Hold'em table

JTo is a clear opening hand on the button in 3-handed play, so I'm opening to 2.5bb to take the initiative and pressure the blinds.

KQs is a strong three-handed holding and performs well as a value 3-bet from the small blind. Raising also puts pressure on the opener and the big blind.

I have As9h, which is too weak to call a 750 chip raise from the small blind after seat_1 raised. The effective stack is deep, and I don't want to play a dominated hand out of position.

I opened JTo on the button and face an SB 3-bet to 8.5bb; calling 600 into a 1450 pot gives about 29% equity needed, and I'll have position with a playable hand 100bb deep. Folding is close, but the price and position justify a call.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a coordinated board. A small continuation bet extracts value from worse pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable.

Middle pair with backdoor straight potential, facing a small c-bet. I only need about 20% equity at these odds, so I'll call and keep the pot controlled against the 3-bettor's range.

With top pair on a third-heart turn, checking controls the pot and avoids facing a costly check-raise from flushes while retaining showdown value.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a three-heart board, facing a 3-bettor who checked the turn. I'd rather take a free card and some showdown value than bet into a range full of Kx and flushes.

Betting top pair for value after the turn check, targeting weaker kings, jacks, and pocket pairs that may call a moderate river bet.

Second pair is getting about 4.7:1 on a small river bet. The turn check suggests a capped range that includes missed AQ/AT-type hands, so the call only needs to win about 21% of the time.

AQ offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed. I raise to apply pressure and build value while retaining maneuverability.

My hand Jc6s is weak and unsuited, and facing a raise to 250 with only 200 to call, the pot odds don't justify a call. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

QJs in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is getting great odds (150 to win 400), so calling is profitable; 3-betting is also fine but calling keeps the button's weaker hands in.

QJ high with a backdoor diamond draw and a gutshot-less hand on an ace-high board that favors the button's raising range; check to the preflop raiser out of position.

Top pair with a strong kicker is well ahead of the preflop caller's range. I bet for value while charging draws on this connected board.

QJ with no pair and no real draw on an ace-high board doesn't have the equity to call a sizeable c-bet out of position. Only backdoor draws remain.

With 3c 8h on the button and no callers, folding minimizes losses against the blinds' positional advantage and avoids playing a weak hand out of position.

Blind vs blind with 52 suited: completing for 50 into 150 gets good pot odds, and the hand has playable suited/straight potential. Folding gives up too much at this price, and raising out of position with a weak hand is marginal.

AK suited is a premium heads-up hand; I raise for value and to deny the small blind a cheap flop.

Folding 52s out of position against a big blind squeeze to 4x after my limp. I'd need to call 300 into 800, and the hand plays too poorly to be worth it.

Three-handed on the button, J5o sits at the bottom of a wide stealing range; a small open to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

6d Kc is weak offsuit and I'm out of position facing a 250 raise; folding preserves my stack for better spots.

J2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button in this setup.

8s5h is weak and out of position; the small blind posted 50 and I'd need to call or raise to continue, so folding saves chips against likely better hands.

I have a suited queen with an ace kicker, which is playable but not strong enough to raise preflop from the button. Calling keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop without overcommitting.

With a button limp in front, completing for 50 into 250 gives good pot odds, and T6o plays fine multiway. Raising from out of position with a weak hand isn't worth it.

I raise to isolate the limpers and capitalize on their likely weak, capped ranges. The king blocker gives this hand some equity when called.

I have QsAd, a decent suited hand with a strong Ace kicker. The pot odds justify calling the 400 to see a flop rather than folding this speculative hand.

T6 offsuit out of position facing a BB squeeze and a call is too weak; calling 400 into 1100 OOP with a dominated, offsuit hand is not profitable.

As the preflop raiser heads-up, a small continuation bet can profitably pressure unpaired hands and retain initiative on this board.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a wet board, so calling is the highest EV play to keep the opponent's range wide and avoid overcommitting without a read.

The king of clubs provides a useful blocker to strong club holdings, while our king-high has limited showdown value. A substantial turn continuation bet can fold out unpaired floats and some marginal one-pair hands.

Calling is the most straightforward play with top pair on the turn. Seat 2's aggression suggests strength, but I'm getting 2.6:1 pot odds and my queen-high pair is likely ahead of a bluff or weaker hand.

Our pair of twos has minimal showdown value and is unlikely to get called by worse after the opponent called both prior streets. Checking avoids turning it into an unprofitable bluff.

I have a weak queen-high with no pair and the board is uncoordinated; checking is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.