Hold'em table

94 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play against two blinds with 100bb stacks, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Complete the small blind with a playable heads-up hand at a very low price, preserving flexibility postflop.

TJs is a strong suited hand and the small blind's limp looks weak, so I'm raising to take initiative and apply pressure while building the pot.

7-9 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a raise, especially with the button already folded.

87 offsuit is a playable button hand three-handed, and raising applies pressure while retaining initiative.

J6o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise; folding preserves chips.

T7s in the big blind against a button 2.5x open: getting 150 to win 400 (about 27% equity needed), and a suited connector-ish hand defends profitably as a call.

Middle pair with no heart on a monotone board is out of position against the button raiser; checking controls the pot and keeps us bluff-catching against a likely c-bet range.

With a marginal pair and no heart on a monotone board, checking back controls the pot and realizes equity rather than facing a difficult check-raise.

With four hearts on board and no heart in my hand, my pair of sevens has almost no value if I bet, since better hands and flushes call while worse hands fold. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a cheap showdown.

With a modest pair on a four-heart board, checking preserves showdown value and avoids being raised by a flush.

With no heart, I am playing the board flush and can only chop. A bet mainly gets called or raised by any heart, which beats me, so I'll check and take the likely split.

With no heart, I play the five-heart board and checking guarantees at least a split against another non-heart hand. A bluff is unlikely to make a made flush fold after this passive line.

J9o is playable from the button, and raising puts pressure on the blinds while keeping position postflop.

42o in the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it has poor equity and we'd be out of position.

Defend the big blind cheaply against a button min-raise with an ace in a heads-up pot. The price is favorable and folding A3 suited would be too tight.

Check to the preflop raiser on this highly connected, diamond-heavy board. We retain a gutshot to Broadway but have little value in building the pot without a made hand.

I flopped a straight on a monotone board; betting to protect against diamond draws and extract value from worse hands.

We have only an ace-high gutshot on a coordinated three-diamond board and insufficient equity versus this continuation bet.

K7 suited is a standard button open in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

5-6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Getting a good price with 150 to call into a 400 pot, and J4o is worth defending from the big blind against a button open.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board, and the pot is small. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the turn for free, while avoiding a raise that could commit too many chips with a marginal hand.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a wet two-tone board, in position against a check. A smallish bet gets value from worse Kx, Jx and draws while denying equity, and keeps the pot controlled.

I have top pair with a weak kicker, but the pot odds are decent and the opponent could be bluffing with a draw or worse. Calling to see the turn is the best play given the situation.

K7 is now second pair on an ace turn, with decent showdown value but poor value when called by a flop-calling range. Checking controls the pot and still lets me realize equity.

My pair of jacks is likely behind on this A/K-high board with a possible flush, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a cheap showdown.

I have second pair with a weak kicker on a board where the flush completed and an ace fell. That has showdown value but can't get called by worse, so I'll check it down.

9-2 offsuit is a very weak button opening hand and should be folded preflop.

Calling with A7o on the button to see a flop in position, keeping the pot small and using our positional advantage.

Getting 5:1 to complete with suited 9-2 in a limped pot; cheap to see a flop with flush potential, though out of position.

Check the big blind with a marginal offsuit connector in a multiway limped pot; it realizes equity cheaply.

The 9-high backdoor spade draw has almost no equity on a K74 board, and I'm out of position against two players in a limped pot. Checking keeps the pot small and gives up little.

I have an open-ended straight draw on a dry king-high board and can apply pressure after both opponents checked. A modest continuation bet gives fold equity while retaining strong drawing equity when called.

I have top pair with a strong ace kicker on a dry board. Raising for value and protection against straight draws seems best.

I have 9-high with no draw facing a bet and a raise, so folding is clearly best.

I have an open-ended straight draw plus a backdoor diamond draw, and the price is reasonable with deep stacks remaining for implied odds.

With an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, checking preserves the chance to realize equity without bluffing into the opponent who raised the flop.

I have top pair with a strong ace kicker and opponent checked to me on the turn. Betting for value and to protect against draws.

I have a double-gutshot straight draw and enough implied odds against the turn bet to continue.

With no pair and no meaningful blockers on the paired board, bluffing after the opponent showed strength on flop and turn is unlikely to be profitable. I check and concede the showdown.