Hold'em table

2-3 offsuit is one of the worst starting hands; even on the button in 3-handed play it is a clear fold against two unopened blinds.

53 offsuit is far too weak to complete or raise blind versus blind out of position.

6c 2c is too weak to open from the button, even 3-handed. Folding is standard.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 puts pressure on the big blind and builds the pot when our hand is likely ahead.

2h4s offsuit is a very weak hand facing a 3x raise from the small blind; folding is clearly correct despite closing the action.

J-T offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J4 offsuit is a weak, dominated hand out of the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act; folding is standard.

K4o has poor playability and equity realization out of position against a button raise, making it an easy fold.

A4o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative against the blinds.

Folding 97s out of position from the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still left to act.

5-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5-big-blind button raise.

I hold pocket jacks on the button in a 3-handed game, which is a strong premium hand warranting a standard open raise for value.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Kd3d suited in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open with 150 to call into 400 — good pot odds and suited king plays fine out of position against a wide button range.

K3 suited with no diamonds on board; king-high with a gutshot-ish backdoor. Check to the preflop raiser and see what they do rather than lead into their range.

I have an overpair on a dry, unconnected board and will continuation-bet for value and protection against seat 1's checking range.

K3 suited on 4-T-2 gives a gutshot (5 for a straight) plus a king overcard; facing a small 200 bet into 550 I'm getting ~3.75:1, enough to see a turn with my backdoor and gutshot outs against a wide button range.

King-high with an open-ended straight draw (any A or 6) on 4-T-2-5; checking to the preflop/flop aggressor keeps the pot manageable and lets me decide whether to call or check-raise as a semi-bluff after seeing their action.

Betting for value and protection against gutshots and overcards, targeting weaker tens and middle pocket pairs in the opponent's range.

Open-ended straight draw (A or 6) plus a king overcard; direct odds are slightly short but deep stacks give implied odds against an overpair or top pair that will pay off on the river.

Missed the straight and flush draws with K-high on a J-high board; betting as a bluff into a player who has bet every street is low-value, so check and likely fold to a bet.

I rivered top set on a board where only specific straight holdings like A3 or 63 beat me, making this a clear spot for a sizable value bet against ten-x and two-pair holdings.

King-high missed the wheel straight draw and cannot beat any value hand or even most bluffs after the button barreled all three streets; folding to the large river bet is clear.

A9 suited is a strong button hand three-handed, so I raise to build the pot with position.

J2 offsuit in the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position with weak equity and reverse implied odds.

Getting attractive pot odds of 2.7 to 1 in the big blind against a button open, A5o has sufficient equity and wheel playability to defend.

Check to the preflop aggressor with Ace-high and backdoor draws on a paired dry board.

A small continuation bet on this dry paired flop can fold out some overcards and deny equity without building a large pot with ace-high.

Getting over 4-to-1 pot odds against a small continuation bet on a dry paired board, calling with Ace-high and backdoor potential is standard.

The turn pairs the board to give three treys, meaning any pocket pair now makes a full house that beats our three of a kind with an ace kicker. Checking is standard to control the pot out of position.

Ace-high beats many unpaired hands, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by worse often enough. Checking controls the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

I hold the nut kicker with Ah on a board of four threes. I place a small value bet to get called by inferior kickers or chop with another Ace.

The four threes on the board give my ace the best possible kicker. A modest raise can get called by weaker kickers, while an ace would only tie.

The board has quads (four 3s) and I hold the Ace of hearts, giving me the nut quads with an Ace kicker. Since my hand is unbeatable, raising all-in is risk-free and strictly dominates calling if the opponent ever folds an Ace or calls with a worse kicker.

Four threes with an ace kicker is the best possible hand on this board. Calling wins unless the opponent also has an ace, in which case we split.