Hold'em table

K5o on the button with deep stacks is worth a cheap call to see a flop in position; folding is too tight 3-handed and raising into two players with a weak offsuit king is unnecessary.

Q4o is too weak to complete from the small blind out of position, even with decent direct pot odds.

A2 offsuit can see a free flop against the button limp, but it is weak enough that building a pot out of position is unnecessary.

Top pair is likely ahead of the button’s wide limping range. A modest bet gets value from kings and draws while protecting against free cards.

I have second pair with a king on a dry-ish board. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate the turn in position; raising would mostly get called by better aces.

The turn is unlikely to have improved the caller. A modest bet gets value from kings and draws while protecting top pair without committing a large portion of the stack.

I have second pair with a king and position; the turn bet is small relative to the pot, so calling is profitable against bluffs and draws without inflating the pot against an ace.

My ace gives me two pair, aces and sixes. A modest river bet can get called by kings and weaker pairs while limiting the cost when I'm beaten.

Open-raising A6o from the button in 3-handed play to attack the blinds with position.

KJo is strong enough to 3-bet against a likely wide button opening range. Raising to 900 puts pressure on the opener and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

I have 85o in the big blind facing a button raise and a sizable small-blind 3-bet. This hand is too weak to continue, especially with the button still able to act behind me.

A6o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet from the small blind, so folding is the standard play.

On the button with no rake, a minimum raise gives this marginal hand a cheap chance to steal the blinds while preserving position if called.

Q9o is a marginal offsuit hand from the small blind, and the button's raise plus the big blind still to act make calling too speculative. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Holding 96o in the big blind against a button min-raise, this hand lacks the playability and equity out of position to profitably defend.

With 76o on the button in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure on the blinds and uses position to take the initiative. A 3x open is a standard, balanced size that can win the pot preflop or set up favorable postflop spots.

A2o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb open with the big blind still to act.

Q9 offsuit has enough equity against a typical button opening range to defend the big blind for 200 chips, especially with no rake.

With queen-high and no club on a paired flop, I prefer to check to the preflop raiser rather than build the pot out of position.

I have a gutshot straight draw with 6-7 on an 8-8-4 board, and seat_3 checked to me. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a cheap turn card to complete my draw.

Top pair is likely ahead of many hands that checked the flop. A 400-chip bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges club draws.

My 6-7 has only a gutshot and no pair on a paired board; calling 400 with roughly 9% equity is unprofitable. A bluff raise also risks too much against a turn bettor who can have Qx or 8x.

Q8o on the button is just below the standard 3-handed opening range threshold, so folding is the clean baseline play.

Nine-eight offsuit is playable heads-up, and raising pressures the big blind while building a pot with a hand that can make strong flops.

2d6c is a very weak offsuit hand and calling 200 more out of position is not profitable against a small-blind raise.

K5 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

T6s is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

73s is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb open.