Hold'em table

K2o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise to steal the blinds is profitable.

5♥3♣ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling 200 chips out of position against a raise is not worthwhile, especially with the big blind still to act.

T5 suited has enough equity against a button opening range to defend the big blind for 150 more chips.

I have no pair or immediate draw on this flop, so checking avoids investing more with a weak hand.

The dry Q-high board favors my button opening range. K-high with a backdoor overcard makes a good small c-bet at about a third of the pot.

T-high has no pair or immediate draw on this flop. The small bet offers a reasonable price, but this hand has too little equity to continue out of position.

T6 suited is playable on the button in a three-handed pot, and raising puts pressure on the blinds while taking initiative. A 2.5×-blind open is a reasonable size.

J8 suited is strong enough to occasionally three-bet against a wide button opening range. Raising also avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

Three-handed ranges are wide and the price is decent. 77 has solid equity plus set-mining implied odds, and I'll be in position against the 3-bettor postflop.

T6 suited is too weak to continue against a three-bet and a caller, especially with 700 chips still to call preflop.

J-high has little equity or backdoor potential on this flop, and the big blind's cold-calling range can connect with these low cards. I prefer to check rather than bluff into that range.

Top set on a draw-heavy but rainbow board; bet for value against the 3-bettor's overpairs and to deny equity to straight draws.

J-high has no immediate draw on this flop, and the big blind's preflop call and flop bet make continuing unattractive.

J4 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising gives me a chance to win the blinds and lets me play in position if called.

84o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position and is too weak to 3-bet.

A2 offsuit is weak, but heads-up from the big blind it has enough equity and pot odds to defend against the button’s small open. Calling keeps the pot manageable without turning it into a bluff 3-bet.

With only ace-high and a backdoor club draw on a paired flop, betting has little value; check and retain the option to continue if the button bets.

I have a flush draw and position on a paired flop. A small continuation bet can win the pot now while keeping the cost modest if called.

The small bet offers favorable pot odds, and ace-high can still be ahead of some of the button’s bluffs. Raising has little value on this paired board, so I’ll call and reassess on the turn.

With only ace-high on a paired board, I have little value to bet and no meaningful draw. I’ll check and reassess if the button bets.

The king favors my preflop raising range, so a turn bet can pressure weak pairs while my club draw provides equity if called.

A-high has no meaningful draw on this paired board, and the large turn bet after the flop raise is unlikely to be profitable to call. Preserve the remaining stack rather than continue with weak showdown value.

T9o is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5x raise lets me take the initiative with a hand that plays well in position.

A-K offsuit is a premium hand against a button open. 3-bet to 1,000 for value and to make the big blind pay to continue.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 10-big-blind three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

T9o plays poorly against a 4x small-blind 3-bet. Even with position, calling 750 into 2100 isn't profitable enough given how dominated and low-equity this hand is.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take the initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

J5 suited is too weak to continue against the button's raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

AQs is well ahead of a button opening range in 3-handed play, so 3-betting for value from the big blind is standard. Going to 10bb sizes it up for being out of position.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial big-blind 3-bet; calling would put in 7.5 more big blinds out of position postflop.

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds uses position while keeping the investment modest.

J5 suited out of the small blind facing a 2.5x button open, with the big blind still to act, is a weak holding. I'd be out of position, so folding is standard.

Q3 suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button open at this price. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that can make strong flushes, but is not a value 3-bet.

With only queen-high and a weak backdoor flush draw, this A-T-2 flop favors the preflop raiser. Check and avoid investing chips with little equity.

A small continuation bet on this dry ace-high board can fold out some of the big blind’s weaker hands while risking little with queen-high.

Q-high has no meaningful draw on this board, and calling would require too much equity against a flop raise. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.