Hold'em table

T8o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and keeps position postflop.

J8o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, and the big blind is still to act behind me. Folding avoids playing a marginal hand with poor implied odds.

Getting attractive pot odds with zero rake in the big blind against a button open, Q8o has sufficient equity to defend.

I missed the flop completely with Queen-high and must check to the preflop raiser out of position.

A small range bet in position on an ace-high board gets value from worse hands and denies equity to overcards. It also keeps the pot manageable with middle pair.

I hold Queen-high with no pair and very little backdoor equity on an Ace-high board, making this an easy fold against the continuation bet.

On the button with an ace in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure on the blinds and can take the pot down preflop or give me position postflop.

Folding offsuit broadway JTo out of position facing a 3bb open from the button with the big blind still to act.

98s in the big blind facing a 3x button open: I need to call 200 into a pot of 650, about 31% equity. This hand plays well enough to defend profitably, even out of position.

98h has missed this A-J-2 two-club board, and the board favors the button's raising range. Check to the preflop raiser and give up to a c-bet unless the price or turn improves.

I have top pair with an ace on a draw-heavy flop and should bet for value while charging club draws and worse aces.

9-high with no pair and no real draw on an ace-high board that favors the preflop raiser. Calling 450 needs about 29% equity, which this hand doesn't have, and a check-raise bluff is weak here.

K3o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, leaving me heads-up in the small blind with JTo. That is a strong hand for blind-vs-blind, so I'll raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative.

With 3c6s in the big blind facing a small-blind raise, this hand is too weak to continue out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with poor equity and playability.

T8o is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with a playable hand.

AJ offsuit is strong in a 3-handed pot, so I will 3-bet for value and take the initiative rather than just call out of position.

T3o is an unplayable trash hand facing an open raise and a 3-bet. Easy fold.

T8o plays poorly against a large SB 3-bet range, even in position. Calling 5.5bb is not profitable enough with a dominated offsuit hand.

J4o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, and calling 100 chips out of position against two live opponents is not profitable enough to continue.

In a blind versus blind situation, A7o is ahead of the average holding and plays well as an open-raise to 3bb.

A8o in the big blind facing a small-blind 3x open is well ahead of a wide SB range. Calling 200 into a 400 pot gives good odds, and I keep position, so I call rather than bloat the pot with a dominated-prone hand.

As the preflop aggressor out of position on a dry T-5-2 rainbow board with Ace-high and no direct draw, checking to pot control and realize equity is standard.

In position after the preflop raiser checked on a dry T52 board, a small stab with ace-high and some equity pressures their many unpaired hands.

Facing a bet out of position with just Ace-high and negligible draw equity on a dry board, folding is standard.

J2o is too weak to open raise or play profitably from the button even 3-handed.

Blind vs blind, I'm getting 3:1 to complete with 94o, so a cheap limp to see the flop is reasonable. Raising would be too loose with this offsuit hand.

With a weak hand and no need to call, checking is optimal to see a free flop.

Nine-high with only a backdoor flush draw, out of position on a K-Q board that favors the big blind's checking range. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity for free.

With 4d2c on a K-Q-7 flop and no made hand or draw, checking behind after the small blind checks is the safest way to avoid risking chips with minimal equity.

The pot was checked through on the flop, so I'm taking a small stab with my gutshot to a ten as a semi-bluff. It can win the pot right away and still has outs if called.

I have 4-high with no pair or draw on a coordinated board, and calling 120 into 320 offers poor equity. Folding avoids further losses with a nearly hopeless hand.