Hold'em table

7h 3d is too weak of a holding to open, even on the button in 3-handed play.

KQ suited is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, so I raise for value and to take the initiative from out of position.

JTo plays well enough in position against a small-blind raise to defend, but it is not strong enough to require a three-bet.

Heads-up in a 600 pot on J-5-5 with KQ suited, I have two overcards and a backdoor flush draw. A bet of about two-thirds pot as a continuation bet can win the pot now and build equity if called.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong against a wide preflop raiser. On this dry board, calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while controlling the pot.

Holding KQ with a jack on board, I have a gutshot straight draw, two overcards to the pair-less board, and a club backdoor. I bet about half the pot on the turn as a semi-bluff, since the opponent only called the flop and my hand has several outs.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong enough to continue against this turn bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise.

Board Js 5c 5d 3h 5h; I hold K-high with a Q and a club backdoor that missed. Bet for thin value/bluff since villain called twice and may hold a weak jack or pocket pair.

My jack makes a full house. The river bet offers good odds to call, while raising is unlikely to get value from worse hands.

J7 suited is a marginal hand out of position against two players who still act after me, and it plays poorly against a raise. Folding is the cautious choice, though calling 100 into a 150 pot would also be defensible on the button.

A5 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. A 3bb raise builds the pot while keeping the risk modest.

54 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb raise from the small blind.

Pocket eights are strong on the button three-handed. I raise to build the pot while retaining position.

T6o is a weak offsuit holding that plays poorly out of position facing an open raise; an easy fold.

32o is the worst starting hand; calling 150 to win a 400 pot out of position against a button raise is not worth it, and bluff-raising has little payoff.

43s is at the very bottom of the button opening range and is a disciplined fold preflop.

Button folded, so it is heads-up with me in the small blind holding A2 offsuit. The ace is strong enough to raise for value and fold equity, and a small raise to 300 keeps the risk low.

Q7 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise to 300, and I’ll have position after the flop.

Top pair with an ace on A-K-3 rainbow-ish board, first to act heads-up; bet about 2/3 pot for value and to charge king and draw hands.

Queen-high has little equity on this ace-king flop, and calling a 400-chip bet with only weak backdoor draws is unlikely to be profitable.

7c6s is a suited-ish connector-type hand (offsuit) on the button in a 3-handed game; calling 100 to win a 250 pot gives good odds and position, so a cheap call is reasonable over folding. ‌Raising is unnecessary with a marginal hand.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 250-chip pot. Despite the weak offsuit hand and poor position, the price is good enough with no rake.

Holding weak offsuit cards in the big blind facing limpers, taking the free flop is the best play.

With 4-high, no meaningful draw, and two opponents on a coordinated flop, a free card is preferable to betting.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker on a connected board in a multiway pot, making a check the most prudent option.

I have an open-ended straight draw (7-6 on 9-K-T) in position after both opponents checked, so a small bet can win the pot now and still has plenty of equity if called.

With 4-3 offsuit on a K-T-9 flop, I have no pair or meaningful draw. Calling into a bettor with another player still to act is unlikely to be profitable.

Bottom pair with an awful kicker on a highly coordinated board out of position is an easy fold against a 2/3 pot bet.

T2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button without a reason to expect the blinds to fold often.

Q4o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind out of position.