Hold'em table

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand, so I raise for value and start building the pot. A 2.5bb button open gives the blinds room to call or reraise with weaker hands.

QJo is strong enough against a wide button opening range to apply pressure, and a sizable out-of-position 3-bet avoids inviting the big blind in cheaply.

KTo is dominated against a small-blind 3-bet range and plays poorly out of position. The button can still act behind me, so calling 800 more is unprofitable.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand, so I four-bet for value. This sizing builds the pot while allowing weaker hands to continue or shove.

QJo is too weak to continue against a substantial button 4-bet, especially out of position. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

With offsuit 6-2, I have a very weak hand even on the button and would rather avoid investing chips out of position to both blinds.

T9o is a solid blind-vs-blind hand, so raising to 3bb from the small blind takes the initiative and can win the pot right away. Limping would hand the big blind an easy position advantage.

43 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb raise, even with position. Its poor equity realization and lack of blockers also make a bluff reraise unattractive.

63o is too weak to open from the button with two players left to act behind, so folding is the standard play.

Completing costs only 50 chips with 3-to-1 pot odds. Although 5-4 offsuit is weak out of position, its connectivity makes a cheap flop preferable to folding or inflating the pot.

A6 suited is strong enough to raise for value and deny equity against the small blind’s limp. A moderate raise builds the pot while keeping the sizing controlled.

54 offsuit is too weak to profitably call this raise out of position. Its limited equity realization does not justify investing another 250 chips.

9♠4♦ is too weak to profitably open from the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor playability.

K8 suited is strong enough to complete from the small blind, and calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving its playability.

QJs is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so raising for value and initiative works better than checking; a raise to 4bb against the limp is standard.

K♣8♣ is a reasonable suited defend heads-up, and the pot odds justify calling the 300-chip raise despite being out of position.

I have no made hand and only limited backdoor potential, so checking is preferable to building the pot out of position.

Top pair with a decent kicker plus an open-ended straight draw (KQ/89 outs) on a coordinated board; betting for value and protection against a limp-caller's wide range. A bet of about 60% pot works well here. It gets value from Tx, weaker Jx and draws while denying equity.

K-high has only a few potentially dirty pair outs and weak backdoor draws against a flop bet. The price is not enough to justify continuing.

K8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while retaining position.

KQo is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range, and 3-betting from the small blind avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot. It also lets me take the initiative.

J6 suited is too weak to cold-call a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids investing 10 additional big blinds with poor equity realization and substantial domination risk.

K8 offsuit is too weak to continue against this large three-bet; calling would commit too much with poor equity and playability.

In 3-handed play, 87o on the button is a standard opening hand, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds and keep position postflop.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with poor playability and frequent domination.

A♠? Actually AcKs is a premium hand against a button open, so 3-bet for value and initiative. The 800-chip sizing is a solid out-of-position raise while preserving room to play postflop.

87o is too weak to continue profitably against a big blind 3-bet to 8bb. It's offsuit and dominated too often, so it doesn't realize enough equity even in position.