Hold'em table

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise uses position without risking too much.

JTs suited is a strong three-handed holding, and a 3-bet applies pressure to the button's wide opening range while reducing the chance of the big blind entering cheaply.

J3 offsuit facing an open and a 3-bet is a clear fold; calling 750 out of position with a dominated hand is losing.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a sizable three-bet, even with position.

Button A-high has sufficient equity and positional value to open-raise three-handed. A modest 2.5bb sizing applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

J2 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold. We'd be out of position, and the BB is still left to act behind.

Q8 offsuit has enough equity against a typical button opening range to defend the big blind for 150 more, especially with the small blind's dead money in the pot.

Middle pair has showdown value, but betting out of position into the preflop raiser risks building a large pot against stronger hands. I’ll check and evaluate their action.

I will make a small continuation bet with the nut-heart draw and ace-high, leveraging position and retaining efficient bluff/semi-bluff opportunities on later streets.

Middle pair with a queen kicker is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet. Raising would build the pot unnecessarily with a vulnerable hand.

Two pair is strong, but the third heart makes a large pot risky. Checking lets the preflop aggressor continue betting weaker hands and draws.

I have the nut flush on a coordinated board and should value-bet while worse flushes, pairs, and draws can still call.

Two pair is strong enough to continue, but the third heart makes a raise less attractive. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while controlling the pot.

My two pair has showdown value, but the king improves several hands that could have bet the turn. Checking avoids building a larger pot against those hands.

I have the nut flush and can value-bet strongly against smaller flushes, two pair, and strong one-pair holdings that have called through the turn.

Two pair is strong enough to call this river bet, especially against a button range that can include weaker value hands and bluffs. Raising would risk too much against completed straights and flushes.

T5 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a reasonable steal candidate against two blinds, so I'm opening to a small size of 2.5bb.

86 suited has enough playability to defend against a button raise at this price, especially with no rake. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

T8 suited has sufficient equity and playability to defend the big blind getting strong pot odds in a multiway pot.

I have the nut straight on a three-way flop. Betting builds the pot and charges pairs and straight draws.

T8 has only a gutshot to a six on this coordinated flop, with little showdown value in a multiway pot. Folding avoids continuing against a substantial lead with the button still behind.

Middle pair with a backdoor flush draw gets about 29% pot odds against a donk bet whose range includes plenty of draws and weaker hands. Calling keeps weaker holdings in rather than raising into a range heavy with strong hands.

I have a straight and can get value from strong pairs, sets, and draws while charging diamond draws to continue.

With a pair of fives, a nut-ish flush draw and a gutshot to a 6, I have about 12 clean outs, which is close to the 29% pot odds. Implied odds and some showdown value make calling better than raising into a strong-looking double-barrel.

I have a straight and can get value from two pair, sets, and rivered queens. The third diamond makes a moderate bet preferable to a large one.

A queen-high flush with the T is strong but loses to any bigger diamond, and a raise mostly gets called by better flushes while folding out straights and sets. Calling captures value against the bluffs and weaker made hands in their range.

A6 suited is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play, and a 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while preserving flexibility.

5h6h is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind, and playing it out of position realizes poorly.

A4o in the big blind against a button open to 2.5bb gets good pot odds, needing only 150 more to win a 400 pot, and plays fine as a defend. Calling keeps the pot manageable, though a 3-bet is also possible.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker on a connected board, out of position against the button's range; checking controls the pot size and lets me decide against a c-bet.

A small continuation bet can fold out some unpaired hands. The ace overcard and backdoor diamond draw provide ways to improve if called.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker is getting great odds against a small c-bet (180 into 550), and it has enough showdown value to call. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands.

Bottom pair plus a gutshot to the ace-high straight (a Q makes AKQJT? no — a K doesn't help without Q; Q gives 9-T-J-Q plus A? no). Weak showdown value on a coordinated board, so I'll check and see a cheap river or fold to heavy pressure.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this turn connects with the big blind's flop-calling range. With no meaningful draw, I prefer to check rather than bluff.

Our bottom two pair (4s with the board 9s) has showdown value, but few worse hands would call a bet while better pairs and straights would. Checking to showdown keeps the pot controlled.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed draws. Betting is unlikely to fold out enough of the opponent’s pairs to justify a bluff.

Pocket threes are a marginal button open in a short-handed game, but folding avoids playing a low pair against two blind defenders without further information.

A6o is well ahead of a random big-blind hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so a standard 3x raise takes the initiative and applies pressure.

Calling 200 closes the action preflop, and 5-4 offsuit has enough potential against a small-blind opening range to defend in position.

A6 has a gutshot to the 9, an ace overcard and a backdoor club draw, so it is a reasonable semi-bluff. A small c-bet keeps the initiative, gets folds from BB's weak hands, and still has equity when called.

I have only a gutshot and no pair. Calling 250 with this weak draw is not worth it.

73o is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game with 100bb stacks, so folding is standard.

AJs is a strong heads-up opening hand, so I raise from the small blind to build the pot and put pressure on the big blind.

Defend the big blind heads-up with a connected hand receiving reasonable pot odds against the small blind's raise.

Top two pair is strong on this dry flop. A 300-chip bet gets value from weaker aces and jacks while keeping draws in at a price.

With only eight-high on an ace-high board and no meaningful immediate draw, folding to the continuation bet is best.