Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a marginal hand in a 3-handed pot. Calling out of position against two players will often leave me in awkward spots, so I'll fold and wait for a better one.

With an ace heads-up against the big blind, raising gives me a chance to win the pot immediately and builds value when called.

62o is a clear fold facing an open raise even blind versus blind.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown blinds.

AQo is a very strong hand blind-vs-blind after the button folded; raising to 3 BB for value.

5c7d is a weak offsuit hand, and calling 200 more out of position against a small blind raise to 300 would be a losing play in the long run, so I fold.

A3s is a standard opening hand from the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb to build the pot and take initiative.

Q9 offsuit is weak out of position from the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 more with a dominated hand is unprofitable.

Calling 150 more with 9-7 offsuit is reasonable against a button open, especially with no rake and the small blind already folded.

Middle pair has showdown value on this dry ace-high flop, but betting out of position into the preflop raiser risks building a pot against stronger hands.

Check back top pair with a weak kicker to control the pot size and protect our checking range on a dry Ace-high board.

My nine has showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess if the button bets.

After checking back the flop, top pair is very likely best against two checks; betting for thin value from second pairs and straight draws.

The small turn bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with middle pair. The flop checked through, so the button can also have weaker hands or bluffs.

Rivering two pair gives me a value bet against the button’s many one-pair hands, especially after the flop checked through. This size can get called by an ace or queen without risking too much against stronger hands.

Getting 2.67-to-1 pot odds (needs ~27% equity). Having checked the flop and bet turn, top pair is near the top of our range and easily justifies calling against potential missed draw bluffs like JT or KJ.

K2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two players who still act after me, so folding is better than paying 100 to call. Raising as a bluff has little value here.

Pocket eights are a strong heads-up hand, so I raise for value against the big blind.

Facing a 3x open from the small blind, A2o suffers from reverse implied odds and poor equity realization postflop, making it a standard fold.

T9 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, with good playability in position.

Holding 52s out of position against a button open is an easy standard fold.

K9o in the big blind getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7 to 1) against a button min-raise-sized open of 2.5bb is a profitable call, so I call rather than 3-bet with a marginal hand.

I have king-high with a nine on a paired 6-7-7 board, out of position against the button's preflop raise. A check keeps the pot small and lets me see what the button does. Betting risks chips against a range that often has a pair or better.

A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired overcards. I also have a gutshot straight draw and backdoor heart draw if called.

Getting 730+180 into 180, about 4.5 to 1 (roughly 20% equity needed). King-high with a 9 on a paired 7 board has overcards and backdoor draws, and the button's small c-bet range is wide, so calling is the best option.

King-high with a nine on a paired board (6c 7h 7c Ac) has little showdown value against a button who c-bet the flop, so I check and keep the pot small rather than bluff.

The ace is a strong card for my preflop raising range, so I can apply pressure to weaker flop calls. I also have a gutshot straight draw if called.

I have only king-high on a paired board with an ace, so I'm effectively drawing to a few outs. Calling 575 to win a pot of 2060 is about 22% equity needed, and I have roughly 6 outs, so this is a marginal fold against a button that bet twice.

Opening from the button with JTs, a prime suited connector with excellent playability in position.

Q2 offsuit is weak out of position from the small blind against a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 200 more would be a losing play in the long run, so folding is best.

With no rake, K2 offsuit has enough equity against a button opening range to defend the big blind for 150 more chips.

With top and bottom pair on a dry flop, I can check to the preflop raiser and give them a chance to bet while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

As the preflop raiser in position on a dry King-high board, this texture heavily favors my range. A small c-bet applies immediate pressure while retaining good backdoor equity.

Top and bottom two pair is strong enough to raise for value against Kx while charging straight draws.

I only have Jack-high with minimal backdoor equity facing a flop check-raise on Kd 5h 2c, making this an easy fold.