Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

AJo is strong enough to three-bet against a button open, especially from the small blind where calling leaves us out of position with the big blind still to act.

T6o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is far too weak to continue, with the original raiser still left to act behind.

Q8 offsuit is too weak to continue against the small blind’s large 3-bet; folding avoids investing more with a dominated hand.

Q7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q6o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet profitably. Folding is standard.

A-T offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, while calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this king-high flop, so I’ll check and avoid building the pot out of position.

The king-high dry flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out some better high-card hands while risking relatively little.

Call the small flop bet with ace-high; it can already be ahead of bluffs and has useful backdoor improvement potential. Raising would risk too much with a marginal hand.

Ace-high retains some showdown value and the turn is a blank after calling the small flop bet. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me realize my river equity.

Q-high has little equity on this turn, and the flop call suggests a turn bet may get called too often. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to bluff a favorable river.

Check down with a modest pair of tens. The flop raise and call make a king or stronger hand plausible, so a river value bet risks being called mostly by hands that beat me.

Queen-high has little showdown value, but the flop call leaves the opponent with many pairs and club draws that completed on the river. A bluff is unlikely to get enough folds, so I’ll check.

Three-handed on the button, Q6o sits at the edge of a wide opening range, and stealing the blinds is profitable. A 2.5bb open keeps the risk small.

76 suited has enough playability to defend against the button’s small raise at this price, despite being out of position and the big blind still acting.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to defend against a raise and a call, even with a discounted price from the big blind.

I have only weak backdoor straight potential and no meaningful immediate draw on a high, connected flop that favors the preflop raiser. Checking avoids building the pot out of position.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a very connected board. A small one-third-pot bet gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity, while keeping the pot manageable if I'm check-raised.

I have no made hand or immediate draw, only a backdoor flush possibility. Calling 200 into the 800-chip pot is not justified against a bet on this connected flop.

As the button in a three-handed game, I can open a wide range and take advantage of position; raising suited T2 gives me a chance to win the blinds and play in position.

9-8 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Getting 150 to win 400 in the big blind against a button open, with 100bb stacks giving good set-mining implied odds, so a call with 22 is clearly profitable.

Small pair on a K-J-8 two-tone board that hits the button's raising range hard; I'll check and decide based on the size of any bet.

I have no pair or meaningful immediate draw on a coordinated board, so checking preserves chips and takes the free card.

Pocket twos on a K-J-8-4 board have some showdown value but can't get called by worse hands. Checking controls the pot size and lets the button bluff.

I have no meaningful showdown value, so I’ll make a small turn bluff after the big blind checked twice. The sizing can fold out missed hands and weak pairs without risking much.

The small bet of 180 into 550 means I only need about 20% equity. Pocket twos still have some showdown value against the button's range, which checked back the flop and is now betting small, so calling is reasonable.

I rivered bottom set, and on this board only higher sets beat me. A medium value bet can get called by the Kx and Jx hands that bet small on the turn.

My pair of deuces is a weak bluff-catcher on this board, and the river lead after calling my turn bet is likely to be value-heavy. I don't expect to beat enough hands to justify the call.

On the button in a three-handed pot, T4 offsuit is a marginal but playable steal. A small raise uses position while limiting the amount risked.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range, and Q7s plays poorly as an out-of-position flat with the big blind still to act. A 3-bet to 9.5bb uses its suited blocker value and fold equity instead.

T-2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a raise and a large reraise, especially out of position. Fold and preserve the chips.

T4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large preflop three-bet, even with position.

Three-handed on the button, J5s is comfortably inside a standard wide opening range; a 2.5x open applies pressure on the blinds.

T2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still behind me.

Q5 offsuit is a marginal but playable big-blind defense against a button open. The 150-chip call gets a reasonable price with no rake.

Top pair with a weak kicker is worth continuing with, but checking keeps the pot manageable against the preflop raiser.

On the button, in position against a big blind who checked. J5s picked up a gutshot (needs a 10) plus backdoor spade draws, and a small c-bet on this Q-high board takes the pot down often.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against this small flop bet, but the weak kicker makes raising unattractive.

Top pair with a weak kicker is worth continuing, but betting risks building a large pot against better queens. Checking lets the button bluff with missed draws.

J-high with no draw and little showdown value against a big blind who called the flop; checking back takes the free river card instead of bluffing into a range that has already shown it will continue.

Top and bottom pair is strong after the turn checks through. A moderate river bet can get value from weaker queens, nines, and pocket pairs.

Getting about 3.75:1, bottom pair with a jack kicker beats the many missed club and straight draws in the big blind's check-call range. That is enough bluff-catching equity to justify a call against a mid-sized river lead after the turn checked through.