Hold'em table

K3o on the button in a 3-handed game has decent playability with a king-high and position. Calling 100 to win 250 is a good price, and a raise with this weak kicker is not clearly better.

J2s plays poorly out of position postflop even with good pot odds, so folding is the standard play.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button limp. Raising for value also helps offset being out of position after the flop.

K3o is weak and out of position against a big blind 3-bet-sized raise; calling 400 to win 650 with a poor hand is not profitable, so fold.

63o is too weak to open raise or play even from the button in 3-handed play.

AJs is a strong heads-up hand against the big blind. Raising from the small blind builds value and discourages a cheap flop.

A4s in the big blind facing a 3.5x small blind open in a 3-handed game is a clear call: it gets good pot odds (250 to win 450+) and has an ace-high hand with playability. A 3-bet is possible but calling keeps things simple and lets me play the hand in position-neutral fashion.

I have two overcards and backdoor flush and straight possibilities. A small continuation bet can fold out some better-equity hands without committing much.

Ace-high with a backdoor wheel draw has decent equity and a good price, facing a small continuation bet of 230 into 700. Calling keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity without bloating it.

The turn is a blank, and ace-jack high has limited ways to improve after the flop bet was called. Checking avoids building a larger pot with a weak hand.

Ace-high with a wheel draw (A-2-3-4 needs a 5) gives a gutshot plus backdoor equity. Villain checked the turn after betting the flop, so a medium bet can fold out hands like 9x and pick up the pot while keeping outs if called.

Ace-high has no draw and few reliable outs against a turn bet after the flop call. Calling 600 is unlikely to be profitable.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; a 2.5 big-blind raise applies pressure while preserving position.

A6s is a decent hand in a 3-handed pot, but I'm out of position against a button open with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 keeps the price low and avoids bloating the pot; a 3-bet would risk a lot with a marginal hand.

Holding JTs in the big blind facing a raise and a call, getting 4:1 immediate pot odds closing the action, calling is standard and highly profitable.

I have the nut flush draw plus a backdoor wheel draw (A-6 on a 3-8-4 board, needing a 2 and 5 for a straight). Betting about two-thirds of the pot in a 3-way pot builds the pot and takes it down with fold equity. I'm out of position but have decent equity if called.

I missed the flop completely with jack-high, facing a 2/3 pot donk bet from the small blind with the preflop aggressor still to act behind me.

Top pair with a jack kicker is strong enough to continue against this flop bet. Calling in position keeps weaker hands in without inflating the pot.

I have the nut straight (A-6 with 3-4-7-8 makes 4-5-6-7-8? no: 3,4,6,7,8 lacks 5). Correction: I hold a nut-flush-draw-plus-gutshot: As with 7s,4s and 6s gives 4 spades, so the nut flush draw, plus a gutshot to 5 for a straight. I'm first to act heads-up in a 1750 pot and bet about 60% pot as a semi-bluff with strong equity, which also gets folds from hands like overcards or pairs.

My pair of eights has a weak kicker, and the turn completes several straight draws. Against a second sizable bet, I would rather preserve chips than call with limited ways to improve.

AJo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so a 3x open raise applies pressure on both blinds and builds the pot with a positional advantage.

J5o is an easy fold from the small blind against a 3bb open raise.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a 3x button raise.

Holding 52 offsuit on the button is a clear fold preflop due to very low equity and poor playability.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to raise from the small blind against the big blind. Raising to 300 puts pressure on the big blind without risking too much.

A4o in the big blind, getting 2:1 (200 to call into a 400 pot) against a small-blind raise to 300 in a 3-handed game. The SB range is wide, so the ace is live and calling is profitable. A 3-bet with this hand would be marginal.

A-high has some showdown value on this dry flop, but little incentive to build the pot out of position. Checking keeps weaker hands in and lets me reassess on the turn.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker on a dry K-4-3 flop, and the small blind checked, which signals weakness. A bet of about two-thirds pot gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity to overcards.

A8 has only ace-high on this dry king-high flop. Facing a sizable bet out of position with few strong draws, folding is preferable to calling.

K2 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed, rake-free game. A small raise puts pressure on the blinds while preserving position.

9-4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Defending QJo in the big blind against a standard button open getting attractive pot odds.

Checking to the preflop raiser on an Ace-high paired board with Queen high.

This dry, ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands and deny them free cards.

I completely missed the ace-high paired board with Queen-Jack offsuit and have minimal backdoor equity to continue against the flop c-bet.