Hold'em table

A4 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional advantage if called.

AKo is a premium hand 3-handed; 3-betting from the small blind builds value and avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot.

6-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet with the original raiser still in the hand.

A4 offsuit is too weak to profitably continue against this sizable small-blind three-bet. Position and an ace blocker do not compensate for poor playability and domination risk.

AJ offsuit on the button is a strong 3-handed opener, well ahead of blind ranges; raising builds pot in position and denies free equity.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

83 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise. Its poor playability out of position makes calling unprofitable, and it is a poor candidate for a bluff three-bet.

Eight-deuce offsuit has poor equity and playability even on the button; folding avoids investing in a weak hand.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to open from the small blind after the button folds. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures the big blind while charging for positional advantage.

54 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a 3x small-blind raise, even in position postflop, and calling would often leave me dominated with low-pair hands.

84 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button against two unknown blinds. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

Completing the small blind for 50 into 150 with J-4 heads-up against the big blind is cheap; Jack-high has well over the 25% equity needed despite being out of position.

With 6-4 offsuit against a small-blind limp, I can see the flop for free and play in position rather than build the pot with a weak hand.

With only jack-high showdown value on a paired queen board, a pot-sized lead can fold ace/king-high and small pairs while my jack still has straight and overcard outs if called.

I have only six-high on a paired flop, with no meaningful draw. Calling a pot-sized bet out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

Q4 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a playable open with flush potential and position; raising pressures the blinds and takes initiative rather than limping or folding.

K7 suited is a reasonable three-bet bluff against a button open: it blocks strong king hands and has some postflop playability. Raising also avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

With 4-2 offsuit facing a raise and a large three-bet, calling is unprofitable and the hand has poor blockers for a bluff. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Q4 suited is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet to 1000; calling 750 would risk being dominated with poor playability despite position.

Q3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown opponents.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. T3 suited has enough playability to justify a cheap entry, while raising would inflate the pot out of position with a weak hand.

With 2-9 offsuit against a small-blind limp, checking takes a free flop in position rather than building a pot with a very weak hand.

Top pair can get value from weaker pairs and draws against the big blind’s wide range. A modest bet also denies free equity without building an unnecessarily large pot with a weak kicker.

Bottom pair plus a club flush draw gives many outs against a likely top pair, and 125 into 325 offers good pot odds in position.

Top pair plus a gutshot is strong enough to bet for value against weaker pairs and draws in this limped pot. This sizing also charges the many hands with live river outs.

Bottom pair with a weak nine-high club draw needs 27.5% equity to call, but against a 61% pot turn bet from a likely ten or better pair the flush is not to the nuts and reverse implied odds make calling unprofitable.