Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

A3 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

62 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5x button open even with 150 to win 400, since it plays poorly out of position.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two live blinds.

AQo is a strong hand heads-up from the small blind against the big blind, so I'm raising for value. A 3bb open works well out of position.

7♣5♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and facing a 3x raise from the small blind I prefer not to defend out of position.

A3 suited on the button 3-handed is a clear open. A 2.5bb raise-first-in puts pressure on both blinds.

Q9 offsuit is a reasonable defend against a button open in a three-handed game, and the price is favorable. Calling keeps the pot manageable while avoiding a thin out-of-position three-bet.

Calling 150 into a 600-chip pot gives me a good price to see the flop with 9-7 offsuit, despite being out of position.

With a medium-strength pair on an ace-high flop, I should avoid building a pot out of position against two opponents. Check and reassess after their actions.

Middle pair with a weak kicker is worth continuing, but betting into two opponents on an ace-high board is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Top pair with a weak kicker and a backdoor diamond draw on a dry board after both opponents checked; a small c-bet gets value from worse aces, 9x and 5x, and protects against overcards.' ','':''}

Call with middle pair at a reasonable price; folding would be too tight, while raising risks isolating myself against stronger Ax or better 9x. The big blind still has to act, so I’ll avoid building a large pot.

Middle pair with a weak kicker is unlikely to be ahead of both a flop bettor and a caller on an ace-high board. Playing out of position makes a call unattractive despite the pot odds.

I improved to two pair and should value-bet against Ax, weaker queens, and draws while charging hands with equity. A medium-sized bet keeps worse hands in while building the pot.

Top pair with a weak kicker is getting about 3.8:1, so it can call once against a donk lead that includes draws and weaker aces. Raising would fold out worse hands and get action only from better ones, so I'll call and reassess on the river.

Bet small for value: my two pair can be called by one-pair hands, while a modest sizing limits losses against stronger two pair or sets.

Top pair with a weak kicker is getting about 5.25:1 on a small river bet, so it needs roughly 19% equity to call. That is enough to catch bluffs and blocker bets from weaker hands, but raising would only get called by better hands.

As the button in a three-handed game, K2 offsuit is playable as a wide open; a modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket eights are strong enough to 3-bet against a button open. Raising also discourages the big blind from joining cheaply.

A2 offsuit is too weak to call a small-blind 3-bet to 10bb, especially with the button raiser still left to act behind me, and I'd be out of position.

K♦2♠ is far too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind 3-bet, especially with 7.5bb more to call.

T9 suited plays well in position, so I’m opening the button for a standard size.

52 suited out of the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. We would be out of position with a weak hand.

K9 offsuit is a reasonable defend against a button min-to-2.5bb raise, and the price is favorable. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot without bloating it out of position.

With king-high and no made hand, checking out of position is preferable; I retain a backdoor club draw and can respond to the opponent's action.

A small continuation bet can fold out missed overcards, while the gutshot and two overcards give me ways to improve if called.

Calling the small bet with two overcards and a backdoor club draw; folding would give up too much equity at this price.

I have a flush draw but no made hand, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot against a likely stronger range.

The ace of clubs improves many hands that called the flop, and I have only a gutshot with no club blocker. Checking keeps the pot small while preserving my chance to hit an eight.

With only king-high, checking is unlikely to win at showdown. A 600-chip river bluff credibly represents an ace or a strong made hand and may fold out the opponent’s weaker pairs and missed overcards.

Ten-high has almost no showdown value, and raising into a river bet on this paired, three-club board is unlikely to generate enough folds to be profitable.

JTs on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; a standard 2.5bb open keeps the sizing efficient.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K2 offsuit is marginal, but the button can open a wide range. With no rake and 150 more to call, defending the big blind is reasonable.

Top and bottom pair is strong on this dry flop. Betting 400 builds the pot against weaker kings and pairs while charging straight draws.

J-high with only backdoor draws against a large donk bet on a K-high board lacks the equity to call profitably at about 30% pot odds, and bluff-raising is thin.