Holdem table

86o is too weak and poorly connected to open or limp from the button, so I fold and wait for a better spot.

J♦3♦ is weak but playable heads-up from the small blind, and calling the additional 50 offers favorable pot odds without inflating the pot.

Check my option in the big blind with T8o to see a free flop in position.

I have a weak second pair and can take a free card; betting risks building the pot against stronger queens or jacks.

I have an inside straight draw with position in a limped blind-versus-blind pot. Checking behind allows me to realize my draw without risking chips.

A small turn bet can get value from weaker pairs and charge draws after the flop checked through. I can fold if the big blind responds with a raise.

I only have an eight-high gutshot straight draw with roughly four outs, which does not offer sufficient pot odds or implied odds to call a half-pot bet on the turn.

K4 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

T2o is a trash hand that cannot profitably call a raise out of position.

89 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; the price is not good enough to offset poor postflop realization.

J4o is too weak to open from the button, even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. A2o has an ace and enough fold equity to raise rather than flat a weak offsuit hand.

QTs is strong enough to defend against the small blind’s raise, and calling keeps their weaker opening hands in while avoiding a costly 3-bet out of position.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker is too weak to bloat the pot on this dry flop. Checking controls the pot and keeps my showdown value without risking a raise I would have to fold to.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board, so a small value bet can get called by worse pairs while denying equity to overcards.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker is weak, but the one-third-pot bet gives good odds and enough showdown value to continue rather than fold or raise.

I have aces and deuces on a dry board and seat 2 showed interest on the flop, so I bet about 70% pot for value rather than give a free card.

The ace is a strong turn card for the preflop raiser, and their sizable lead after calling the flop is likely to represent an ace or better. One pair of tens has too few reliable outs to justify calling the price.

A3s is a standard button open in three-handed play; a 2.5x raise builds the pot with a suited ace and takes the initiative rather than limping.

Calling keeps the pot manageable with a playable pocket pair while preserving set value; a large three-bet risks inflating the pot out of position against the button's raise.

K4o plays poorly multiway out of position despite getting decent pot odds.

I have a set on a board with a king and club draws, so I’m betting for value while charging draws.

Ace-high with no pair and no draw is too weak to continue against a flop bet. Folding avoids putting more chips in with little equity.

On the button in a three-handed pot, J-2 offsuit is weak but has enough positional value to make a small open-raise rather than limp.

T2s is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise with the big blind left to act.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to call a button open; it is dominated often and plays poorly out of position. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Ace-Queen suited is a premium holding on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb builds the pot and extracts value.

3-2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise; folding is the clear choice.

3♠5♦ is an especially weak offsuit hand, and calling out of position against a 2.5× raise is unlikely to realize enough equity despite the pot odds.