Hold'em table

AQ offsuit is a strong button hand three-handed, so I raise for value while keeping the pot manageable in position.

T8 offsuit in the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act is a standard fold; it plays poorly out of position and doesn't realize equity well.

Getting 2.67:1 pot odds and K6s has enough equity against a button open. Folding would be too tight, and raising out of position with this hand is unnecessary.

I have no pair and only backdoor draws; checking preserves pot control and avoids building a pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

Top pair with top kicker is strong against the big blind's calling range. A moderate bet gets value from weaker queens and draws while protecting against heart draws.

Semi-bluff check-raise with backdoor flush and overcard; opponent's small c-bet looks weak, and I can represent a strong hand like a set or Q.

Top pair with top kicker is strong enough to continue against this check-raise. Calling in position keeps weaker hands and draws in without inflating the pot against sets or two pair.

I have only king-high with no real draw, and my flop check-raise was called. Checking controls the pot and lets me see a free river or fold to further aggression.

Top pair with the best kicker can get value from weaker queens and charge heart draws. A modest turn bet limits the risk after the flop check-raise.

K-high with no made hand or draw on a coordinated board; opponent has shown strength by calling my flop raise and leading the turn, so folding is best.

T7 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raise to 2.5bb to take initiative with position.

4d6h is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, and calling 200 more with poor playability is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

8-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5 BB button raise, even with the blind discount.

With 2s3h on the button, this hand has very poor playability and no made strength. Folding avoids investing 100 chips out of position postflop with a dominated, low-equity holding.

QTo is strong enough to raise against the big blind heads-up, giving me a chance to win the pot immediately or play with the initiative.

Q2 offsuit is a weak, dominated hand facing a 3x open from the small blind; even with decent pot odds it plays poorly postflop out of position-ish and realizes equity badly, so folding is fine.

T5 suited is playable from the button three-handed. I’ll open to 2.5 big blinds to contest the blinds while retaining position postflop.

65o in the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and offers insufficient equity to call or 3-bet.

With 7-2 offsuit out of position and facing a button raise, folding is clearly best; continuing would be a large mistake.

Pocket kings on the button; open to a standard 2.5x to build the pot with a premium hand.

5h9c is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise; calling 200 more has poor implied odds and I prefer to preserve chips.

T2 suited is a marginal defend, but the dead small blind and 150-chip call price make seeing a flop worthwhile against a button open.

Bottom two pair is strong but vulnerable on a monotone flop, so I’m betting for value and to charge hands with a diamond.

Overpair with the second-nut flush draw on a monotone board; raising a small donk bet charges one-diamond hands and pairs while we have strong equity even against made flushes.

Top and bottom pair is strong enough to continue against this flop raise, but the monotone board makes a re-raise risky. Calling keeps weaker hands and draws in while limiting the pot against a flush.

My two pair has showdown value, but the flop raise on a monotone board makes a large pot risky. Checking controls the pot and lets me respond to the opponent's turn action.

Overpair with the second-nut flush draw on a board where villain's flop lead and call likely includes draws and weaker pairs; bet for value and protection while keeping a manageable size with a redraw if raised.

Top and bottom pair are strong enough to continue against a range that includes diamond draws and one-pair hands. Raising would risk committing more chips against a flush or set.

Tens full of twos is strong enough to bet for value. This sizing can get calls from flushes and trips without requiring an all-in call.

Getting 2.5:1 with an overpair holding the Kd blocker; opponent's line (donk, check-call, lead on paired river) is polarized but at 28.5% required equity I'm near the top of my range and shouldn't fold.

With 45o on the button and only 100 to call into 150, I have good position and can fold to further aggression. Raising risks too much with a weak offsuit hand.

KJo is strong enough to raise against a button limp. Raising to 450 pressures the limper and avoids giving the big blind a free flop.

3-4 offsuit facing a raise to 4.5bb out of position with a limper still to act is a clear fold; the hand has poor equity and playability.

Facing a raise with 4d5c offsuit, my hand has poor equity and playability against the small blind's raising range. Folding avoids putting in more chips with a weak holding out of position relative to the raiser.