Hold'em table

QJs is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play; raising builds the pot with a hand that has good equity and playability.

T6o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

KJo is a strong enough hand to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps weaker hands in while preserving a favorable price.

I have only king-high on a coordinated low flop, so checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser act.

I have two overcards plus a queen-high spade flush draw on this coordinated flop. A substantial continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands while building value around my equity.

K-high has only two overcards and a backdoor flush draw on a connected low flop. Against a sizable continuation bet, calling is unlikely to realize enough equity.

Three-handed button with a suited hand is a good spot to open and apply pressure on the blinds. Raising to 250 chips can steal the pot preflop and gives me position if called.

A3 offsuit is strong enough to defend the small blind against a button open, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids a costly out-of-position 3-bet. The big blind is still to act.

The pot odds are favorable enough to continue with a connected hand despite being out of position, and folding gives up too much equity for 150 more.

I have trips with the ace on a dry, paired board and want value from weaker pairs and broadway hands while charging backdoor draws. A small bet keeps their calling range wide in a multiway pot.

6-high has negligible equity on this paired ace board against a multiway flop bet, with no meaningful draw.

I have no pair and only a backdoor flush draw on a paired board; opponent's flop lead into a preflop raiser shows strength, so I fold.

K7 offsuit is playable from the button in a three-handed pot, and a modest raise gives me initiative while applying pressure to the blinds.

A8 suited is a strong blind-versus-button candidate to 3-bet for value and initiative, while denying the big blind a cheap entry.

Facing a raise and a reraise with 4s3d, this hand is far too weak to continue. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity holding out of position.

K7 offsuit is too weak to continue against the small blind’s substantial preflop 3-bet. Folding avoids investing more chips in a dominated hand.

32 offsuit is an extremely weak button hand and not worth entering even for a min-open.

With 8-7 offsuit in the small blind and the button already folded, calling 50 closes the action cheaply against the big blind and keeps the pot small with a speculative hand.

A-K offsuit is far ahead of a small-blind limp, so raise for value and take initiative heads-up. 400 is a substantial but reasonable raise over the limp.

87o is too weak to continue out of position against a 4x preflop raise, and calling would require 300 more into a small pot with poor implied odds.

On the button with K2s, raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position; the hand has enough suited/connected potential to open rather than fold.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a button raise at this price, while calling avoids inflating the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

T3 offsuit is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise and a caller.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but checking out of position lets the preflop raiser act and avoids building a large pot unnecessarily.

Bottom pair with a backdoor King on an Ace-high board has some showdown value; checking behind in position controls the pot and avoids getting raised by stronger Ax/Tx hands.

Bet 300 for value and protection with top pair, while keeping the size modest after the flop checked through.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board facing a turn bet; not enough equity to continue.

J♦8♦ is a playable button hand in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative and apply pressure to the blinds.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

KJs is strong enough to 3-bet against a likely wide button open, and raising takes initiative while charging worse hands to continue. I'll make it 750 to apply pressure without overcommitting.

J♦8♦ has reasonable equity and playability in position against the big blind’s 3-bet. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a weak 4-bet candidate.

I have a strong combo draw (flush plus straight) and was the preflop aggressor; betting flop maximizes fold equity and builds the pot.

J♦8♦ has only a gutshot to a 9 and no meaningful backdoor flush draw. The call price is too large against the flop bet, so I fold.