Hold'em table

AJ offsuit is a strong three-handed button opening hand. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and builds value while retaining flexibility.

K7s from the small blind facing a button open of 2.5bb, with the big blind still left to act, is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard; 3-betting would be the alternative, but calling is weak here.

7-2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5 big blind raise.

J9 offsuit is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative with position against both blinds.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J3 suited is too weak to defend against a button raise at this stack depth.

T8 offsuit is playable as a button open three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

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

A7o in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is a clear defend; calling 150 into a 400 pot gives good odds, and A7o is too dominated to 3-bet for value.

Ace-high with no draw out of position against the preflop raiser on a Q-high two-tone board; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity or fold to aggression.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on this queen-high flop, where I have a range advantage, while keeping the cost of a bluff modest.

Ace-high has decent equity against a wide, small button c-bet, and the price is only about 20% of the final pot, so calling beats folding.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and the paired turn changes little. Checking keeps the pot small and lets the button bluff; I can decide on a bet after that.

I have ten-high with no meaningful draw, and the flop caller can have a queen, a six, or clubs. Checking avoids committing more chips to a low-equity bluff.

Ace-high has real showdown value against a range that checked back the turn and is full of missed hands, so bluffing would only fold out worse. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me win at showdown against those misses.

Ten-high has little showdown value. After the turn checks through, a river bet can fold out missed draws and some weak pairs.

Villain checked back the turn, which caps their range, and missed club draws are natural river bluffs that my ace-high beats. I only need about 27% equity to call 550 into 1460, and my ace blocks some of their value hands.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to enter from the button in this short-handed spot without prior action.

82o is among the weakest hands, and playing it from the small blind out of position against the big blind is unprofitable, so folding saves chips.

ATo on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb is a standard size.

Pocket sevens play well against a button opening range. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and preserves the chance to win a larger pot when I flop a set.

8-high with a weak, disconnected offsuit hand performs poorly against an early raise and caller. Folding preserves chips.

With an underpair on a K-Q-high flop, I prefer to check rather than build the pot out of position.

AT on a KQ4 board gives us a gutshot to Broadway plus an overcard, and the board favors the preflop raiser's range. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot takes initiative and can win it now.

The small flop bet offers good pot odds, and pocket sevens can still be ahead of the button's unpaired hands. Calling keeps the pot manageable while I reassess on the turn.

My sevens are an underpair on a board that favors the preflop raiser. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

With only a gutshot to the nuts plus an ace overcard, and facing a flop caller who likely holds a pair, I'll take the free river card in position rather than bluff into a sticky range.

Pocket sevens have some showdown value, and a river bet is unlikely to fold out enough better hands to justify bluffing.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed straight draws like JT or J8, which would fold to a bet anyway. Villain's check-call line is full of pairs that are unlikely to fold, so bluffing gains little.

On the button in a three-handed game, 8-4 suited is playable as an open. Raising gives me a chance to win the blinds or play in position.

7-3 offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially out of position.

QJo is well ahead of a button opening range and is getting good odds in the big blind at 150 to win 400; calling keeps dominated hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

Middle pair with a gutshot is out of position against the preflop raiser on a K-high board that favors their range, so checking to control the pot is best. I plan to call a reasonable c-bet.

The big blind checked, and this board favors my preflop raising range. A small bet can win the pot now while keeping the bluff inexpensive.

Middle pair with a gutshot to Broadway (a ten makes the nut straight) is getting 910:180, about 5:1, against a small c-bet. Calling is clearly profitable, and raising would mostly fold out weaker hands.

Holding second pair on a paired board with the K having hit again, checking keeps the pot small and lets the button's range bluff. I plan to call a reasonable bet.

My flop bet was called, and the paired king gives 8-high little chance to improve. I'll check rather than commit more chips with no meaningful draw.

Two pair (queens and kings) with a jack kicker against a range capped by the turn check-back. A small value bet gets called by Jx, weaker Qx and pocket pairs while risking little against the Kx, AT and AQ hands that beat me.

Eight-high has little showdown value, and this river bet is too small to justify a bluff raise without useful blockers.