Hold'em table

Pocket aces on the button with the action folded to me, so a standard 2.5x open builds the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

QJo is strong enough to contest a wide button opening range, and a three-bet can win immediately while discouraging the big blind from entering. The larger sizing compensates for playing out of position.

KTo is a weak offsuit hand against a large 3-bet, and calling costs 10 big blinds while the button can still act behind me.

Pocket aces facing a small-blind 3-bet, so I'm 4-betting for value to build the pot while I'm in position. This sizing leaves room for them to 5-bet shove or call with a wide range.

QJo is too weak to continue against a four-bet out of position at 100bb, with substantial domination risk. Folding avoids committing more chips with poor equity realization.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to open profitably against two unknown blinds. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and playability.

T9 offsuit is strong enough to raise in this blind-versus-blind spot, and raising can take down the dead money while building initiative heads-up.

In the big blind against a small-blind open, I'm getting 3:1 and will have position postflop, so 43o is a profitable defend. Calling keeps their range wide.

With no pair or meaningful immediate draw on this ace-high flop, checking keeps the pot small and preserves my backdoor possibilities.

Bottom pair plus a wheel draw on a dry ace-high board after the preflop raiser checked; a small bet gets value and protection while denying equity, and our equity is good if raised.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high flop, so calling the bet is not justified.

6♣3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button, even three-handed. I’ll avoid putting in a full blind with a hand that is difficult to realize equity with.

Blind vs blind with 54o, a raise to 3bb is a standard part of a SB raising range and plays better than limping; it can take the pot down immediately or realize equity with a connected hand.

A6 suited is a comfortable defend against a small-blind open, especially with position for the rest of the hand. Calling preserves weaker hands in the opponent’s range and avoids inflating the pot with a middling ace.

This K-Q-8 board connects well with the big blind's calling range. My 5-4 has no pair and no real draw, so I'll check and likely give up rather than bluff out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a backdoor nut-flush draw. Checking preserves equity without inflating the pot on a board that favors the preflop raiser.

I hold 5-high with no draw on a KQT8 board that hits the big blind's calling range hard, so a bluff has little fold equity. Checking gives up cheaply.

Checking preserves our limited showdown value and takes a free chance to make the nut straight with a jack. A bet would often be called by pairs and stronger draws on this connected board.

Bottom pair has some showdown value against a range that checked back twice. Betting would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones on this connected board.

Ace-high retains some showdown value against a range that has checked three times. Betting would mostly fold out weaker hands while risking chips against pairs, so I take the free showdown.

94 offsucked is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb deep, so folding is the low-loss choice.

K8 suited is a strong opening hand blind versus blind. Raising to three big blinds pressures the big blind and builds a pot with a hand that has good equity and playability.

QJs is strong blind-versus-blind and plays well as a value 3-bet. Raising to 900 applies pressure while keeping the sizing reasonable against the small blind’s 300 open.

K8 suited is a marginal defense against a three-bet while out of position. Without evidence of an overly wide raising range, folding avoids costly dominated king-high hands.

K8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while retaining positional advantage if called.

KQo is strong against a wide button opening range, and a substantial out-of-position 3-bet is preferable to inviting the big blind into a multiway pot.

J6 suited facing an open plus a 3-bet from the small blind is too weak to continue out of position with the original raiser still to act behind.

K8 offsuit is too weak to defend against this sizable small-blind three-bet. Despite having position, its domination risk and poor playability make folding preferable to calling or four-bet bluffing.

87 offsuit is a reasonable hand to play from the button in a three-handed pot, and calling keeps the pot small with position.

At 5-to-1 pot odds against a weak button limp, completing with Q2o is a marginal but acceptable call. I'll play cautiously out of position postflop.

Ace-king is well ahead of both limping ranges. Raising to six big blinds builds value and discourages a cheap multiway flop while compensating for being out of position against the button.

7♠8♦ is a weak offsuit hand facing a large preflop raise, with another player still involved. The call is not worthwhile.

Q2o out of position against a BB squeeze to 6bb is too weak to continue profitably; the pot odds don't justify playing a dominated hand.