and takes initiative with position.

I hold Jh2h, a weak offsuit hand that is not strong enough to call a raise from the button. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

J9o in the big blind needs only about 27% equity to call 150 into 400, and it performs well enough against a wide button open to defend rather than fold or 3-bet.

With jack-high and no draw on a paired queen board, I have little equity against the preflop raiser; checking takes a free card and avoids bloating the pot.

I have ace-high with a backdoor flush draw on a paired board; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

J-high has almost no showdown value against the button's range after the flop checked through, which suggests weakness. A turn bet representing a queen or four can fold ace-high, king-high and small pairs often enough to win the 550 pot.

I have only ace-high with no pair or draw on a paired board, and the pot odds do not justify calling a turn bet that likely represents at least a queen or a four.

I have 3h Ac, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a raise to 100 with only a small blind discount, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

J4 suited heads-up against the big blind after the button folded has good equity versus a random hand, and completing for 50 into 150 is cheap.

The small blind limped and the button folded, so I will raise with K6s to take the initiative and apply pressure while I have position postflop.

J4 suited is too weak to call a big blind raise out of position; pot odds do not compensate for dominated jack equity and poor realizability.

On the button in 3-handed play, 7-6 offsuit is within a wide opening range and plays well in position. Raising applies pressure to the blinds rather than limping or folding.

T4o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise; folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and playability.

Seat 3 opened to 250 with the button, and I only have 7c-Ad in the small blind. The gap is too large and the position disadvantage is severe, so folding is the correct play.

On the button in a 3-handed game, T9o is strong enough to open-raise for pressure and position. A raise to 300 gives me initiative while risking little of my 100bb stack.

I have 9s Ah, a weak offsuit hand. Seat 1 raised to 300, and I'm in the small blind. The pot odds don't justify calling with this hand, so folding is the correct play.

T7 suited has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind against a wide button 3x open, needing about 31% with suited connected potential.

With only ten-high on a paired flop against the preflop raiser, checking is free and preserves equity to improve on later streets without risking chips on a bluff.

My T9 offsuit has little value on this paired low board, and checking in position controls the pot while allowing me to see a free turn card.

With board double-paired my Ten kicker has only weak showdown value and loses to any Ace, King, Queen or Jack high. Checking keeps the pot small out of position rather than bluffing into the preflop raiser who can call with better kickers or a full house.

The board is double-paired and my T-high has virtually no showdown value, so I will bet to take down the pot after both opponents checked flop and turn. A 500 bet puts pressure on overcards and smaller pairs without risking too much.

With board double-paired and only a ten kicker plus no draw, calling a large turn bet needs too much equity against full houses and better kickers.

J4o is a weak hand with poor equity against the blinds' range. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Heads-up in the small blind after the button folded, J5 suited is playable for a cheap completion. Calling 50 into 150 lets me see a flop with suited jack-high rather than folding or overcommitting with a weak hand.

With pocket tens and only one limper, I raise for value to isolate and build the pot.

J5 suited is weak facing a BB raise to 400 after my limp, and I would be out of position postflop needing too much equity to call 300.

Ace-four suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong open; raising builds value and leverages position.

5c2d is a very weak offsuit hand and I am facing a 200-chip call out of position against a button raise; folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand.

Seat 3 raised to 250 with button position, and I only have Ace-high with a weak kicker. The pot odds don't justify calling 150 to see a flop with this hand.