Hold'em table

JTo is a clear opening hand on the button in 3-handed play, so I'll open to 2.5bb to take the initiative and pressure the blinds.

A7 offsuit is a reasonable hand to continue with from the small blind against a modest 2.5x raise in a 3-handed game; calling keeps the pot manageable while seeing a flop.

In the big blind closing the action, calling 150 into 600 gives good pot odds with suited 8-6 that can flop strong draws, better than folding or raising a weak hand.

Ace-high with no pair or strong draw on a paired board against two opponents; checking is the standard low-risk play.

Weak king-board kicker with only backdoor hearts; checking free avoids bluffing into the preflop raiser still to act behind.

Paired-king board favors the preflop raiser and both opponents checked to me, so a small c-bet takes it down often. JT keeps backdoor straight draws if I'm called.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a King-paired board; not worth continuing against a bet.

With only 8-high on a paired King board and just a backdoor flush draw, calling 250 lacks equity against the preflop raiser's continuation bet.

KTo is a reasonable button opening hand; raising to isolate and take initiative.

T3 offsuit is very weak facing a button raise, and I would be out of position with the big blind still to act, so folding saves chips.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) against a button open in 3-handed play, and Q6 suited has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position on a wet board against a button raiser; checking controls the pot and lets the raiser bluff, and I can call a reasonable bet.

Opponent checked indicating weakness; I have a backdoor overcard hand and should continue betting to take down the pot.

We hold top pair with a weak kicker against a small c-bet (300 into 550), so we are getting good odds. Calling keeps their bluffs in and controls the pot size on a draw-heavy board.

Trips with a weak kicker on a paired, flush-completing board; a smallish bet extracts value from 9x, 7x and pocket pairs and charges single-spade draws, while keeping the pot controlled against better Qx and flushes.

I only have a backdoor gutshot straight draw (need a Jack) with king-high, facing a lead bet that looks like real strength on a paired board; the pot odds don't justify a call.

J-T offsuit is a strong button open in 3-handed play with position and good playability; raising builds value and applies pressure to the blinds.

82o is far too weak to play from the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still left to act behind me. Folding is clearly best.

JQ offsuit is a decent hand to see a flop with, calling the extra 150 is cheap relative to pot with good implied odds in a 3-handed pot.

I have an open-ended straight draw (QJ with T9 on board) and want to build the pot while applying pressure as first to act.

Top pair with J kicker on T-9-5 in position versus a half-pot donk bet; calling keeps weaker pairs and draws in while avoiding inflating the pot against better Tx or sets.

I have an open-ended straight draw (Q-J with 9-T on board) and want to maintain pressure with a semi-bluff bet, keeping my opponent guessing while building the pot for when I hit.

Top pair with Jack kicker on a draw-heavy board needs only about 27% equity to call 650, and opponent's donk leads could be weaker pairs or diamond/straight draws.

I missed everything on this dry board with just queen-high, so I'll check and avoid bluffing into a hand that has called two streets.

Top pair with Jack kicker after opponent bet flop and turn then checked river looks like thin value against weaker Tens, nines, or pairs; a half-pot bet can get called by worse while checking would leave value unclaimed.

I have Q-high with no pair and no completed draw; facing a river raise after my bluffs missed, folding is correct since I have no showdown value.

T8o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open-raise; a 2.5x open steals the blinds often and plays well in position.

24 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct to avoid investing more chips in a low-equity spot.

85 suited has sufficient equity against a wide button open to defend the big blind, getting good pot odds for 150 more with implied odds if I hit draws or pairs.

With only backdoor diamond and straight draws and no pair on an ace-high board against the preflop raiser, checking for a free card is best.

Middle pair in position on a wet board; a small bet gets thin value from weaker 9x and draws while denying equity to overcards and gutshots.

With 8-high, only backdoor flush and straight draws on an ace-high board against a preflop raiser's flop bet, I lack the ~27% equity needed to call.

Button steal opportunity with a marginal but playable hand against two blinds; raising applies pressure and builds a pot when folding equity is high.

QJo has well over the 33% equity needed against a wide button open, and flops well enough to continue despite being out of position.

AQo is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button open and a capped small-blind flat, so a squeeze takes value and fold equity. It also avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

Facing a big 3bet to 1150 with weak offsuit J8, folding is clearly correct given poor equity and reverse implied odds.

QJo is dominated by the big blind's large 3-bet range and I would be out of position postflop, so calling 900 more is not profitable.

Q7 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is well ahead of the blinds' ranges and plays well in position. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and builds a pot with initiative.

72s 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 has little equity.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct since calling with such poor equity isn't profitable.