Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed, leveraging position against the blinds. I use a modest opening size to preserve flexibility.

AJo is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range, so a 3-bet from the small blind plays better than flatting out of position with the big blind still to act. Sizing to 900 denies equity and takes the initiative.-the the big blind. en: 900 is roughly 4x the open, standard for out of position.atat.

T6o is a weak offsuit hand facing a 3-bet out of position, and calling 800 more with poor equity and playability is not profitable.

Qs8c is too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind 3-bet after opening, especially out of position postflop.

Q7o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open-raise, since only two players are left to act behind. Going to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

Q6o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, and calling would put me at a significant disadvantage postflop. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

A-T offsuit is strong against a button opening range heads-up and benefits from applying pressure preflop. I am 3-betting for value and initiative.

Q7o is too weak to continue against a big blind 3-bet to 8bb, even with position, since it is dominated often and plays poorly in a bloated pot.

With 7h6h heads-up in the small blind, calling the extra 50 gives a playable suited connector at a good price.

62o is a weak hand, and checking gives me a free flop in position against a limping small blind. Raising gains little with this hand.

This coordinated high board favors the big blind’s checking range, while 6h7h has only weak backdoor possibilities. Checking realizes equity without risking a bluff into frequent calls or raises.

6-2 offsuit has no equity on the T-J-Q board, and this wet broadway texture hits the small blind's limping range often. Checking back and taking a free card beats a low-success bluff.

Bet small for value and protection with bottom pair on this coordinated board, targeting folds from unpaired overcards and draws.

Bottom pair is getting 4:1 against a small turn bet from a wide limping range, and it beats plenty of air and draws. That makes a call reasonable, while raising would only fold out worse hands.

The river strongly favors the straight-completing cards that my turn bet can credibly represent. A moderate bluff targets one-pair and missed holdings while risking relatively little.

A pair of sixes with a deuce kicker on a four-to-a-straight broadway board beats almost nothing that would bet the river. Any ten, jack, queen, king, ace or nine beats me, so calling isn't justified even at these pot odds.

T2 suited is too weak to open profitably on the button in this short-handed configuration.

In a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds, 98o is a reasonable open from the small blind. Raising to 3bb gives fold equity and initiative, which is better than limping out of position.

Calling 200 with a small pocket pair offers good implied odds to hit a set, and folding would give up too much equity for this price.

Middle pair with a backdoor flush draw has showdown value but plays poorly against a raise when out of position, so checking controls the pot. This K-J board also connects with much of the big blind's calling range.

Pocket twos have little showdown value on this coordinated board, and checking keeps the pot small while allowing a free turn card. Folding is unnecessary since I can check, and raising would likely only get called by better hands.

Third pair out of position has showdown value but gets little value from a bet and plays poorly against a raise, so I'll check to control the pot.

Middle pair has some showdown value on a board that has been checked down. A small bet can get calls from weaker pairs and ace-high, and it wins the pot if the opponent times out again, since their fallback against a bet is to fold.

T4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play against two players behind. Folding is the standard, low-variance choice.

Q7s is playable heads-up and I only need to call 50 into a 150 pot, so seeing a flop cheaply is profitable. Raising would bloat the pot while I am out of position with a marginal hand.

Tc2d is a weak holding and checking preserves equity in the limped blind-versus-blind pot.

Semi-bluff with a flush draw and a live queen overcard; a small bet can take the pot now or build it when I hit.

With only ten-high, no meaningful draw, and a paired-low-board backdoor at best, calling the flop lead is unprofitable.

T2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind heads-up against the big blind at this stack depth.