Hold'em table

T5 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button at this stack depth.

Q9o is a solid blind-vs-blind hand from the small blind after the button folded. A 3x raise takes the initiative and can win the pot right away.

7-2 offsuit plays poorly even with position, and calling another 200 chips against a 3x raise is not worthwhile.

23 suited is near the bottom of the range; opening it from the button in 3-handed play with both blinds behind is marginal to losing, so fold.

With only the big blind remaining, calling 50 offers good pot odds despite the weak, unsuited hand.

Check the big blind with Q6 offsuit rather than inflate a marginal heads-up pot out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw and can semibluff against the big blind's wide range with a modest flop bet.

Q-high with no pair or meaningful draw is too weak to continue against the flop lead.

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free game, Q4 offsuit is a marginal but playable open. A small raise uses position while limiting the risk.

Pocket kings are a premium hand; 3-betting builds value and pressures the button opener while denying the big blind attractive odds.

88 has solid equity against a wide SB 3-bet in a 3-handed game, and 100bb stacks give good implied odds for set mining. I'll also have position on the SB postflop, so calling 700 to see a flop beats folding or 4-betting.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet and a cold call, even at this price.

Betting our overpair for value and protection on this coordinated two-diamond flop. A smaller continuation bet keeps worse pairs and draws continuing.

The bet is small, about a third of the pot, so we only need around 20% equity to call. 88 still has solid equity against the 3-bettor's AK/AQ and suited-broadway hands on this 7-T-5 board, but raising would only get called by overpairs.

The ace is favorable for my preflop 3-betting range, allowing a small continuation bet to pressure tens and deny equity to diamond and straight draws while retaining value against some calls.

The price is good: we call 900 to win 4825, so we need about 19% equity. Any 6 or 9 makes us a straight and an 8 gives us a set, and the small bet also leaves room for KQ/KJ-type hands or bluffs that we beat.

The ace on the turn makes our overpair a marginal showdown hand after two calls. Checking preserves value against missed draws and avoids thin value-betting into a range containing many aces and AQ.

Pocket eights on an A-Q-T-7-5 board have showdown value but are beaten by most hands that called a 3-bet and barreled. Betting only gets called by better hands, so check and take the free showdown.

Button open with suited ace-ten is a strong, profitable raise in three-handed play. A 3bb sizing applies pressure while retaining flexibility postflop.

KJo is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range. Calling out of position with the big blind still to act plays poorly, so I'll 3-bet to take the initiative and isolate.

K2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

AdTd is strong enough to continue in position against the small blind's 3-bet, with suitedness and an ace providing useful equity. Calling preserves position rather than inflating the pot with a marginal 4-bet.

As the 3-bettor I have a range advantage on this monotone board, and my Jd adds backdoor nut-ish draw equity plus a blocker. A small c-bet of about 30% pot pressures unpaired hands without diamonds.

We have the nut flush on a monotone flop against a likely strong continuing range. Raising builds the pot while leaving room for worse flushes, sets, and diamond draws to continue.

The J-high flush draw plus the K overcard gets good enough pot odds (1800 to win 7300, about 25% needed) against overpairs and sets. Shoving into a range that includes made flushes is risky, so I'll call and re-evaluate on the turn.

I hold a jack-high flush draw with no made hand, and the button's flop raise shows a strong range that is unlikely to fold to a shove. Checking lets me see the river cheaply if they check behind.

I have the nut flush with a pot-sized stack behind. Shoving maximizes value against lower flushes, sets, and strong one-pair hands while denying any free river.

Villain called our 3-bet, raised the flop and shoved the turn on a monotone board, which points to made flushes and sets. Our J-high draw plus the gutshot has well under the ~32% equity needed, and it drops to about 7% against higher flushes.

A9o is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and pressure the blinds.

T9 offsuit is a marginal defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a weak hand out of position.

Defend the big blind versus the button's small raise with suited king-high, which has adequate equity and playability heads-up.

Check top pair with a weak kicker to control the pot and allow the preflop raiser to continue with bluffs and worse hands.

Ace-high with a backdoor straight draw on a K-Q board, which favors the preflop raiser in position against the big blind's check. A small c-bet gets folds from many weak hands and keeps my equity when called."}

We have top pair heads-up against a small continuation bet. Calling keeps weaker queens, draws, and bluffs in while avoiding building a large pot with a weak kicker.

Check back with one pair on this coordinated board to control the pot and retain showdown value.

A9 holds a gutshot to the nut straight plus the ace blocker, so it makes a good semi-bluff against a range that has checked twice. Betting two-thirds pot takes fold equity from weak pairs and draws while keeping 4 clean outs.

Top pair has sufficient showdown value and the turn sizing offers reasonable pot odds against draws and lighter barrels. Raising would mostly isolate us against stronger kings, two pair, and made straights.

Our weak king has showdown value but is dominated by stronger kings, queens, and many value hands that barreled twice. Checking avoids a thin value bet into a range likely to call only better.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed draws. The opponent's check-calls on the flop and turn suggest a made hand that is unlikely to fold to a river bluff.

On the button in a three-handed game, 8-7 offsuit is playable as an open. Raising to 250 gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

K7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a button 2.5x open, 93s has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a KQ-high board that favors the button's raising range, so I check and plan to give up against significant pressure.

With 87 offsuit on a K-Q-3 flop, I have little equity when called and no useful straight draw. Checking keeps the pot small and leaves room to bluff a later street.

Our pair of threes plus the paired queens on the board likely beats the button's range after they checked back the flop, which caps their holdings. A small bet gets value from weaker pairs and ace-high and denies equity to overcards.

Eight-seven high has no meaningful draw on this paired board. Calling the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.