Hold'em table

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand, so I raise for value from the button.

8-high offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button open with the big blind still behind.

Q2o is out of position against a 3x button open, and it plays poorly after the flop. The 200-chip call into a 450 pot doesn't justify defending with it, so folding is fine.

Open-raising the button with Q6 offsuit gives a strong chance to take the blinds and retains positional playability when called.

Three-handed, the button's min-raise range is wide, and the small blind plays best with a 3-bet-or-fold strategy. 87o has decent playability and makes a reasonable 3-bet bluff that denies the big blind a cheap squeeze or overcall.

KTo is often dominated by the small blind's three-betting range, and calling would leave me out of position with the button still to act.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large small-blind 3-bet after our button min-raise.

K7o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open-raise to steal the blinds, since only two players are left to act behind.

Q5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Defend the big blind against the button's small raise with QTo, which has adequate equity and playability heads-up.

With Q-high and little immediate equity on this paired low flop, checking preserves flexibility and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

On a paired, low board that favors the preflop raiser, a small c-bet with king-high plus a gutshot to a straight gets folds from many of the big blind's hands. It still has equity when called.

Q-high with no meaningful draw has insufficient equity versus this flop bet on a paired board. Folding preserves chips rather than continuing with a weak bluff-catcher.

QTo is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while preserving position postflop.

Q9 suited has reasonable playability getting a good price from the small blind in a three-handed pot. Calling keeps weaker hands and preserves flexibility.

Getting 4:1 from the big blind with a suited hand in a multiway pot, and stacks are deep, so the implied odds make a call worthwhile. Raising 93s isn't worth it here.

I have top pair on a paired board in a multiway pot and should bet for value while charging pocket pairs and straight-backdoor holdings.

Trip threes are very strong on a paired Q-high board. Raising gets value from Qx and pocket pairs, and charges draws and overcards, including the button still to act.

Top pair with a ten kicker is vulnerable to a large raise on this dry, paired board, especially with the flop bettor still in the hand. Calling risks a much larger pot when the raiser has a three or a stronger queen.

Top pair is too strong to fold for this price on a paired board, while jamming would mostly isolate against trips and stronger queens. Calling keeps bluffs and worse queens in.

Check back with a medium-strength queen on the paired board, preserving showdown value and avoiding a difficult response to a strong range.

Trip threes are likely ahead of the Qx/Jx hands and draws that call a flop raise, so I bet two-thirds pot for value and protection. That also sets up a pot-sized river shove.

Top pair is strong enough to continue at this sizing against possible draws, weaker queens, and pressure bets. Raising would mostly isolate against trips or better queens.

Our Q makes a strong two-pair hand on this double-paired board, but the aggressive line can contain many jacks or threes that beat us. Checking realizes showdown value without exposing us to a costly check-raise.

We hold threes full of jacks, which beats the Qx and weaker hands villain likely has after calling down. It loses only to Jx, QQ, or JJ. The bet is sized below all-in so worse two-pair hands can still call.

Our Q gives only two pair on this double-paired board. The flop raise and continued large turn/river betting heavily favor a full house or a stronger Q, so calling is not profitable.

5-high offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

32o is one of the weakest hands in the deck, and completing out of position against the big blind at 100bb depth loses money. Folding is standard here.

A3o on the button three-handed is a clear open-raise; any ace plays well against two blinds, so a standard 2.5bb open is right.'

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

T7 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button open in this short-handed spot.