Hold'em table

JTo on the button in 3-handed play is well ahead of blind ranges; raising builds pot in position and can take blinds.

86 suited in the big blind against a button 3x open. We are getting 200 to win 650 with deep stacks, so the price is good enough to call and play the hand out of position.

With 86s on a K-K-3 board, I'm out of position against the preflop raiser and have no draw, so I'll check to the button and generally give up if they bet.

In position as preflop raiser, the paired King flop favors my range; a small c-bet can fold many non-King hands and I have backdoor straight potential if called.

The button's small c-bet on a dry K-K-3 board likely comes from a very wide, air-heavy range, so a check-raise bluff should get plenty of folds. 8h6h has a backdoor flush draw and little showdown value, which makes it a reasonable hand to bluff with.

JT has no pair or real draw on the KK3 board and faces a flop check-raise, giving only runner-runner straight outs against likely trips or better. Calling 550 lacks the required equity, so folding preserves the stack.

KTo from the button is a solid raising hand; I'll make a standard open to put pressure on the blinds.

T3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act behind. Folding is clearly best.

Q6 suited has reasonable equity against a wide button open and good pot odds getting 150 to win 400 heads-up, so defending the big blind is preferable to folding.

Top pair with weak kicker on a draw-heavy board; checking controls the pot and lets the preflop raiser bluff or bet worse pairs and draws.

Continuing as preflop aggressor with a backdoor straight draw and king high; a half-pot c-bet applies pressure and has good equity if called.

Top pair on Q-9-7 heads-up is too strong to fold to a half-pot c-bet for 300 into 850, despite weak kicker and draws; calling keeps opponent's bluffs and draws in while controlling pot out of position.

Trips with a weak kicker on a three-spade paired board is strong but vulnerable to flushes and better queens, so checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate opponent's turn action.

I have king-high with no pair, no flush draw, and no additional equity to barrel for value or protection; checking back controls pot size against a range that called flop twice.

I have queens full of sixes on the river, beating flushes and trips. Betting about 70% pot targets calls from flushes, nines, and pocket pairs while only losing to quads or higher full houses.

King-high with no pair, no draw; the river donk bet after a flop call and check-check turn looks like value, so folding is clearly correct.

JTo is a solid open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and attack the blinds.

2c8h is a very weak offsuit hand facing a button raise to 2.5bb from the small blind; calling out of position would be unprofitable.

On the button in three-handed play, T8o is within a wide opening range and has decent playability in position. Raising applies pressure to the blinds rather than limping or folding.

2-4 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct from the small blind.

Getting 400:150 odds in the big blind against a button 2.5x open, 85s is a clear defend with good playability; calling is better than 3-betting it.

Out of position with only a gutshot (needs a 7) and a backdoor diamond draw on an ace-high board that strongly favors the button's raising range, so I'll check and see whether they continuation-bet.

With second pair in position after the big blind checked, a small bet gets value from 9x and draws while protecting against overcards and keeping the pot manageable versus an ace.

Eight-high with only backdoor straight and flush draws on A-T-9 is near the bottom of my range. The price is small, but my realizable equity out of position is too low, so I'll fold.

Button steal attempt with a mediocre hand; raising applies pressure on the blinds in a 3-handed pot where my range should be wide.

QJo is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range. A 3-bet from the small blind takes the initiative and avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot with the big blind still to act behind me."}

AQo is too strong to fold 3-handed to a button open and small-blind 3-bet, but 4-betting risks a jam from hands that dominate it. Calling keeps wider bluffs in and lets me realize equity in position on the 3-bettor.

J8o facing a raise, a bigger re-raise, and a call from a third player is too weak to continue profitably; folding preserves chips.

This ace-high board favors my 3-bet range, so a small c-bet works well with QJ. The hand has a backdoor nut-flush draw with the Qh, a gutshot to a broadway straight, and fold equity against the BB's weaker calling hands.

Top pair with queen kicker on an ace-high flop facing a one-third pot bet from the preflop 3-bettor; calling keeps in worse pairs and bluffs while avoiding inflating the pot against AK or AA.

With only a gutshot and no pair, I'm checking. My opponent called a 3-bet and a flop c-bet on an ace-high board, so their range is heavy with Ax that won't fold. My Q and J also block the QQ/JJ hands most likely to fold to a barrel, so I'll take a free card if offered and give up to a bet.

Top pair with queen kicker after opponent 3-bet, bet flop, then checked the king turn, which caps his strongest two-pair and set hands. A small value bet can get calls from weaker aces, kings, and pocket pairs while keeping the pot manageable.

QJ has only a 4-out gutshot and needs about 18% equity to call; the big blind called a 3-bet and a flop c-bet, then bet when we checked the turn, so they likely have at least an ace or king. We're behind and not getting the price, so fold.

Q7 suited on the button in 3-handed play is comfortably inside a standard opening range, so I'm stealing with a 2.5x raise.

2-7 suited is very weak out of position in the small blind facing a button raise, with the big blind still to act; calling does not get sufficient pot odds or playability.

8h4s offsuit is weak and facing a raise with a bad kicker; folding is correct to avoid investing more chips with low equity.