Hold'em table

A4 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

75 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

BB vs a 2.5x button open, calling 150 into a 400 pot needs about 27% equity, and J5o has roughly 35% against a wide button range, so defending is profitable.

J5 offhand on Q92 two-tone is a weak gutshot-less hand with little equity out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking and folding to aggression is best.

A small continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands while keeping the pot manageable with ace-high.

J5 offsuit has no pair, no flush draw and only a weak backdoor straight draw on Q92 with two clubs. Even at the good price of about 20% equity needed, continuing isn't profitable when out of position.

Button open with K6 suited is a profitable steal opportunity three-handed. A 2.5bb raise applies pressure while retaining flexibility postflop.

54o out of position in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold.

Closing the action against a button raise, J5 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind at this price in a no-rake game.

I have a weak hand on a paired flop and am out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking avoids building the pot without a strong draw or made hand.

A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired overcard hands and weaker broadways while risking little on this paired, dry board.

J-5 offsuit has little equity or potential to improve on this paired flop, so calling the bet is not worthwhile.

K4o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open, so I'm stealing the blinds with a 2.5bb raise.

AJo is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising from the small blind also avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

2c5c is far too weak to defend against a large 11bb reraise, especially with the opener still behind.

K4o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 11bb from the small blind; calling 850 out of position is not justified by equity or playability.

QTo is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise puts pressure on both blinds without overcommitting.

QJo is a strong three-handed holding against a button open and benefits from applying pressure preflop. I will 3-bet to a sizing that can discourage the big blind from entering cheaply.

Q6o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position with the original raiser still behind.

QTo is often dominated by a small-blind three-betting range, and calling 600 chips risks playing a large pot with a marginal offsuit hand.

6-4 offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering against both blinds.

A9s is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so raising to 3bb for value and initiative beats limping.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, but calling avoids building a large pot out of position.

As the preflop raiser, this K-Q high board favors my range, so a small one-third-pot c-bet should win often. Ace-high also gives me some equity and backdoor straight potential when called.

The small flop bet gives me a good price to continue in position with ace-high against a potentially wide betting range.

Ace-high with no draw on a paired turn. BB's flop call range has lots of Kx, Qx and club draws that won't fold, so I'll check and keep a little showdown value rather than barrel.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed draws, but a turn bet is unlikely to fold out many better made hands. I’ll check back and reassess on the river.

A9 is only a pair of nines on a paired board, so it beats missed draws but loses to most Kx and Qx that would call a bet. Checking keeps the pot small and lets missed club draws bluff.

Ace-high has limited showdown value. After the opponent checked both turn and river, a river bluff can pressure their weaker pairs.

Nines and eights with an ace kicker is a reasonable bluff-catcher against a river stab after a checked turn. Missed club draws and weaker nines are in their range, and I only need about 30% equity to call.

J3 suited on the button 3-handed is a reasonable steal, and the blinds' ranges are wide but weak. A small open to 2.5bb puts pressure on them while keeping the risk low.

Q9 offsuit is a marginal hand to play out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Defend the big blind with a suited ten against the button's small open; the pot odds and lack of rake make calling preferable to folding.

With only ten-high and limited backdoor potential on this coordinated flop, checking preserves equity and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a dry-ish board versus a BB check; a small c-bet gets value from weaker Jx, 5x and draws while keeping the pot controlled.

T-high with only a weak gutshot and backdoor clubs lacks sufficient equity versus this flop bet.