Hold'em table

T9s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button open at this sizing.

QJo is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5bb raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Suitedness is absent and 76 offsuit performs poorly against an early 2.5bb raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 in the big blind against a wide button open, T5o has enough equity to defend by calling.

Bottom pair with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot to the Q is out of position against the button raiser on a K-J board that favors him, so checking and continuing versus small bets is best.

Middle pair with a good kicker is often ahead of the big blind's checking range. A small bet gets value from weaker jacks and draws while limiting the cost against a king.

Bottom pair plus a backdoor flush draw and gutshot-ish backdoors, getting 750:200 odds against a small c-bet from the button's wide range, so calling is profitable.

The Th gives me a ten-high flush on this three-heart board, which beats most of the button's range. A medium bet gets value from Kx/Jx and charges non-heart hands, while keeping it smaller against the higher flushes.

Middle pair with position is strong enough to continue against this turn lead. The Jh also gives me a chance to improve to a flush on the river.

A pair of fives has little showdown value against a range that called the turn, but betting would only get called by better hands. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reach showdown against missed draws.

My pair of jacks has showdown value, but the turn completed the heart flush and the river changed little. Checking avoids a difficult response to a raise while still winning against missed draws.

T3 offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering with at this stack depth.

36o is near the bottom of the SB-vs-BB range and plays poorly out of position. Folding costs only the 0.5bb blind.

J8o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a small raise to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

T4 suited is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Defend the big blind cheaply against a button min-raise with a suited/connected-style low hand equivalent in heads-up position; 5-4 offsuit has sufficient pot odds to continue.

I have a made but very low flush on this paired, monotone board. Checking keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessarily inflating a pot against higher diamonds or full houses.

On a KKQ two-tone board the preflop raiser has a big range advantage over the big blind, so a small c-bet works well. J8 has a gutshot to the straight plus backdoor equity, and a third-pot bet should take the pot down often.

We have only a weak gutshot to a non-nut straight on a paired, two-diamond board and no meaningful showdown value. Folding to the continuation bet avoids continuing with poor equity.

JTo is a solid button opening hand three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while preserving position.

8-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against an early raise from the small blind in a three-handed game.

K6o in the big blind against a 2.5x button open is getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed), and it's well ahead of a wide button range, so defending is clearly profitable; calling is better than 3-betting this hand.

Second pair with a weak kicker on an A-K board, out of position against a button raiser whose range is full of aces. Checking controls the pot and keeps my bluff-catcher alive.

I have a range advantage on this ace-high flop, and a small bet can fold out weaker hands. If called, a queen gives me a straight.

Second pair on an A-K-5 board facing a small c-bet (180 into 550) gives excellent pot odds, and our hand has showdown value against the button's wide range. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in their range, while raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

Second pair on a paired ace board is a bluff-catcher with showdown value, so I'll check and let the button bluff rather than bloating the pot out of position.

I have no made hand and only a gutshot to Broadway. Checking in position keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

With Kh on this board I have aces full of kings, which beats every hand except an ace (quads) and ties any other king. A medium value bet should get called by kings, fives, pocket pairs and chops.

My J kicker loses to any Q, K, 5, ace, or pocket pair on this board. The river bet does not offer enough reason to call with this weak bluff-catcher.

On the button, 8-7 offsuit is a playable three-handed opening hand with positional advantage. Raising applies pressure to the blinds and gives us initiative.

86o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

KTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button open, but not strong enough to require a three-bet.

I have top pair with a middling kicker. Checking to the preflop raiser keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a large pot out of position.

A small continuation bet leverages the button raiser's range advantage on this high-card flop and can deny equity to unpaired hands. My hand has limited immediate showdown value.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, but raising would build a large pot with a middling kicker.

Two pair is strong here, but the connected board offers straight and flush draws. Betting for value also charges those draws.

We have no made hand and no meaningful single-card straight draw on this board. Folding avoids continuing against substantial turn strength.