Hold'em table

K3o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

J2 suited is playable heads-up, and a modest raise gives me a chance to win the blind while retaining postflop flexibility.

AQo in the big blind facing a small blind raise to 2.5bb in a 3-handed game is a strong hand with good pot odds. Calling keeps the range wide and lets me play postflop in position against the SB's wide range, avoiding a bloated pot out of position.

J-high with only a backdoor flush draw is too weak to value bet, and checking preserves the option to respond to a bet.

Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw and two overcards to the ten-high board, heads-up after the small blind checked. A bet of about 60% of the pot gets value from worse hands and folds out equity, and it also takes the initiative.

J-high has little equity on this flop, and calling 300 without a meaningful draw is unlikely to be profitable.

6-3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players without a read that the blinds fold frequently.

AJs is a strong hand heads-up from the small blind against the big blind, so I raise for value and to take the initiative.

In a blind versus blind spot with position and an Ace blocker, calling 200 getting 2:1 pot odds with A4o is profitable.

Ace-high with a nut flush draw and a backdoor straight draw on 2c Ts 8h is a strong semi-bluff. I raised preflop and act first heads-up, so a bet of about two-thirds pot builds the pot and gets folds from weaker hands.

I hold A-high with no significant backdoor draws on a board of Ts-8h-2c facing a two-thirds pot c-bet. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

J8 offsuit is a marginal hand, but out of position postflop against two opponents it plays poorly. Folding on the button is a reasonable, low-variance choice, though a min-raise would also be defensible in 3-handed play.

A6s is well ahead of a random big blind range in a blind-vs-blind situation, making an open-raise to 3 bb standard.

J♣T♣ plays well in position against a small-blind raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a large pot with a hand that can be dominated.

On a low, connected board that interacts well with the big blind's defending range, checking out of position with an overcard and gutshot is standard to control the pot.

The preflop raiser checked a low flop that favors my big-blind range. A small bet can fold out unpaired overcards, while my hand retains backdoor straight and flush potential.

Facing a small one-third pot bet in a blind-versus-blind single-raised pot, calling with Ace-high, backdoor nut flush draw, and backdoor straight potential is well within required pot odds.

I picked up the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw on the turn, making a check ideal to see opponent's action while retaining high equity.

The preflop raiser has checked twice, and a turn bet can fold out unpaired hands that called the small flop bet. If called, I still have a gutshot and potentially live overcards.

Holding the nut flush draw and a double gutshot straight draw gives abundant clean outs to call the turn bet with strong implied odds.

We rivered the nut flush with As6s. Leading for value targets opponent's made hands like two pairs and sets that would likely check behind on a three-flush board.

A river lead after check-calling both earlier streets is likely to represent a hand stronger than my top pair, especially with the spade draw completing. Calling 1250 requires more confidence that this is a bluff than the action supports.

Open-raising with AJo on the button is standard 3-handed to build the pot in position.

J5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

3-8 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Calling 150 more to win 400 is not enough with poor equity and out of position against a button raise, so folding is best.

5-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two opponents with deep stacks.

A8 offsuit is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Raising for value and to take the initiative from the small blind is better than limping.

In a blind-versus-blind spot getting 2:1 odds in position, A4o is a standard defend against a standard SB raise.

Top pair with an ace kicker on a dry K-4-3 board, heads-up and first to act. A modest bet of about half the pot gets value from worse kings and draws and denies equity; a check would also be reasonable. Sizing is small enough to keep the risk low.

I have middle pair with top kicker and backdoor straight potential getting 3 to 1 pot odds against a half-pot continuation bet.

I have top-pair-ish strength with a wheel draw: Ace-high plus a gutshot-turned-straight? Actually 8-A with board 4-K-3-2 gives A-2-3-4 needing a 5, so I hold a gutshot to a wheel and an ace-high. Betting about 40% of pot as a semi-bluff builds the pot and can fold out weaker hands, while the 5 gives me the nuts.

I hold second pair with an Ace kicker and a gutshot straight draw to the wheel, getting more than 3.4-to-1 pot odds to call a half-pot turn bet.

The river completes a wheel, so I have A-5-4-3-2 with the nut straight, and I bet for value. Opponent called three streets with a range that includes Kx and worse straight-less hands, so about 900 into 2200 should get calls.

Holding an Ace gives a five-high straight on the 2-3-4-5 board. While a six makes a higher straight, folding is too tight given the pot odds and frequent chop or bluff possibilities.

K2 offsuit is a weak hand even on the button in a 3-handed game, and it plays poorly out of position against two opponents when facing a call. Folding is the disciplined choice here.

Holding 9s 4c out of position blind-vs-blind, this hand is too weak to limp or raise profitably. Folding is standard.