Hold'em table

J8o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise pressures both blinds.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

I have a strong hand (AK offsuit) and the opponent raised to 250. I want to apply pressure and build the pot, while maintaining control. A raise to 400 is a reasonable size to isolate or take the pot now.

Facing a small min-3bet, calling 150 into a 700 pot gives very good odds, and J8o plays fine in position.

Top pair top kicker is strong on this dry board, so I bet for value and protection against draws and weaker kings.

J-high with no pair and no real draw on K74 facing a large lead from the preflop 3-bettor; calling 600 to win 1450 isn't justified.

Button with A-K offsuit is a strong opening hand three-handed. A 2.5bb open builds value while retaining maneuverability.

5-7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, especially out of position. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

QJo is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range, and calling 150 into a 400 pot gives good odds. Defending by calling keeps the pot manageable while I'm out of position.

We have QJ with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot on a K-high board, which favors the preflop raiser, so checking to the button is standard from out of position. We can consider check-raising or continuing against a small c-bet.

Bet top pair with top kicker for value and protection on this moderately coordinated board. A smaller continuation bet keeps worse kings and draws involved.

Against a medium-sized c-bet from the button we need about 28% equity. Q-high with a backdoor flush draw, backdoor straight draws and some overcard equity is a reasonable float for defending the big blind.

Queen-high with no real draw on a paired board after calling a flop c-bet; check and likely give up to aggression.

With top pair and an ace kicker on a paired board, I value-bet while charging spade draws and weaker kings. A moderate sizing keeps worse hands and draws involved.

Queen-high with no straight or flush draw on K-8-6-6 against continued aggression, so there's not enough equity to call 800 into 2050. Bluff-raising has poor fold equity given the button's steady betting.

Blind vs blind with 82 suited, getting 3:1 to complete; a limp is fine against the big blind, and folding is too tight.

Check the big blind with a weak 8-high hand rather than inflate the pot out of position.

82o has nothing on Q75 with two spades beyond a weak gutshot to a 6, so I'm out of position in a limped pot. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a free card.

Betting the flopped eight-high flush draws value from worse spades and applies pressure to the limper while building a pot with a strong made hand.

82 offsuit has no pair and no draw on Q-7-5 with two spades, and the gutshot to a 6 is weak. Calling 150 into 350 without the equity to justify it is a clear fold.

54o is at the bottom edge of a 3-handed button opening range and plays poorly against two blinds, so folding avoids a marginal spot.

With 4-3 offsuit in the small blind against the big blind, folding avoids defending a very weak hand out of position.

Button opening with K-high is profitable three-handed; a small raise applies pressure while retaining flexibility.

Holding 6-9 offsuit out of position facing a raise to 250 is too weak to continue, especially with no connected or suited potential. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

A3o in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is getting good pot odds (150 to win 400) and is well ahead of a wide button range, so calling is clearly better than folding. A 3-bet is also possible, but calling keeps the pot small with a weak kicker.

Top and bottom two pair on a wet, two-tone wheel board. Leading for value and protection charges the diamond and straight draws and builds the pot against the button raiser's ace-x hands.

Kh7s has no pair, no meaningful draw, and no diamond blocker on this ace-high coordinated board. Folding to the donk bet preserves chips.

A8o is strong enough from the button in this 3-handed game, so I raise to 300 to pressure the blinds and take the dead money. I also keep position postflop if called.

K3s out of the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard; a 3-bet bluff with it is possible, but mixing in a fold is fine.

Defend the big blind against the button's minimum raise with K7 offsuit; the pot odds and heads-up position make a call preferable to folding.

We have strong trips with a good kicker on a board where the preflop raiser is likely to continuation-bet frequently. Checking preserves their bluffs and lets us build a pot against their Tx and overpairs.

I have trip sevens with a strong king kicker after the opponent checked back the flop. A medium value bet can be called by aces, tens, pocket pairs, and draws while building the pot.