Hold'em table

AJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Against a likely wide button opening range, suited connectors make a reasonable three-bet semi-bluff. The larger sizing pressures both opponents and compensates for playing out of position.

K9o facing an open and a big 3-bet from the small blind is well behind the 3-bettor's range, and the original raiser is still left to act, so folding is clear.

AJo is strong enough to continue against the small blind's three-bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in and lets me play the flop in position.

Top pair plus an open-ended straight draw has strong equity, but this connected board favors the caller’s range. Checking protects my checking range and avoids building a large pot out of position with a vulnerable pair.

Ace-jack high has little connection to this coordinated flop, and the preflop three-bettor can have many strong hands. Checking preserves the chance to improve without risking a check-raise.

Our nine-high straight is strong enough to value-bet against pairs, sets, and draws after the flop checks through. Betting about two-thirds pot builds value while charging diamond draws; only T8 currently makes a higher straight.

Ace-jack high has no meaningful draw on this connected turn. Calling 1500 is unlikely to be profitable against the preflop 3-bettor's range.

43 offsuit is too weak to profitably open on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

A6o is a clear raise from the small blind against the big blind alone once the button folds. A 3x open applies pressure and keeps the initiative.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand. A three-bet to 1100 builds the pot against the small blind's opening range.

A6o out of position facing a large 3-bet plays poorly, and there is little equity edge even at the price offered. Folding beats a marginal call or a risky 4-bet bluff.

92 suited is too weak to open profitably from the button in a 3-handed game at 100bb, so I fold.

Pocket jacks are a strong heads-up starting hand. Raising from the small blind builds the pot and charges the big blind to continue.

A4 suited is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open, especially with position postflop. Calling retains weaker hands in their range and avoids inflating the pot against stronger aces.

A small continuation bet protects my jacks against draws and overcards while keeping the pot manageable when called.

Calling costs 300 to contest a final pot of 1400, offering favorable odds with the nut flush draw and potential ace outs. Position lets us realize equity while keeping weaker draws and bluffs in the pot.

My jacks have showdown value, but the flop call can represent a king or a draw. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess a turn bet.

Checking takes a free river with the nut-flush draw and preserves some showdown value with ace-high. Betting risks a check-raise and is unlikely to fold out a king on this paired board.

Jacks full of fives is strong enough to value-bet. A 1,100-chip bet can get called by a flush, a five, or a king.

The nut flush is strong enough to raise for value against lower flushes and potentially trips. The paired board creates some full-house risk, but calling would miss value against much of the opponent’s river betting range.

Jacks full of fives beats flushes, trips, and lower full houses. Only pocket kings or pocket fives beat it, so I’m raising all-in for value.

Calling requires 30% equity, and the nut flush can beat lower flushes, overplayed trips, and occasional bluffs in this blind-versus-blind pot. Full houses are a substantial threat, but without evidence that the shove is exclusively boats, this hand is strong enough to call.

75 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown blinds.

J7 suited is strong enough to open from the small blind when the button folds. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures the big blind while retaining reasonable playability if called.

In a blind-vs-blind spot facing a 3x SB raise, I'm getting 2:1 (200 to win 600 total) and have position, so 65o is a profitable defend.

This king-high flop favors my preflop raising range, and my flush draw provides solid equity when called. A one-third-pot continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands while keeping the semi-bluff inexpensive.

Second pair facing a small one-third pot c-bet needs only about 20% equity, and our hand comfortably beats SB's frequent air in a blind-vs-blind spot. Calling keeps their bluffs in, while raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better.

With jack-high and a heart flush draw, a turn semi-bluff can fold out weak pairs and unpaired flop calls while retaining equity when called. Betting 70% of the pot applies meaningful pressure and builds the pot for a heart river.

Middle pair plus a gutshot to the 4, facing a small turn barrel. We need about 29% equity and are getting good odds; our hand beats many bluffs and draws, so calling is reasonable.

The flush draw missed, but holding two hearts blocks hands that would fold to a bluff. After two calls, the opponent has enough kings and sixes that checking is preferable to firing a third barrel.

Trip sixes is likely ahead of a range that checked the river after two barrels, mostly Kx, overpairs and missed draws. A bet of about half the pot gets value from Kx and pairs while staying cheap if we run into a better six.

My flush draw missed, leaving only jack-high behind the board’s pair. Calling is too weak, and holding two hearts blocks missed draws that could be bluffing.

J8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting investment with a marginal hand.

62o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak, uncoordinated hand loses money.

A4 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small button raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining its flush and straight potential.

With trips and an ace kicker, checking to the preflop raiser keeps bluffs in and gives them a chance to bet.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired hands on this paired flop while risking little. My overcards and backdoor diamond draw provide some equity when called.

Trip fours with an ace kicker is strong enough to raise for value. The modest size gives overpairs and diamond draws room to continue.

Jack-high with only backdoor draws is too weak to continue against this check-raise. There are much stronger hands and draws in my range to defend.

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

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

T9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open to 2.5bb. Calling costs 150 into a 400-chip pot, and the hand has useful straight potential against a wide opening range.

Check to the preflop raiser with an open-ended straight draw. This preserves flexibility to call or check-raise depending on their bet size without unnecessarily building the pot out of position.

On a dry J82 board I have the preflop-raiser range advantage, and K9 holds a gutshot plus overcard equity. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot takes this spot cheaply and keeps my range wide.

I have an eight-out open-ended straight draw against a small continuation bet. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and offers favorable pot odds plus implied value when the draw hits.

I have an open-ended straight draw but little showdown value. Checking preserves the chance to see a free river and avoids leading into the preflop raiser on a turn that does little to change either range.

K-high with only overcard outs against a range that called the flop is mostly pairs; barreling is unlikely to fold out better hands, so I'll take the free river card.

My missed straight draw has little showdown value, while the turn check leaves the button with many unpaired hands. Betting about two-thirds pot credibly represents trips or a value-betting jack and can fold out better high-card hands.

King-high only beats busted draws without an ace, and a river lead after the turn checked through is weighted toward made pairs. I'm folding rather than paying 600 into 1510.