Hold'em table

J3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in a three-handed game with 100bb stacks.

Against the big blind after the button folds, A9 suited is a strong heads-up holding that benefits from building the pot and applying pressure.

We are getting 2:1 in position against a blind-vs-blind open, and 73 suited has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

A small continuation bet leverages the preflop range advantage on this dry board while risking little with ace-high and some backdoor potential.

Seven-high with only backdoor draws and no pair or real straight draw doesn't have enough equity to call a third-pot bet out of position. A raise as a bluff isn't credible here either.

J2 offsuit is a weak button opening hand in this 3-handed setup; folding avoids defending a dominated range unnecessarily.

Blind vs blind, Q3o is a reasonable steal candidate from the small blind; raising to 3bb applies fold equity rather than limping out of position.

J9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, especially with position after the flop and 200 chips to call.

On a dry king-high board our preflop raising range has the advantage, so a small one-third-pot c-bet should fold out many of the BB's weak hands. Q3 has almost no showdown value by checking.

Middle pair with a reasonable kicker is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet on this dry board. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot.

Queen-high with almost no equity, and the BB's flop-calling range is full of kings, nines and pairs that won't fold to a turn barrel. Checking keeps the pot small and saves chips.

Middle pair can get value from weaker pairs and draws while denying free cards to overcards. A modest turn bet also keeps the pot manageable if called.

Queen-high with no real draw, facing a turn bet after I checked and the big blind called my flop bet. Calling has too little equity, and a check-raise bluff into a range that keeps calling is unlikely to work.

Three-handed on the button, suited T5 is a reasonable part of a wide opening range, and a small raise to 2.5bb applies pressure on the blinds.

K8 offsuit is easily dominated by a button opening range, and calling from the small blind would leave me out of position with the big blind still to act.

Defend the big blind against the button min-raise with suited ace-deuce, which has strong playability and nut-flush potential.

This board favors the preflop raiser, and ace-high has little immediate equity without a heart. Checking preserves flexibility and avoids inflating the pot with a weak hand.

Weak pair plus a backdoor diamond draw on a Q-high board where I have the range advantage as the preflop raiser; a small c-bet folds out better high cards and protects my equity. Heads up against the big blind's check, it is a reasonable spot to take the pot down."}

Ace-high with no heart, no pair, and only a weak backdoor draw has poor equity against this flop continuation bet. Folding preserves chips.

T6 offsuit is a weak button open in a three-handed pot, and folding avoids playing a marginal hand against both blinds.

AJs is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind hand and should be raised for value. I use a 3x big-blind sizing to build the pot while retaining maneuverability.

The small blind opened to 3bb in a blind-vs-blind spot, so their range is wide. Calling 200 into a 400 pot with 96s in position is a profitable defend.

Betting for value with top pair and a strong kicker while charging weaker aces, kings, and draws. A moderate sizing keeps their dominated hands and worse pairs continuing.

96 with only a weak backdoor diamond draw has almost no equity on an AK7 board against a preflop raiser's c-bet, so folding is best.

T8 offsuit is a weak button hand in a three-handed game and does not merit entering with a limp-equivalent call under this action structure.

K8o is a standard open from the small blind in a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds, so I'm raising to 3bb for value and fold equity.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x raise from the small blind.

QTo is a clear opening hand on the button in a 3-handed game, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.","table_message":""}

Q6 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Defend the big blind against the button min-raise with K9 suited; the price is favorable and the hand plays adequately heads-up.

Bet top pair for value and protection against overcards and draws on this relatively dry board.

Getting about 28% pot odds in position with an overcard, a ten, and backdoor straight draws against a small-ish donk lead. That's a reasonable float with possible fold equity on later streets.

The ace is substantially better for the preflop raiser's range, while K-high has little showdown value and no meaningful draw. Checking preserves the option to respond to their river/turn action without inflating the pot.

The ace turn favors my preflop-raising range, and villain checked after leading the flop, which suggests weakness. A bet should fold out many Jx and 7x hands, while my gutshot to a king gives me a backup if called.

K-high has no made hand or meaningful draw on this board, and the turn bet after calling the flop is not a profitable bluff-catching spot.