Hold'em table

Q6 offsuit is playable as a button open three-handed. A modest raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while retaining position if called.

J8 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the button's raise, with the big blind still to act. Fold rather than defend at this price.

Getting about 3.7:1 in the big blind against a wide 3-handed button open, 85o has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

We have 8-high with a backdoor diamond draw on an A-A-2 board that strongly favors the button's raising range, so we check to the preflop raiser and plan to give up against a c-bet.

A small continuation bet uses my preflop range advantage on the paired ace-high flop and can fold out some unpaired hands while keeping the risk modest.

Facing a small 1/3-pot c-bet on a dry paired ace board, I only need about 20% equity. My backdoor diamond draw and some showdown value against the button's wide range make calling reasonable.

With 8-high, no pair and no draw on A-A-J-2, I have nothing to show down, and bluffing into a preflop raiser who c-bet an ace-high board has little fold equity. Checking takes a free card and lets me reconsider on the river.

Q-high has little showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to fold many hands that called on the paired-ace flop. I’ll check and reassess on the river.

My hand has no showdown value (eight-high on a paired board). The turn check-back caps the villain's range, and the Kd completes the flush, so a two-thirds-pot bluff can fold out weak pairs and kings with poor kickers.

My pair of aces with a queen kicker loses to an ace, a king, a jack, or many pocket pairs. The river lead is substantial, and the queen of diamonds blocks some missed diamond draws I could otherwise bluff-catch.

7♥3♠ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling would invite both blinds into the pot. I fold rather than risk chips with poor equity.

Blind vs blind with 86o, a raise to 3bb is a standard and profitable open from the SB since it pressures the BB and takes initiative. Limping out of position is weaker.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps weaker hands in the pot.

Bottom pair with no real draw, out of position on a connected board that hits the big blind's calling range hard. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this coordinated flop offers little reason to bluff. I’ll check back and reassess on the turn.

The flop checked through, so the big blind's range is capped. My middle pair of sixes can take a small bet of about 40% pot for thin value and protection against overcards and draws.

The small turn bet gives me good pot odds with bottom pair and an ace kicker. I can reassess on the river.

The river ace is a strong scare card for my preflop-raiser range, and my pair of sixes has little showdown value against the opponent's Jx/Tx calling range. A 650 bet (about 60% pot) can fold out those better one-pair hands.

Aces and fours are strong enough to call this river bet, but raising would likely get action from too many better hands.

A8o is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with position.

4-2 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J4 offsuit is a weak hand and the raise leaves me out of position with poor playability. I’ll preserve my stack rather than defend just because the price is modest.

J9 suited is a strong enough button hand to open, and a 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

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

A7o in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is a clear defend: we are getting good pot odds and the ace blocks some of their range. Calling is better than 3-betting here.

A7 offsponsuit with a backdoor draw and a gutshot-ish overcard is out of position against the button's range on a 983 board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me continue against small c-bets.

Top pair with a jack kicker is worth a small value and protection bet against the big blind's wide calling range.

Against a small c-bet (about 36% pot) I only need around 21% equity. Ace-high with an overcard and backdoor draws on a dry board is worth a call.

A7 offhand on 9-8-3-2 gives us ace-high plus a gutshot to a 6 for the straight, and we have some showdown value. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us realize our equity against the button's continuation range.

Top pair is likely ahead of the big blind's many weaker pairs and draws. Betting 600 gets value while charging draws on the turn.

Ace-high with no real draw on 9-8-3-2 is weak against a double barrel, and the turn bet is small (600 to win 1550, about 28% equity needed). Too many of the button's betting hands beat us, and our 3 ace outs don't justify continuing, so fold.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping weaker hands in their ranges.

97s from the SB facing a button open is a decent 3-bet bluff candidate; 3-betting avoids playing out of position with the BB still behind. Sizing to 10bb applies pressure on the button's wide range.

Ace-king suited is strong enough to cold four-bet against a button open and small-blind three-bet. This sizing builds value while leaving room to respond to further action.

J♣9♠ is too weak to continue against a large 4-bet with the small blind still involved. Calling would risk a substantial portion of the stack with poor equity and playability.

Our 3-bet with 97s was a bluff, and this 4-bet range crushes it. Calling needs about 29% equity, and playing out of position with an SPR near 1.4 would cut into the ~33% raw equity we'd have, so folding is best.

J2 suited is a reasonable button open in 3-handed play, and a small raise to 2.5bb attacks the blinds.

32 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q-2 offsuit is a weak hand to continue with out of position against a 2.5x button raise. The call price is not enough to offset its poor equity and postflop playability.