Hold'em table

KJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed, so I raise to build the pot while keeping the sizing modest.

T8o from the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position is unprofitable, and the hand is too weak to 3-bet.

KTo is strong enough to defend big blind against button open, getting good pot odds.

I have a gutshot straight draw and an overcard, but the board is ace-high and likely hit the preflop raiser. Checking to see his action is prudent.

A small continuation bet can get value from weaker jacks, eights, and draws while protecting my middle pair.

I have a gutshot straight draw needing a Q, which is about 8.5% to hit, but the pot odds (4:1) don't justify calling 180. My king high is likely dominated with an ace on board, and I lack position. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

K9o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open; a 2.5bb raise puts pressure on the blinds.

Q5o is a weak hand out of position against a button raise, and the big blind is still to act, making a call or bluff unprofitable.

Seven-four suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small button raise, especially with no rake.

With no pair and only a remote backdoor straight possibility, I’ll check rather than build the pot.

In position on the button with K-high, a backdoor flush draw and gutshot-ish overcard equity on a dry Q-high board after the big blind checks; a small c-bet of about a third of the pot folds out better high cards and keeps the initiative.

Seven-four has no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

J6o is too weak to play from the button in a 3-handed game; I prefer to conserve my stack and wait for a better spot.

7-3 offsuit is a weak hand, and playing out of position against the big blind makes the extra call unattractive.

Nine-eight offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

83o in the small blind facing a button open is too weak to continue profitably, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

My hand 2c5d is too weak to defend against a raise, and calling would likely lead to losing more chips with little chance of improvement.

J8o is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to attack the blinds.

3h5h is a very weak hand and I'm out of position facing a 2.5x button raise; folding avoids committing chips with poor equity and poor playability.

K9 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

With king-high on a low paired flop, I can check and see how the preflop raiser acts before committing chips.

A dry paired low board favors the preflop raiser, and J-high has some equity plus fold equity, so a small c-bet (about a third of the pot) is profitable against the big blind's wide defending range.

The small flop bet gives K-high a good price to continue against a wide button betting range. I can improve with a king or nine and may already be ahead of some unpaired hands.

Top pair is strong enough to continue, but checking keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot while avoiding an unnecessary large pot out of position.

Jack-high has no draw, and the 9d helps the big blind's flop-calling range of 9x and diamond draws, so a barrel has limited fold equity. Checking back takes a free card to pair up and keeps the pot small.

I have nines full of deuces. A moderate river bet can get called by weaker pairs while still extracting value from a strong hand.

J8 only plays the board's two pair with a jack kicker, so it loses to any pair, any 2, 3 or 9, and to queen-, king- or ace-high. That leaves too few bluffs we beat to justify the roughly 27% equity the call needs.

Tc6s is a very weak hand and unlikely to win a pot postflop; even with position there are better spots to steal.

Calling 50 chips gives favorable pot odds with a suited hand against the big blind's wide range. Raising would build a larger pot out of position with a weak hand.

33 is ahead of most of a small-blind limping range, and I'll have position postflop, so raising to 400 builds the pot and puts pressure on weak limps.

Nine-three suited is too weak to defend out of position against a four-big-blind raise.