Hold'em table

A6 offsuit is a strong enough button opening hand in three-handed play and benefits from taking the initiative.

The button opened to 2.5bb in 3-handed play, so its range is wide, and K7s has good blockers and playability. A 3-bet from the small blind to 10bb avoids playing a weak call out of position and puts the big blind in a squeeze spot.

Nine-six offsuit is too weak to defend against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

A6 offsuit is too weak to continue profitably against a large 10bb small-blind 3-bet.

34o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play; a fold is standard at 100bb deep.

Pocket fours are strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable heads-up big-blind defense versus a small-blind 3x open, with good playability at this price.

My pair and open-ended straight draw have strong equity. A small bet gets value from draws and overcards while keeping the pot manageable.

J-high with no made hand or meaningful immediate draw is too weak to continue against the flop c-bet.

7-2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably, even on the button.

Ah9h is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind holding, and raising builds value while applying pressure to the big blind.

Blind vs blind, getting 2:1 (200 to win 600) with 76o in position against a wide SB range; calling is profitable given the positional advantage.

I continuation-bet my preflop initiative with two overcards to the board and a nut-heart flush draw, applying pressure to unpaired hands.

The 7-6 gives a gutshot to a 5, plus backdoor draws and some overcard equity against air. Calling 250 into 850 is a reasonable price given the implied odds, and this small bet shouldn't be folded to.

I have ace-high with a gutshot to the wheel, but this turn connects strongly with many continuing hands. Checking preserves showdown value and lets me realize equity without inflating the pot.

Villain gave up after the flop c-bet, so a turn stab should fold out their air and weak hands. We also hold a gutshot to the 5 as a backup.

With only an ace-high gutshot and a weak showdown hand, calling the large turn bet is not profitable against this line.

2-5 offsuit is a very weak button hand and not worth entering against two blinds.

AKo is a premium hand in blind vs blind, so I'm raising to 3bb for value and initiative.

Getting 2-to-1 pot odds and position against the small blind, I can defend T4 offsuit against a 3x raise.

Top pair top kicker on a dry-ish ace-high board, out of position against the big blind; a small c-bet around a third of the pot gets value from Ax, Jx and heart draws while keeping our range protected.

T4 offsuit missed this ace-high flop. Facing a bet from the preflop raiser, the weak runner-runner straight possibility is not enough to continue.

Pocket fives on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds and takes the initiative.

Six-deuce suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Qc7c is a suited queen with sufficient equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button min-raise-plus sizing.

Top pair with a weak kicker benefits from a modest value/protection bet on this coordinated board. The sizing can get calls from worse pairs and draws while limiting exposure.

Pocket 5s are an underpair on a Q-T-3 board that connects well with the big blind's calling range. Against a roughly 64% pot lead the pair realizes its equity poorly, so a fold is best.

Pocket deuces are playable from the button, and a small raise can win the blinds or let me play in position.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

K6s in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is getting good odds (150 to win 400), and it's a clear defend with suited playability; calling is better than 3-betting here.

Out of position with a king-high backdoor flush draw on an ace-high board that favors the button's range, so I check and let the preflop raiser act.

As the preflop raiser on an ace-high flop, a small continuation bet can fold out some better pocket pairs and deny equity to unpaired hands.

Facing a small bet, a call of 180 into 730 needs only about 20% equity. K-high with a backdoor flush draw has enough equity and showdown value to continue, while raising would be a thin bluff.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker plus a backdoor spade draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity against a button that likely c-bets wide.

Deuces have little showdown value, but this turn connects with the big blind’s flop-calling range. I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into likely pairs and draws.

Middle pair with a king kicker has showdown value against a button that checked back the turn, and a bet would rarely get called by worse on this flush- and straight-completing river. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us see a showdown.

Pocket deuces have little showdown value after the flop call. A river bet can credibly represent a completed flush and may fold out weak pairs.

Bottom pair of sixes beats only pure bluffs. On a river that completes both the flush and several straights, a 77% pot bet is weighted toward value, so the 30% pot odds aren't enough.