Hold'em table

K9 suited is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and attack the blinds.

Q9 suited has sufficient equity and playability to defend the small blind against a button min-raise with the big blind still to act.

KQ offsuit is strong heads-up equity in a 3-handed pot; 3-betting builds the pot and applies pressure after a raise and a flat call.

Three-handed, the BB's squeeze range is fairly wide. K9s plays well in position and gets about 32% pot odds, so calling beats folding, though the SB could still 4-bet behind.

Q9 suited is too often dominated versus a large blind squeeze and the button's call. Folding avoids continuing out of position in a likely strong multiway pot.

I missed the flop with QK and the ace is a scary card against my range; check and control pot size rather than barreling into likely top pair.

The 3-bettor checked an ace-high board, which favors my flatting range with its many Ax hands. A small stab can fold out pocket pairs like KK-77 that beat my king-high, and I keep a backdoor flush draw as backup.

I missed the flop completely with king-high and no draw, and facing a sizable raise after my check, folding is clearly correct.

Open the button with suited 9-8, which has strong playability and positional advantage in a three-handed pot.

2-7 offsuit is the worst starting hand; facing a raise with weak equity, folding is correct.

Against a wide 3-handed button open, getting 400:150, 73o has enough raw equity to make a marginal defend from the big blind.

I hold weak 73 with a single small spade on a monotone board, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking gives a free card and keeps the pot small.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on a monotone board; a small continuation bet can deny equity and extract value from worse pairs and draws while keeping the pot controlled.

7-high with only a weak 3s draw on a monotone board is far short of the roughly 28% equity needed to call. A check-raise bluff isn't credible enough with such a small blocker.

A5 suited-ish ace with button position; raise to build pot and take initiative against blinds.

82o is far too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, and the big blind is still left to act behind me.

A8 suited is well ahead of a button min-raise range heads-up and benefits from applying pressure out of position. I use a standard 3-bet sizing.

A5o is too weak to continue against a sizable 3-bet out of position; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Three-handed on the button, Q3o is a marginal steal. A small open pressures both blinds at a low cost.

Calling with a pocket pair at a small open size is profitable, especially with the big blind still in and implied odds to set-mine.

5-7 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise and a call; not worth continuing out of position.

This coordinated, two-diamond flop heavily favors the preflop raiser's continuing range, while my pocket twos have limited protection and showdown value. Checking preserves flexibility rather than inflating the pot.

In position heads-up with a gutshot to the nut-ish straight, a backdoor flush draw and an overcard, so a small c-bet works well as a semi-bluff. It can take the pot now or build equity for later streets.

Bottom pair has little showdown value on this coordinated board and is unlikely to improve enough against the preflop raiser's continuation bet. Folding preserves chips.

Fold the very weak 4-3 offsuit from the button rather than enter a multiway pot.

AdTd is strong enough to raise for value and isolate the big blind after the button folded.

Getting 3:1 in position against a small-blind steal of 3x, 86 suited plays well, so calling beats folding. 3-betting is also possible, but flatting keeps the pot manageable with a hand that realizes equity well in position.

I have ace-high with no pair or strong draw on a king-high board, so I check to control pot size out of position.

We have an open-ended straight draw in position after the small blind checked, so a semi-bluff bet can win the pot now and still has equity when called. A bet of about 60% of the pot pressures hands that missed the board.

Ace-ten offsuit missed the flop completely with no pair and only a backdoor diamond draw; not worth continuing against a flop bet.

KQ offsuit is a strong button hand; raise to isolate and take initiative.

73o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold.

Defend the big blind with suited-connectivity-like 76 offsuit at a favorable heads-up price against the button min-raise.

With no made hand and poor board coverage out of position against the preflop raiser, checking is the standard low-risk action.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry-ish board; betting for value and to deny equity to flush draws.

With 7-high and no meaningful draw on this K-J-2 two-heart flop, folding to the continuation bet is best.