Hold'em table

Opening Queen-Ten offsuit from the button is standard in 3-handed play to apply pressure on the blinds.

9♣4♠ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a 2.5x button raise; despite the small 150 call, poor equity realization and frequent domination make folding the best play.

K7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raise to 250 to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

Q4s is far too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise while out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids bleeding chips with a dominated, kicker-problem hand.

86o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

Ten-seven suited is a solid button open; I'll raise to 2.5bb for position and fold equity.

KQo is a strong broadway hand well ahead of a standard button opening range in 3-handed play; 3-betting to 10bb out of position allows us to take initiative and avoid playing multiway out of position.

K-3 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with the button still to act.

T7 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a re-raise to 1000 after my button open; calling 750 more with a dominated hand has negative EV, so I fold and preserve my stack.

74o is too weak of an offsuit holding to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

JTo is a solid heads-up hand after the button folds. Raise for value and initiative while retaining positional advantage postflop.

K2o is dominated by most of the small blind's raising range and plays poorly out of position with a weak kicker; calling 200 into a 400 pot doesn't compensate for reverse implied odds.

As the button in a three-handed game, 9♣7♥ is playable as a wide open-raise. A 2.5× big-blind raise applies pressure to both blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket fives set-mine cheaply against a 2.5x open with three players and deep stacks; calling keeps the pot small and preserves 3-bet deception for stronger hands.

Q2o is far too weak to defend out of position in a multiway pot facing a raise and a call.

My 5s completely miss the J-T-8 flop with no draws, so betting into the preflop raiser has no value or fold equity justification. Checking is best; I can fold to aggression on later streets.

I have a J-high straight on a very connected board, so I’m betting for value while charging draws and two-pair hands. A moderate bet can still be called by weaker made hands.

I hold 5c5h with zero pair or draw on J-T-8, giving me only jack-high against a preflop raiser who continuation-bet. Calling 400 into 1000 with virtually no equity is losing play, so folding is clearly best.

On the button 3-handed, J8o is within a standard wide opening range and I have position on both blinds postflop. A small 2.5x open applies pressure and can take the pot immediately or play a favorable positional pot.

4d 2h is an extremely weak hand out of position facing a raise; a trivial fold.

K8 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and calling gets a playable price without inflating the pot with a dominated hand.

K-high has some showdown and improvement potential, but no strong draw. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser’s range.

I raised preflop and the BB checked a flop that favors my range. With a flush draw, gutshot, and overcard, a ~2/3-pot continuation bet builds the pot with strong equity and applies pressure.

The relatively small bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with two overcards and some backdoor improvement, though I’ll reassess on the turn.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw on this ace turn, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into the preflop raiser after they called the flop.

I have only king-high on a river that completes the diamond draw and brings an ace and queen. Checking avoids risking chips with a bluff against a range that can contain strong pairs or a flush.