Hold'em table

Q8o is a marginal hand but I have position on the button and only need to call 100 into a pot of 150, so seeing a flop is cheap and playable.

AJo is well ahead of a button limp range and benefits from isolating and taking initiative. I raise to a substantial size from the small blind.

T6o is too weak to call 350 more out of position against a small-blind squeeze over a limp, with the limper still left to act behind me. Folding is the clear choice.

Calling 350 gives me almost 2:1 pot odds with a playable hand, and I keep position postflop. Folding seems too weak against a likely wide small-blind raise.

A small continuation bet leverages our preflop range advantage on this king-high board and can fold out much of a limp-call range.

I have second pair with a queen kicker and am getting good odds to call this small flop bet. I'll keep the pot manageable in position and reevaluate on the turn.

I will pot-control with second pair and retain showdown value while allowing the caller to bluff or reveal strength on the turn.

Opponent showed weakness by checking the turn after betting the flop. My pair of eights has showdown value, but it's not strong enough to value-bet into a preflop raiser, so I'll check and evaluate the river.

Top pair with an ace kicker is likely best after the turn checks through. A medium river value bet targets weaker jacks, eights, and curious calls while limiting exposure to stronger kings.

My hand is only a weak pair of eights, and the opponent's betting pattern suggests a stronger holding. With pot odds requiring about 22% equity, I don't believe I have it, so folding saves chips.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed, and raising applies pressure to the blinds while retaining position.

Q6o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

ATo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while seeing a flop. Folding is too weak and raising risks playing a marginal hand out of position.

I have only Ace-high on a King-high flop, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the preflop raiser does.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to the big blind's unpaired holdings while risking little. I retain useful backdoor club and straight possibilities if called.

On the button three-handed, Q6o is at the bottom of a standard wide opening range, so a 2.5bb steal is profitable against the two blinds.

6h7h is a suited connector with decent implied odds, and calling 200 into a 400 pot is a reasonable price to see a flop in position relative to the raiser. Folding is too weak and raising risks getting squeezed by the big blind.

6-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a raise and call from the big blind.

I have only a weak runner-runner straight and backdoor flush draw, so I check to keep the pot small and see what the opponent does on this very coordinated board.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a very draw-heavy board. A small bet gets thin value from Tx, Jx and draws, and denies equity while keeping the pot manageable.

I only have 6-high with a runner-runner straight draw needing both 8 and 9, so calling 200 is not profitable. Folding preserves chips.

9-8 offsuit is a playable heads-up small-blind hand and benefits from applying pressure to the big blind. I raise to 3bb for initiative.

Pocket deuces in the big blind facing a 3x small-blind raise: I'm getting 3:1 pot odds and will have position with 100bb deep stacks, so calling to set-mine and play in position is profitable.

With middle pair plus a flush draw on this coordinated board, checking keeps the pot manageable and allows us to realize equity versus the caller's strong Kx-heavy range.

A low pocket pair on a K-J-8 two-tone board has showdown value but can't stand a raise, and betting mostly folds out worse hands. Checking back keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity.

Betting middle pair for value and protection on this coordinated board after the flop checks through.

Pocket 2s on a K-J-8-4 board with two spades is behind nearly all of the preflop raiser's value hands, and draws and overcards have many outs against it. A river would also be hard to play out of position, so folding to the turn bet is better than calling.

T4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in this short-handed spot, especially with no ante pressure.

Q7s is a clear SB-vs-BB open in blind battle; raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes initiative.

Holding Tc2d is extremely weak and facing a raise from the small blind, so continuing has poor equity. Folding saves chips for better spots.

J5 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a reasonable open-raise, so I'm taking the steal attempt against the blinds with a standard 2.5bb size.

T2o is too weak to continue against a raise, and calling offers poor equity with the big blind still to act behind.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open at this sizing, especially out of position.