Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to open from the button in a three-handed game. Raising to 2.5 big blinds puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J7o out of the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a dominated offsuit hand loses money.

Q3 suited has sufficient equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button min-raise with favorable pot odds.

Checking is best with Q-high and a gutshot to Broadway on this board, preserving the option to respond to the preflop raiser's continuation bet.

This flop favors my preflop raising range, and a small bet can fold out weak blind defenses. The queen blocks some strong hands, and a jack gives me a straight.

I have a gutshot to the Broadway straight and am getting a relatively small continuation-bet price. Calling preserves flexibility against a likely wide button c-bet.

I have a gutshot to Broadway and can apply pressure after the turn check. A moderate semi-bluff can fold out some missed or marginal holdings while retaining strong implied odds if called.

I have only a gutshot and a potentially dominated queen. Calling 500 is unlikely to be profitable against the turn bet.

T3o sits below a standard 3-handed button opening range, and with two players left to act behind it has poor playability, so folding is the disciplined choice.

With heads-up blind-versus-blind pricing, 6-5 offsuit can profitably defend for one additional half blind.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to raise against a small-blind limp, especially with position after the flop.

65 offsuit performs poorly against a big-blind isolation raise, especially out of position. Folding preserves chips.

AJo on the button is a strong opening hand three-handed. Raising applies pressure and builds value against weaker blinds.

K7 suited is a reasonable three-bet against a button open in a three-handed game. Raising gives me a chance to win the pot now rather than play out of position in a multiway pot.

T4o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is a clear fold; calling 900 more with a weak hand and a player still behind is unprofitable.

AJo offsuit is likely dominated by a large small-blind 3-bet range, and calling this sizing would create an awkwardly inflated pot even in position.

64 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

KQs is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds, so I'm raising to 3x for value and initiative.

Kd Jd is a strong heads-up big blind defense versus a small blind open, and a 3-bet can capture dead money while retaining playability.

KQs is too strong to fold against a BB 3-bet in a blind-vs-blind spot, but it plays better as a call than a 4-bet. We get good pot odds (600 to win 1800) and the hand has strong equity and playability.

OOP in a 3-bet pot against the preflop aggressor with just overcards and a backdoor flush draw on a connected 984 board, so checking is standard. I can continue against a small c-bet.

This low connected flop favors the caller's range, while KJ has only overcards and a gutshot. Checking preserves flexibility in this 3-bet pot.

Villain's 3-bet range checked back a low, dry flop, which suggests many unpaired hands such as AK or AQ that beat our king-high. A turn probe can fold those out while keeping our two overcards as outs against pairs.

K-high has no pair, draw, or meaningful blocker on this board after the opponent leads the turn. Folding avoids continuing with insufficient equity.

T9s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

8-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button open, especially with the big blind still behind.

A4 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button open at this price, though it plays poorly enough out of position that I prefer calling to raising.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this flop favors the preflop raiser and offers little incentive to build the pot out of position.

Open-ended straight draw (Q or 7) with overcards to the 3, in position on a board that favors my raising range, so a c-bet of about 2/3 pot gives me fold equity plus strong equity when called.

Ace-high with no diamond and little backdoor potential is too weak to continue against this flop bet.

J9 offsuit is a playable button open in three-handed play, and raising applies pressure to the blinds while retaining initiative.

T4 suited is too weak to defend against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

A3 suited in the big blind against a 2.5x button open gets great odds (150 to win 400) and plays well postflop. Calling is standard; 3-betting is also fine, but calling keeps the button's weaker hands in.

Weak top pair on an AKQ board that heavily favors the button's raising range, so checking to control the pot and bluff-catch is the best play out of position.

I have a gutshot to Broadway and strong range leverage on this ace-high board as the preflop raiser. A moderate continuation bet can fold out weaker holdings while retaining equity when called.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a board that hits the button's range hard, facing a small c-bet (300 into 550). Calling keeps his bluffs in and controls the pot; raising would only get action from better hands.

Top pair plus the nut flush draw is strong enough to lead for value and protection, and it builds the pot for when a club hits. If raised, the nut flush outs still give a fine continue.

With only a gutshot to a ten and no made pair, calling the substantial turn lead is too weak. Folding preserves chips against this line.