Hold'em table

A6 suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed, with an ace blocker and nut-flush potential. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional advantage if called.

9-4 suited is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act and out of position postflop.

KTs is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an inflated pot out of position.

With two overcards and a backdoor heart draw on this connected flop, I prefer to check out of position and see how the preflop raiser responds.

This connected flop favors the big blind's calling range. Checking preserves my ace-high showdown value and realizes my open-ended straight draw without risking a check-raise.

The turn gives me a flush draw and potential overcard outs. After the button checked the flop, a moderate bet can win the pot now while retaining equity when called.

I have an open-ended straight draw, and ace-high can still be ahead of some turn semi-bluffs. Calling in position preserves those possibilities and potential river value without inflating the pot against trips.

King-high has some showdown value against missed draws. After the turn call, a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough pairs to be worthwhile.

Ace-high has limited showdown value against the turn betting range, so I turn the missed draw into a bluff against the river check. Holding a six blocks both possible straights, while having no hearts leaves missed flush draws available to fold.

King-high missed its draw, and the river bet is unlikely to be a bluff often enough to justify calling 950.

T2 offsuit is very weak even on the button in 3-handed play; calling 100 chips has negative expected value against blind ranges.

K5 suited is strong enough to raise from the small blind against the lone big blind, rather than give a free flop.

Q3 offsuit is too weak to profitably defend against a 3-big-blind raise, despite having position. Its poor playability and frequent domination make folding preferable.

AJs is a strong button opening hand three-handed, and a 2.5bb raise builds value while preserving position.

JTs is a strong suited connector against a button opening range. A substantial three-bet pressures that range and discourages the big blind from entering while compensating for our positional disadvantage.

T8 offsuit is too weak to call a 3-bet to 1100 out of position; folding preserves stack.

AJs is strong enough to continue against the three-bet, and calling keeps weaker hands in while preserving position.

This ace-high, dry flop favors my preflop three-betting range, making a small continuation bet an efficient bluff. JTs has backdoor flush potential and can improve on several turns if called.

Top pair with a jack kicker is strong enough to continue against this small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in without building a large pot against stronger aces.

The turn gives me a flush draw and little showdown value, making this a good semi-bluff. A two-thirds-pot bet pressures weaker pairs while preserving equity when called.

Top pair with a jack kicker is strong enough to continue against this turn bet, but raising would mostly get action from stronger hands. Calling keeps bluffs in and lets me reassess on the river.

Jack-high has almost no showdown value, and shoving continues a credible strong-value line from the preflop three-bet and two barrels. The bluff needs roughly 43% folds and pressures weak aces and other one-pair bluff-catchers.

The river shove is large, and top pair with a jack kicker is behind many plausible three-bet value hands. I don't expect enough bluffs to justify calling.

J5 offsuit is a weak button opening hand with poor connectivity and frequent domination when called. Without evidence that the blinds overfold, folding avoids a marginal steal.

Q7o is ahead of a random big blind hand heads-up after the button fold, so raising applies fold pressure while building a pot with decent equity rather than just completing.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x small-blind raise, even with position and no rake.

A9o is a strong button hand in 3-handed play, well ahead of blind defending ranges. Raising to 250 applies pressure and builds pot in position.

Offsuit 5-4 is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Seven-deuce offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, even with the small blind's dead money. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity and playability out of position.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand. Raising to three big blinds builds the pot while leaving room for opponents to call with weaker hands.

Nine-seven offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3bb button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity realization out of position.

J5 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a 3x button raise, with poor postflop realizability despite the pot odds.