Hold'em table

Q8o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open-raise, since it plays well against the two blinds with position.

6-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against the button's opening raise.

AsQc is a strong heads-up small-blind hand against the big blind. Raising to 3bb builds value and applies pressure while retaining flexibility.

Getting 2:1 in position against a wide small-blind raising range, 75o has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to unpaired broadway hands while risking little with two overcards and backdoor potential.

Middle pair plus a gutshot to the 8 is getting 5:1 on a small SB c-bet, so calling is clearly profitable. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands.

Betting top pair with the best kicker for value and protection against the many draws and worse queens that can call.

The turn bet is small (650 into 1650), so we need about 28% equity. Our pair of fives plus a gutshot to the 8 and two-pair/trips outs is enough to call, especially since villain's range still includes overcards that we currently beat.

I have top pair with the best practical kicker on this paired board. A modest river value bet can be called by worse queens and some stubborn pairs while limiting losses against trips or full houses.

The river bet is small: I call 650 to win 2950, so I need about 18% equity. My weak two pair (fives and the board sixes) beats enough missed heart draws and bluffs to make the call worthwhile.

Open-raise the button with suited ace-low for initiative and positional advantage.

Q9o from the small blind facing a 2.5bb button open, with the big blind still to act behind, plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard; 3-betting it as a bluff is marginal at best.

Calling 150 offers good pot odds with a playable hand in the big blind, and 9-7 offsuit has enough equity against a button open to continue.

Checking with middle pair on an ace-high flop to keep the pot small and see how the opponent reacts. I can reevaluate on the turn.

Betting top pair for value and protection against the big blind's broad preflop calling range. A small sizing keeps weaker aces and draws involved.

I have top pair with a weak kicker and am getting good pot odds to continue. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me reevaluate on the turn.

I have a pair of nines with a queen kicker, but the turn brings a queen which may improve my opponent. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the river for free.

Betting top pair for value targets weaker aces, nines, and draws while charging hands that picked up equity on the queen.

I have only a pair of nines with a weak kicker, and the opponent has shown strength on the flop and turn. Calling 500 more is not worth it given the risk of being dominated.

On the button 3-handed, K2o is a standard open-raise, since it plays well against two blinds and has steal equity.

A2 offsuit has sufficient equity to defend the big blind against a button min-raise-plus sizing, and calling preserves pot control out of position.

Ace-high has little immediate value on this coordinated board, so I check and retain flexibility against the preflop raiser.

On a Q-J-3 board that favors the preflop raiser, a small c-bet with a gutshot plus a king overcard gets folds from weak big-blind hands and keeps equity when called.

A-high with a weak kicker has little immediate equity on this coordinated board and no robust draw. Folding avoids continuing against the button's betting range.

T9s is a strong suited connector in position, so I open to 2.5x to put pressure on the blinds and play the hand with initiative.

5h2h is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially out of position.

K9o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open gets strong pot odds (150 to win 400), so it is a clear defend. Calling keeps the button's weaker opens in its range.

K-high with a backdoor flush draw out of position on a paired board that favors the preflop raiser, so checking to the button is standard. I can continue against a small c-bet.

C-betting as the preflop raiser with a gutshot and backdoor flush; BB checked a board that often misses their calling range, so a 250 semi-bluff should win the pot frequently.

We hold K-high with a backdoor flush draw and gutshot-ish equity (8 for 9-T? no, need 8 or 5... 9 with 8 makes straight 6-7-8-9 needs 5 or T), getting 800:250 against a small c-bet from the button that is often wide. Calling keeps weaker hands in and realizes overcard/backdoor equity.

I have a king-high nut-adjacent club flush draw with no made hand. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me decide against the button's bet with decent equity.

Semi-bluffing the turn with an open-ended straight draw after the opponent checked twice, applying pressure to take down the pot now or set up the river if called.

I have only K-high with a weak 9-high club draw, which gives me roughly 20% equity against the 28.6% I need to call. A made flush could also lose to higher clubs on this ace-high paired board, so folding to the double barrel is best.

JTs is a strong, playable button opening hand in a three-handed game. I raise to apply pressure and build a pot with positional advantage.

Q2 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open is too weak to call out of position, with the big blind still to act behind. Folding is standard.

K2o is too weak to continue out of position against a raise, so folding preserves chips.