Hold'em table

QJo is a strong button-opening hand in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to apply pressure to the blinds.

T6o is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act behind us.

KJo is a strong enough heads-up big blind defense against a 2.5bb button open, and calling preserves its postflop value.

I lead small with the king-high spade flush draw, applying pressure to unpaired overcards while retaining strong equity when called.

The small bet gives favorable pot odds, and my two overcards leave some chance to improve. Raising would be too ambitious on this connected board without a made hand.

I have a king-high flush on a coordinated board and should extract value from smaller spades, straights, and strong one-pair hands. A moderate sizing preserves calls while building the pot.

I have only queen-high and a one-card flush draw, with roughly 20% equity even before accounting for the chance an opponent’s higher spade dominates it. The 600-chip call requires about 28% equity, so folding is best.

T5s is too weak to play from the button against a big blind and small blind. Folding avoids risking chips with a marginal hand.

A3 offsuit is strong enough to raise from the small blind heads-up and apply pressure to the big blind. I use a standard 3bb opening size.

Calling 200 gets a favorable price against the small blind’s wide isolation range; 6-5 offsuit is weak but has enough equity to defend here.

I have trip aces in a heads-up raised pot and should value-bet against queens, pocket pairs, and weaker floats. A small sizing keeps worse hands and bluffs involved while limiting exposure to stronger ace holdings.

I have only 6-high with no meaningful draw on this paired ace-high board, so calling the flop bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Button open with K7 suited is profitable three-handed; a 2.5bb raise applies pressure while retaining maneuverability.

A♥8♥ is a playable suited ace against a button raise, but calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position and avoids escalating with the big blind still to act.

With 4s3d in the big blind facing a button raise and a small-blind call, this is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability. Folding avoids investing more chips out of position.

With ace-high and only backdoor heart and straight possibilities, checking out of position keeps the pot small and preserves the option to continue if the turn improves my hand.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to the caller's unpaired overcards and weaker holdings while risking a modest amount on this connected board.

The small bet gives a favorable price, and ace-high has some chance to be best against a bluff plus backdoor heart and straight possibilities. I’ll call rather than raise with this marginal hand.

Ace-high has little showdown value but no meaningful draw, and leading into the flop bettor risks building a pot without a strong hand. Check and see whether they act on the turn.

The flop caller retains many made pairs and draws on this connected board, while K-high has little equity when called. Checking back preserves showdown value and realizes our overcard equity.

Ace-high has reasonable showdown value after both players checked the turn, and betting risks getting called by pairs without needing to fold out many better hands.

After the opponent checked the river, the queen is a strong scare card for their likely one-pair flop calls. A medium-sized bluff can fold out many tens, nines, and missed draws while risking less than a pot-sized bet.

Ace-high is a weak bluff-catcher on this river, and the line can credibly represent a queen or a made straight. I don't expect enough bluffs to justify calling the sizeable bet.

32 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter, even on the button; avoid investing against the blinds with a dominated hand.

Getting 4:1 pot odds with 87o, completing the small blind is profitable against a random big blind hand.

AK offsuit is a strong value hand against the small blind limp. I raise to build the pot and deny equity while playing heads-up.

With 8h7c out of position and the big blind having raised to 500, calling 400 would require too much equity against a stronger range. Folding avoids playing a speculative offsuit connector for a large preflop price.

Three-handed button with a suited king; raising applies pressure and avoids playing a weak suited hand multiway, while K2s is still good enough to open on the button.

A4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button open in a three-handed game, especially out of position.

T3 offsuit is a weak hand against a button raise, and calling out of position risks playing a dominated hand postflop. Fold rather than invest further.

J8 suited is a playable button opening hand three-handed, with positional advantage and reasonable equity. I will open to 2.5 big blinds.

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

KJs has enough equity to defend from the big blind against a button open, getting good pot odds with only 150 more to call. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position rather than bloating it with a marginal 3-bet.

I have KJs on Qs Td 7s, a monster combo draw with flush and open-ended straight outs; betting builds the pot and can take it down or set up turn pressure.

With only a gutshot straight draw and no pair, calling the sizable flop lead has poor immediate odds. Folding avoids continuing against a range that commonly contains made pairs or stronger draws.