Hold'em table

A4o is a strong hand blind-vs-blind from the small blind, so I'm raising to 3bb to take the initiative and a likely value/steal edge.

J♥T♥ is a strong suited hand to defend from the big blind, and calling 200 offers a reasonable price against the small blind’s raise.

Top two pair on a dry-ish board with a flush draw out; bet for value and protection at about two-thirds pot.

JhTh has no pair or immediate draw on this ace-high flop, and the backdoor possibilities are too weak to justify calling a substantial bet.

Q2o is at the very bottom of a 3-handed button opening range and has poor playability against two blinds, so folding is a fine, low-variance choice.

JTs is strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folds. Raise for value and initiative rather than just completing the small blind.

AJs is strong enough to 3-bet against a small-blind open, and I’ll have position after the flop.

JTo is a weak offsuit hand against a big-blind 3-bet, and calling 700 out of position would be unprofitable without better pot odds or a read.

Q2 offsuit is weak, but on the button an open raise can win the blinds and keeps me in position if called. I use a modest sizing rather than limping.

JTo is strong enough against a button opening range to three-bet from the small blind. Raising also avoids inviting the big blind into a multiway pot while I’m out of position.

K8s facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet to 9.5bb, with the opener still to act behind, is too weak to continue profitably. Folding the big blind.

Q-two offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large small-blind 3-bet, even with position. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Seven-five offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button at this stack depth.

In a blind-vs-blind spot, J6o is part of a standard small blind raising range, and a 3bb raise uses fold equity against the big blind.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x raise, despite the pot odds.

Three-handed on the button, 74 suited is a reasonable steal candidate against two blinds. A small open to 2.5bb applies pressure cheaply and keeps playability if called.

A2 offsuit is marginal to call out of position, but the ace blocker makes it a reasonable occasional 3-bet bluff against a wide button open. The sizing applies pressure while remaining proportionate to the raise.

Six-four offsuit is too weak to defend against a sizable three-bet with the original raiser still to act.

74s plays well in position with deep stacks, and SB's 3-bet range is wide three-handed. Calling 650 to win a 1900 pot is priced acceptably given the implied odds.

With ace-high and a gutshot to a wheel, checking keeps the pot controlled out of position and lets me realize equity without inflating the pot against the caller's range.

The 3-bettor checked a low paired board, which often means unpaired broadway hands. A small bet with my gutshot and overcard equity can take the pot now or build a pot when I hit.

The 650 bet is small relative to the pot, and ace-high can still be ahead of a stab while I have backdoor improvement chances. Calling is preferable to turning this hand into a large bluff-raise.

With only ace-high and a gutshot to a wheel, checking keeps the pot small and preserves the chance to improve or reach showdown cheaply.

With only a gutshot and no showdown value, a bluff is unlikely to fold out a 3-bettor who called the flop with a range heavy in overpairs. Checking back takes a free card at the straight.

I have ace-high as the kicker to the board’s two pair, which may beat missed overcards. Checking preserves showdown value without risking chips against a hand that can call a river bet.

My hand only plays the board and loses to almost everything in the SB's 3-bet range, so checking has close to zero equity. The river K and the passive check-call, check-check line suggest capped medium pairs and Ax, so a ~70% pot bluff only needs about 41% folds.

A-high is a strong bluff-catcher here: it beats underpairs and missed bluffs, and my ace blocks some of the opponent’s likely Kx/overpair value combinations. The bet gives a reasonable price, so I’ll call.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to continue from the button, even with the blinds posted. Folding avoids putting in more chips with a hand that is likely dominated.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs only 50 chips. I’ll see a flop heads-up rather than build a larger pot with a weak hand.

SB limped into my BB, which caps their range, and J7o plays fine as an isolation raise in position. Raising to 4x lets me take the pot now or play in position against a weak range, though checking would also be acceptable.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a raise to 400, even with the small blind already invested.