Hold'em table

Button raise with a playable offsuit Queen in a 3-handed pot to apply pressure on the blinds.

Eight-deuce suited is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Seat 1 raised to 250 with a button raise, and I hold Qh5d, a weak offsuit hand that does not play well postflop. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

A5 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

I hold 4h 9c, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a 200 chip call with only 50 invested, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

KJ suited is strong enough to continue versus a min-ish raise; calling keeps the pot manageable while I have position disadvantage out of the blind.

Top pair King with a decent kicker on a Q-K-5 board; betting for value and to protect against draws.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker has enough equity to call this flop bet, especially in position. I can reassess on the turn.

Top pair King with a decent kicker on a dry-ish board; betting for value and to deny spade draw equity.

Bottom pair has too little equity against a second substantial bet, with no flush draw or reliable straight draw to improve.

I'm on the button with Js Kh, a playable hand. Calling the big blind is reasonable to see a flop without overcommitting, especially with no prior raises.

QTo is a reasonable hand to see a cheap flop from the small blind; completing is better than folding given good pot odds.

A8 offsuit is ahead of many hands in two three-handed limping ranges. Raising from the big blind builds value and can thin the field.

I hold J♠ K♥, which is dominated by the preflop raiser's range and offers little playability. Calling 400 to see a flop with only 100bb effective is too expensive given my position and hand strength.

Pocket pair on the button; raise for value/position to build pot and isolate.

Eight-seven offsuit is too weak to call a three-big-blind open from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

With 5-2 offsuit and a 300 raise facing me, the pot odds and hand strength do not justify calling or reraising; folding preserves my stack.

J5 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big-blind raise gives it a chance to win the blinds while retaining position postflop.

I hold a pair of Tens, which is decent but not strong enough to call a raise from the button out of position. The small blind has already invested 50 and the button raised to 250, so calling 200 more is too expensive for a marginal hand. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Q3 offsuit is weak against a button raise; not worth calling out of position with a poor hand.

Calling the big blind with AsTc suited on the button is a reasonable play to see a flop without overcommitting. I'll keep the pot small and evaluate postflop.

9-4 offsuit is weak; facing a limp and needing to complete, not worth continuing from the small blind.

AJo is strong against a button limping range. Raising to 500 builds value and puts pressure on weaker hands, despite being out of position.

I have Ace-high with a Ten kicker, which is decent but not strong enough to raise preflop. Calling keeps me in the hand at a reasonable cost while avoiding overcommitting with a marginal hand.

This connected, two-heart flop favors the caller's range. With only two overcards and no immediate draw, I prefer to check rather than build the pot.

I have a backdoor flush draw with the Tc and can see a free card on the turn. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a mediocre hand on a wet board.

The king is a good card to represent after my preflop raise, and my ace blocks some strong king hands. A 600-chip bet can fold out weaker pairs and draws that currently beat ace-high.

Calling 600 to see the river with top pair and a backdoor flush draw is reasonable given the deep stacks and the opponent's turn aggression. Folding would be too weak, and raising risks too much without a strong read.

Ace-high is unlikely to win at showdown after the turn call. The river heart and queen give my preflop-raising range credible strong hands, while the jack of hearts blocks some of the opponent’s flushes.

I have top pair with the Ace kicker and the board is paired with a Queen high, so my hand is strong enough to call the 1500 bet. Folding would be a mistake given the pot odds and my likely best hand.