Hold'em table

Q8o on the button three-handed is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

J7 offsuit is weak and often dominated against a button raise. Calling from the small blind also leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act.

Q3 suited has sufficient equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button min-open-plus sizing, especially heads-up.

Check to the preflop raiser with a gutshot to Broadway and limited immediate showdown value, keeping their bluffs and weaker continuation range in.

Our gutshot to Broadway (any J), plus a Q overcard, on a board that favors the preflop raiser makes a small c-bet a good semi-bluff that pressures BB's weak hands.

Call with a gutshot to Broadway plus backdoor heart-flush potential at a favorable price in position.

With only a gutshot to Broadway and no made hand, checking back preserves equity rather than bluffing into a range that called the flop on this ace-high board.

Queen-high with only a gutshot is unlikely to fold out the many Kx, Ax and Tx hands that call on this board. Checking back takes a free river card to hit the straight and keeps the pot small.

After the turn checked through, a river bet can credibly represent an ace or king from the big blind's flop-calling range and pressure unpaired broadways and some marginal holdings. Queen-high has little showdown value.

Queen-high with a missed gutshot beats almost nothing in the big blind's river betting range, and bluff-raising after checking the turn is not credible. Calling needs about 29% equity, which Q8 doesn't have.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably against both blinds, despite having position.

Closing the action in the small blind for 50 more with 6-5 suited-equivalent connectivity gives a cheap heads-up opportunity and reasonable postflop playability.

K7o is well ahead of a small blind limping range, so raising to 4x for value and initiative is standard in BB vs SB.

65 offsuit performs poorly against a big-blind raise in a heads-up pot, especially out of position. Folding preserves chips.

AJ offsuit is a strong button opening hand in a three-handed game. Raising applies pressure to the blinds and builds value.

K7s from the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act behind, plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard here; 3-betting as a bluff is an option, but flatting is weak.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5 big-blind raise.

64o on the button 3-handed is at the bottom of the opening range; folding is fine and avoids marginal spots.

KQs is a strong suited hand heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value.

KdJd is a strong suited broadway holding versus a small-blind open and benefits from applying preflop pressure. A 3-bet to 900 builds value while retaining fold equity.

KQs plays well against a big-blind three-bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a large pot out of position.

The three-bettor has the stronger range on this flop, and king-queen has only overcards and backdoor draws. Checking avoids building a pot out of position with little immediate equity.

A one-third-pot continuation bet leverages our preflop 3-bet range advantage and can fold out unpaired overcards. KJ still has two overcards when called.

The small flop bet gives KQs a reasonable price to continue with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw. I can reassess on the turn.

King-queen high has little equity on this turn, and betting into the preflop reraiser is unlikely to be profitable. I’ll check and reassess if they bet.

I barrel the turn to apply pressure to overcards and marginal one-pair holdings after the flop call. KJ retains overcard equity when called.

With only two overcards and no draw, I don't have enough equity to call 1800 into a 4800-chip pot.

Ten-nine suited is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play, so I raise to build the pot in position.

8-4 offsuit is a weak small-blind holding facing a button raise, and calling out of position is not profitable.

A4o in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is a clear defend, since I'm getting 150 to win 400. Calling keeps the button's weaker hands in; a 3-bet would be fine occasionally, but calling is standard here.

Ace-high with no draw on a J-8 two-tone board is out of position against the button raiser, so check to them and decide based on their bet sizing.

I have an open-ended straight draw and little showdown value. A 350-chip bet can win the pot now or build it when I improve.

A4o with no flush draw and only a weak backdoor wheel draw on J83 two-tone is one of the weakest hands in my defending range against a 64% pot c-bet. I'd need about 28% equity to call, and ace-high rarely gets there, so folding is the disciplined play.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand in three-handed play, and raising applies pressure to the blinds while retaining initiative.

T4s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position, and it plays poorly as a 3-bet bluff. Folding is standard.

A3 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have top pair, but my kicker is weak on a coordinated board. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to the button's action.

Betting our strong range advantage on this ace-high connected board applies pressure while retaining a gutshot to Broadway.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a 350-chip bet into a 550-chip pot. Raising with a weak kicker on this coordinated board would build the pot against stronger hands.

Top pair with a weak kicker and the nut flush draw has good showdown value, but betting risks building a large pot against stronger hands. Checking keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while preserving the option to call a reasonable bet.

With only a gutshot and little immediate showdown value, I take the free card rather than barrel into a flop caller on this coordinated board.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to get much value from worse hands. Checking also gives missed draws a chance to bluff.

After the checked turn, a modest river bluff can credibly represent an ace, king, or queen and may fold out missed draws and weaker one-pair holdings. Checking has essentially no showdown value with jack-high.

Top pair is strong enough to bluff-catch after the turn checked through. The 600-chip bet offers a reasonable price against missed draws and weaker value bets.