Hold'em table

Five-deuce offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds.

A5 offsuit is a strong heads-up small-blind opening hand after the button folds. Raising builds value and applies pressure to the big blind.

QJs in the big blind against a small-blind steal plays well as a 3-bet, since the SB's opening range is wide and I have position. Calling is also fine, but a 3-bet takes the initiative and adds fold equity.

A5 offsuit is too weak to continue profitably against a small-blind 3-bet in this heads-up pot, especially out of position.

Button opening with K7 suited is profitable three-handed; a 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds while preserving maneuverability.

J8o from the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb is too weak to play out of position with the big blind still behind to act. Folding is standard.

The small blind's dead chips improve the price, and J6 offsuit has enough potential against a button opening range to defend for 150 more.

With J6 offsuit on a dry, paired queen-high flop, I have little value to bet and can check to see how the preflop raiser acts.

Check back with king-high on the paired board; betting has little value against the caller's continuing range and preserves pot control.

After the preflop raiser checked the flop, a small turn bet can fold out some unpaired hands that beat jack-high while keeping the risk modest.

I have the king-high diamond draw and useful blockers on this paired board. Raising pressures small pairs and weak floats while retaining strong river equity when called.

With J6 on a paired board, I have no meaningful draw and little chance of being ahead of a turn raise.

T8s is a clear opening hand on the button in 3-handed play. A standard 2.5bb open takes the initiative and keeps position on both blinds.

J2 suited is too weak to call the button's raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

J8 suited has sufficient playability and pot odds to defend the big blind against a button min-open-plus sizing.

Check to realize equity with a gutshot and overcard potential while keeping the pot controlled out of position.

Top pair with a decent kicker in position on a wet board: bet for value and protection against the many draws. A bet of about 2/3 pot fits.

J-high with only weak backdoor possibilities has insufficient equity against the button's continuation bet on this connected, two-heart flop.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players at 100 big blinds.

9c4c is a weak small-blind holding even heads-up; folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand out of position.

7-3 offsuit is a very weak button opening hand in a three-handed game and is best folded rather than investing chips.

Blind vs blind, J6o is a reasonable steal from the small blind. Raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a small-blind raise to three big blinds.

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

QTo is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds, despite playing out of position postflop.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a small-blind raise without positional advantage, especially with no suitedness or connectedness.