Hold'em table

A6o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and pressures the blinds.

A7o from the small blind against a 3-handed button open is too weak to call out of position with the big blind still behind. It plays well as a 3-bet, since the ace blocker makes folds more likely, so I'll 3-bet to 10bb.

JTs has enough playability to defend against this three-bet at 100bb depth. Calling keeps the pot manageable without overcommitting against a potentially strong range.

A6 offsuit faces a 4x 3-bet from the SB and a cold call from the BB; it is dominated by the ranges that play this way and plays poorly multiway out of position in a bloated pot, so folding is clearly best despite the pot odds.

As the 3-bettor, I hold middle pair plus the nut flush draw on a board that favors my range. A one-third pot c-bet builds the pot and gets folds from overcards, while keeping strong equity if called.

Middle pair with a backdoor straight draw has enough equity to call this flop bet in position. I can reassess if the opponent continues betting on the turn.

Our pair of sevens is weak on a very connected board, and a flop caller who flatted the 3-bet will usually have a better pair or a strong draw. Checking controls the pot and keeps our showdown value.

My pair has some showdown value, and I have straight and flush draws. Checking controls the pot and lets me see the river in position.

Third pair has some showdown value against missed spade draws. The diamond flush got there and the opponent is likely to call with Qx or Tx, so checking is best.

I made a queen-high flush on the river. A value bet can get called by overpairs and top pair while leaving room to avoid committing my stack against a raise.

Third pair is at the bottom of my range. This board completed the diamond flush and straights, and a river bet after a passive turn leans toward value. Many better bluff-catchers in my range can defend instead.

In a 3-handed game, K4o is a standard button open with only the blinds left to act. A 2.5bb raise takes the initiative and has a good chance of winning the blinds.

8-6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

3c2c is among the weakest hands even suited; facing a 2.5x button open out of position, calling 150 into 400 is a losing proposition long-term and 3-betting as a bluff is unnecessary. Fold.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand. Raising to 3 big blinds builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in.

J8 offsuit in the small blind facing a 3x button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and is dominated by much of a button opening range.

T4o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x button open. It has poor playability and realizes its equity badly, so calling 200 into 650 isn't profitable.

Q9 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and position against both blinds.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range. K4s has a king blocker and playability, so it works as a 3-bet bluff from the small blind, which is better than flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

A8 suited is not strong enough to cold-call a large three-bet with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids committing more chips in a difficult spot.

Q9s on the button facing a 4x 3-bet from the small blind out of position; Q9s is too weak to call profitably and 4-betting as a bluff is poor against a likely strong range. Fold and preserve chips.

QJ suited is a strong open from the button in a 3-handed game, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.

T3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Button opens 2.5x, SB folds; in the BB with 76o I'm getting 400:150 (~2.7:1) to see a flop with a connected hand that plays fine in position-disadvantaged spots at 100bb. Calling is better than folding or raising with this holding.

Flopped bottom two pair out of position vs the preflop raiser; check-raising lets the aggressor c-bet into me and builds the pot with a strong but vulnerable hand on a dynamic board.

Top pair with a decent kicker in position on a connected board; a value/protection c-bet of about 55% pot gets called by worse jacks, sevens, and draws. Draws are plentiful here, so checking back gives too many free cards.)

Flopped bottom two pair (7s and 6s) on a draw-heavy Jh6c7s board; check-raising for value and protection against straight draws and overcard hands that will continue.

Top pair with a good kicker is too strong to fold against a BB check-raise range that includes plenty of draws (98, T8, 85, 54) and weaker jacks, and the price is good (650 to win 2450). Re-raising mostly gets called by sets and two pair, so calling and re-evaluating on the turn is better.

Two pair (sevens and sixes) on Jh6c7s5d after villain called my flop check-raise; bet ~2/3 pot for value against overpairs/Jx and to charge straight draws, keeping room to fold if raised huge.

Top pair with a Q kicker. I need about 29% equity to call. Villain's check-raise-and-barrel range still has enough draws and weaker Jx to justify a call, but it is too strong to raise into.

Two pair (sevens and sixes) on Jh6c7s5d2h; the river blank changes little and the button's calls of a check-raise and large turn bet are consistent with Jx/overpairs that will pay a half-pot value bet, while a bet keeps me from being bluffed off a strong hand after checking.

Calling 2900 to win 11550 needs only about 25% equity. Villain's line is value-heavy, but missed gutshots such as T9 and T8 and some overplayed weaker Jx should be enough to make top pair with a queen kicker a marginal call.

On the button, suited connectors play well in position. I’ll open-raise rather than limp.

A2o in the SB vs a button open 3-handed plays poorly as a call out of position; the ace blocker makes it a standard 3-bet bluff candidate that folds out a wide button range.

T3s is far too weak to call a 3-bet out of position with the original raiser still left to act behind me. Folding is clearly best.

Five-four suited is too weak to continue against this sizable three-bet without a read that the small blind is reraising widely.