Hold'em table

T2s is too weak to profitably open from the button in 3-handed play.

Q5 suited is playable heads-up at a favorable price; completing keeps the pot small and allows the big blind to check.

J8s is too weak to value-raise against the SB's limp, but it plays fine as a free check from the big blind to see a cheap flop.

I have only a weak pair on a J-high flop, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids building it with a marginal hand.

I flopped top two pair with J8 on J85, so I'm betting for value against seat_2's flop check; a pot-sized bet builds the pot while charging draws and weaker jacks.

I have a pair of fives with a queen kicker, which is enough to continue against a possible flop stab and gives me reasonable pot odds. I’ll call and reassess on the turn.

My pair of fives has some showdown value, but the flop raise-and-call action leaves the big blind with plenty of stronger hands. I’ll keep the pot small and see what they do on the turn.

I flopped trip eights with a jack kicker, so I'm betting the turn for value against seat_2's check-call line; a moderate 500 keeps weaker jacks, eights, and draws paying off without folding them out.

I have only a weak pair of fives, and the sizable turn bet after a flop call is unlikely to be profitable to bluff-catch against this range.

A4 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed; raising applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

KQ suited is near the top of my range 3-handed, and the button's 2.5x open is wide. A 3-bet to 750 builds a pot with a hand that dominates much of their opening range and applies pressure in position.

Q7o is far too weak to call a raise and 3-bet out of position.

A4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, even with position; calling would leave me dominated often and with poor postflop playability.

8c6d offsuit is a weak hand from the button with two players left to act behind; folding avoids playing a marginal suited-connector-type hand out of position postflop.

In the small blind heads-up against the big blind after the button folds, Q8o has sufficient equity to complete the blind getting 3:1 odds.

J-2 offsuit is too weak to raise, and I can see the flop for free after the small blind completes.

I hold top pair on a draw-heavy board in a limped blind-versus-blind pot, so I bet half pot for value and protection.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw on a coordinated flop, so calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Holding 32o on the button, this hand has virtually no playability or equity, making it a routine fold even in 3-handed play.

With the button folded, 9♠7♣ is good enough to complete from the small blind at a favorable price. Calling keeps the pot small while avoiding an unnecessary raise out of position.

A6o is strong heads-up against a limper; I raise for value and fold equity with position on the SB.

9♠7♣ offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a raise to 3 big blinds.

As the button in a three-handed game, K4 offsuit is strong enough to open. A minimum-sized raise applies pressure while limiting risk.

Suited jack with a cheap call of 150 into a 350 pot is fine 3-handed; I can flop a strong hand or fold cheaply when I miss.

Even getting 5:1 pot odds, Q7o plays very poorly out of position in a multiway pot.

I have only jack-high with a gutshot on Q-high board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building it out of position with a weak hand.

A small continuation bet can fold out hands with immediate equity while risking little; K-high also has an overcard and backdoor heart-flush potential.

I hold only jack-high with no pair or real draw on Qh-6d-5d; calling 150 into a 650 pot with near-zero equity against a preflop raiser who continued betting is -EV.

T9s is a playable suited connector on the button; a small raise builds a pot with position and can win the blinds outright.

A4o plays poorly out of position facing a 3x open from the button with the big blind still to act, making folding the standard play.

A♠5♠ is a playable blind defense with suited potential and an ace blocker. Calling preserves weaker hands in the raiser’s range without building a large out-of-position pot.

With ace-high and a strong flush draw, checking keeps the pot manageable and lets the preflop raiser continuation-bet into me.

As preflop aggressor with a flush draw on a dry board, I'll c-bet to build the pot and apply pressure; seat_2 just called out of position and may fold or let me realize equity cheaply.

The nut-flush draw plus a gutshot gives enough equity to continue against this bet, while raising risks building a pot when I have only a draw.

I have a strong nut-flush draw and a gutshot, but checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize that equity without betting into the preflop aggressor.

I have a spade flush draw (Ts with 2s and 8s on board) plus overcard potential, and the opponent's check after calling my flop bet suggests weakness. A ~60% pot semi-bluff can fold out marginal hands while building the pot when called.

I have the nut-flush draw plus a gutshot to a wheel, giving enough improvement potential to continue for the price. Raising risks too much when called, so I’ll call and reassess on the river.

The ace-high flush is the nuts among flushes, so I’m making a value bet sized to get calls from weaker flushes while limiting exposure to a full house or quads.

My best hand is just the board's two pair (4s and 2s) with a T kicker, which loses to any pocket pair 55+, any 4 or 2, 88, flushes, or better kickers. Seat_2's triple-barrel line ending in a river raise into a 4450 pot strongly represents trips, a full house, or a flush, so calling 1500 is not profitable.