Hold'em table

With AQo on the button in a 3-handed game, I have a strong raising hand and want to apply pressure while taking initiative. A raise to 300 is a standard value raise that can also fold out weaker blinds.

T8 offsuit in the small blind facing a 3x open from the button with the big blind still to act is a standard fold; it plays poorly out of position and we only get a mediocre price.

K6 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

With only king-high and a backdoor diamond draw, I prefer to check to the preflop raiser rather than build the pot out of position.

I have top pair with top kicker on a draw-heavy flop, and it was checked to me. Betting for value and protection against flush draws is best.

King-high with only a backdoor flush draw is too weak to continue against this flop bet.

T7 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and pressures the blinds.

With 6-4 offsuit in the small blind, calling the button's raise would leave me out of position with the big blind still to act.

2d8h is a very weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, so folding avoids playing a dominated hand with poor equity.

32 offsuit is too weak to open on the button against two players, especially with no chips invested.

QTs is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, applying pressure and taking initiative with a hand that has good equity.

Q2o is marginal but we're closing the action with position, getting 2.33:1 against a wide blind-vs-blind opening range; calling is better than folding or bloating the pot with a raise.

I have top pair with an open-ended straight draw on a wet board, so betting for value and protection is best.

Open-ended straight draw with a backdoor flush draw on a wet board; getting roughly 3.25:1 on the call, which is sufficient for 8+ outs, so calling in position-less spot is correct rather than bloating the pot.

I have second pair plus an open-ended straight draw on a wet board, and betting extracts value from worse pairs/draws while denying free equity.

Only an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (~17%) facing a 62% pot bet needing ~28% equity, with some outs tainted by higher straights (KQ). Implied odds don't cover it against a consistent aggressor; fold.

T5s is a weak suited gapper with poor playability against two opponents, so folding avoids investing chips in a marginal spot.

Button folded; SB vs BB with 65o is a reasonable open-raise heads-up with position disadvantage but good playability and fold equity; raise to 3bb.

7-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3 big blind raise.

Pocket kings on the button in a 3-handed game; open with a standard raise to 2.5bb to build the pot and get value from blinds while retaining fold equity structure for re-raises.

Nine-five offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, and defending for another 200 chips is not worthwhile.

T2o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even getting 150-to-400 pot odds. Folding avoids playing a dominated trash hand.

54 offsuit is too weak to open profitably here, even on the button.

Button folded, so KJo is strong enough heads-up to raise for initiative and possibly take the pot down preflop. A small raise also limits risk while applying pressure to the big blind.

3h4c offsuit is a very weak hand; facing a 3x raise out of position with poor playability, folding is the standard choice even getting 2:1.