Hold'em table

QJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while keeping the investment modest.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind versus a button open with the big blind still to act.

72o is among the worst hands; getting 150 into 400 isn't enough to defend against a 2.5x button open with poor playability.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in this short-format three-handed game.

J5o is a marginal blind-vs-blind hand that sits in the mixed part of a wide small-blind opening range. A 3bb open takes the initiative and has some fold equity against the big blind.

T7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, especially with position postflop.

A small one-third-pot c-bet with a gutshot and an overcard gives fold equity and can still improve, so it works as a semi-bluff on this middling board.

An open-ended straight draw gives me eight outs, and the small bet offers good odds to continue in position.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a draw-heavy board. A half-pot bet gets value from 9x, 8x and draws while denying equity, and keeps the pot controlled out of position.

I have a jack-high straight. Raising for value charges pairs, two-pair hands, and club draws before a river card can change the board.

Top pair with a 5 kicker is too weak against a large turn check-raise from the big blind, whose range is heavy with two pair, sets, straights, and better jacks. Calling 1500 into 5000 needs 30% equity, and I'd face more pressure on the river.

K4o is a profitable button open in a 3-handed game with only the blinds left to act, so I open to 2.5bb.

8♠5♠ is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

AKo is a premium heads-up blind-versus-button holding and should 3-bet for value. The larger sizing pressures the button's broad opening range while retaining strong equity when called.

K4o facing a big-blind 3-bet to 8bb after my button open is too weak to continue out of position of the range. Folding keeps losses to 2.5bb.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button at this stack depth.

Heads-up from the small blind with an ace, I raise for value and initiative. The suited blocker adds some playability if called.

Getting 3:1 in the big blind against a small-blind steal. Q8o has enough equity and playability in position to defend by calling.)

A small continuation bet leverages the preflop initiative and can fold out many missed hands while retaining equity with two overcards.

Queen-high with no draw on K-3-4 facing a 1/3-pot c-bet from the SB raiser. I have little equity, and floating out of position gains little, so folding is fine.

KQs is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb builds value while applying pressure to the blinds.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to play from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind. Folding is clearly best.

T8 suited has enough playability and equity to defend the big blind against a button raise at this price.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot manageable while preserving my chance to improve.

Betting our strong club draw with two overcards builds the pot while applying pressure to broad preflop defending ranges. A moderate sizing retains fold equity on this connected board.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight immediate outs, and the small bet offers a good price to continue.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking avoids building the pot out of position and lets me respond to the opponent's bet size.

Betting top pair with a king-high club draw gains value from worse queens, pairs, and draws while charging the coordinated board.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight potential river outs. Calling keeps the pot manageable and leaves room to win more if I complete the straight.

I have the nut straight. A river bet of about 72% of the pot seeks value from weaker straights, queens, and other hands that called the turn.

KQ is a strong bluff-catcher here and can beat value/protection leads from worse Qx as well as missed draws. The price is reasonable, while raising would mostly isolate against straights and stronger made hands.

Three-handed on the button, 94s sits at the edge of a wide opening range, and suited playability makes a standard 2.5bb steal reasonable against the two blinds.

A6 offsuit has an ace blocker and enough strength to three-bet a button open. Raising to 1000 applies pressure while accounting for being out of position.

8-high offsuit is far too weak to defend against a raise and a large re-raise from the big blind.

94s facing a 10bb 3-bet from the small blind is too weak to continue profitably. We would be calling 7.5bb into a 13.5bb pot, and our equity and realization against a 3-bet range are too low for that price.