Hold'em table

On the button in 3-handed play, Q8o is wide enough to open for a standard min-raise to steal the blinds and take positional advantage.

Facing a button min-raise, I have an ace and good pot odds to call; I'll proceed cautiously out of position postflop.

Calling 100 into a 500-chip pot offers a good price to see the flop, even with a weak hand. I can fold cheaply if I miss.

Top pair with weak kicker on a draw-heavy board; betting half-pot charges draws and gets value from queens. I can reevaluate if raised.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker has poor prospects against a bet into two opponents on this ace-high, club-draw flop, especially with the preflop raiser still to act.

We hold second pair in position getting 3:1 pot odds against a half-pot lead, making a call profitable against a range that includes draws and worse pairs.

I have two pair on a coordinated board. Betting for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

Holding second pair weak kicker without a club on a three-flush board facing a turn double-barrel after a multiway flop lead is an easy fold.

T3o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability; folding to the big blind's raise avoids investing chips out of position with a dominated, low-equity holding.

Ace-queen offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value rather than complete from the small blind.

75o is too weak to defend against a 3.5bb open from the small blind.

A3 suited is a profitable button open with position and nut-flush potential. Raising to 250 pressures the blinds without overcommitting.

Q9o is too weak to defend out of position from the small blind against a button open.

Getting 2.67:1 closing the action with 97o has enough equity versus a wide button open, so calling is profitable and keeps my range protected.

I have middle pair on an ace-high flop and am out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by stronger aces or better pairs.

Top pair is strong enough to value-bet against the big blind’s range. A small bet also protects against hands with overcards or backdoor draws.

I have middle pair (nines) with an ace on board. Seat 3 raised preflop and bet the flop, representing a strong hand, but I'm getting decent pot odds (180 into 730) and have outs to improve. Calling keeps the pot manageable while I evaluate the turn.

I have middle pair on a scary A-Q board out of position; checking controls the pot and lets me see the button's action before committing more chips.

Top pair can still get value from weaker aces and nines. A moderate bet also charges hands that picked up a straight draw.

K2o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

88 is a strong heads-up hand; raising applies pressure and builds pot against the big blind's wide range.

A2 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and I'll have position after the flop.

The flop has two overcards to my 88 and hits the big blind's calling range well; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off my showdown value.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and this Q-J board favors the preflop raiser's range. I'll take the free card rather than bluff into that range.

I have two pair (Jacks and Eights) on a paired board. Opponent checked the flop, so I bet for value and protection against draws; I can fold if raised.

Ace-high has no meaningful draw on this paired board, and calling 400 against a turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

T9s on the button has good playability and position; raising applies pressure on the blinds and can take the pot down preflop or build a pot with a strong drawing hand.

5♥2♥ is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3bb raise with the big blind still to act.

K9o is slightly too weak to defend profitably out of position against a 3x open from the button.

J-T suited is a strong button opening hand with good playability in position. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot without overcommitting.

Q2o is far too weak to defend out of the small blind against a button open.

I'm getting 150-to-400 pot odds and the button's 2.5x open is likely wide in a 3-handed game. Calling with Kx is reasonable, though I will proceed cautiously out of position.

I flopped two pair with Kh2d on a dry K-high board and should bet for value against the preflop raiser.

With only jack-high and backdoor draws on a dry king-high flop, calling the sizable lead is unlikely to be profitable.