Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

AJo from the small blind against a 3-handed button open is well ahead of the button's wide range, so I'll 3-bet to deny the big blind a cheap look and take the initiative. Calling out of position is worse.

T6 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, especially with 9 big blinds to call from out of position.

Q8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, even in position.

In 3-handed play on the button, Q7o is a standard opening hand, so I'll steal with a 2.5bb raise.

Q6 offsuit is weak against a button raise, and the big blind can still act behind me. Folding avoids defending the small blind with a dominated hand.

A-T offsuit is strong against a button opening range. Raising to 1,000 chips applies pressure while compensating for being out of position.

Q7o is too weak to continue against a 4x 3-bet from the big blind. Calling 750 to win 2050 out of position later isn't worth it with a dominated hand, so folding is clearly best.

On the button in a three-handed game, Q6 offsuit is playable as an open-raise; raising puts pressure on the blinds and takes initiative.

Seven-six suited has enough playability to defend against a button open at this price. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

62o is too weak to call even at 150 into 600 in a multiway pot, since it plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard.

I have no made hand or immediate draw on this flop, so checking avoids investing more out of position.

Bet small for value and protection with top pair while keeping the pot manageable on a highly connected board.

Seven-six suited has only remote backdoor draws on this flop. Calling out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button with a suited hand and no prior raise, I can open for a modest size and play in position postflop.

98o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a marginal hand out of position. Folding is standard here.

Calling gets a favorable price against a likely wide button raise. Pocket deuces have enough equity to continue, while a three-bet would risk too much with a hand that plays poorly when called.

With a small pocket pair on a king-high, two-spade flop, I have only a weak showdown hand and no meaningful draw. I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

The big blind can miss this high-card flop often. A small continuation bet can win the pot without committing much with ten-high.

A pocket pair of deuces has no meaningful showdown value on this king-high, coordinated flop, and the small runner-runner draws do not justify calling the bet.

T4o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play, and folding is standard.

Q♥7♥ is a playable blind-versus-blind hand, and raising applies pressure to the big blind while building the pot with a suited hand.

The small blind can raise a wide range after the button folds. Calling 200 more with position and no rake is preferable to folding this marginal hand.

With a strong flush draw, a small continuation bet can win the pot now while building it when I improve. The king-high flop also supports my preflop raising range.

Ten-deuce has little connection to this flop and no immediate draw. Calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

J5 suited is playable on the button in a three-handed pot. Raising applies positional pressure to the blinds and can win the dead money preflop.

T2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) against a wide button open, Q5o has enough equity to defend the big blind and play in position-disadvantaged but cheap pot.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position against the preflop raiser on a two-tone board. Checking controls the pot size and lets the raiser keep betting his bluffs, and I can call a reasonable c-bet.

With only jack-high and no immediate draw on a board that can connect with the caller’s range, I’ll take the free card rather than bluff without much equity.

Top pair on the turn after the button checked back the flop; their range is capped, so a modest bet gets value from 9x, 7x, and club draws while denying equity to overcards.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this turn, so calling the 350-chip bet is not justified.