Hold'em table

K5o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small raise to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K-T suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining its postflop potential.

With two overcards and a backdoor club draw on a dry flop, I prefer to check to the preflop raiser rather than lead out of position.

The dry, low board favors the preflop raiser, and K5 has a backdoor wheel draw and an overcard, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot takes it down often. It also keeps the pot small if I get called.

The small flop bet gives me a good price to continue with two overcards and a backdoor club draw. Raising would risk too much on this dry board.

The turn gives me a king-high flush draw, but I have no made hand. Checking lets me see how the preflop raiser responds before committing more chips.

Open-ended draw (any A or 6 makes a straight) with king-high overcard potential. Betting semi-bluffs to win the pot now when they fold, while keeping 8 outs if called.

The club flush draw and possible overcard outs give me enough equity to call 600. Raising risks too much against a range that can include strong made hands.

The club draw missed, and a river lead is unlikely to fold enough of the hands that called through the turn. Checking preserves the chance to win against a missed draw.

King-high has little showdown value against a range that called twice. The Queen is a good card to keep telling the story, so a bet of about 70% pot can fold out 9x and small pairs.

The club draw missed, leaving only king-high. Facing a third bet, calling 1,500 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

5-2 offsuit is far too weak to open from the button, especially with deep stacks.

With the button folded, Q4 suited is strong enough to raise against the big blind's random hand. Raising gives me a chance to win the pot preflop despite being out of position.

T2o is too weak to defend against a 3x small-blind raise, even getting 3:1, since we'd be playing a dominated hand out of position against a wide range.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown players.

Blind vs blind with suited 93, a raise to 3bb works well as a mixed open with fold equity. Limping is also fine, but raising takes the initiative.

T♥2♥ is far too weak to defend against a small-blind raise, even with the suitedness.

Pocket aces on the button: a standard 2.5bb open builds the pot and keeps weaker hands in, so I get value from both blinds.

8-high suited with a weak kicker is not strong enough to defend profitably against an early 2.5bb open from the small blind in a three-handed game.

T7 offsuit is a marginal defend against a button raise. Out of position, its poor playability makes folding preferable.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to enter against two blinds from the button at this stack depth.

T7 suited plays well enough heads-up to raise from the small blind and put pressure on the big blind.

42o is near the bottom of the big blind's defending range against a 3x small-blind open, and it plays poorly out of position, so folding is fine despite the price.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise takes advantage of position without risking too much.

JJ is well ahead of a button open range in 3-handed play, so 3-betting from the small blind for value and to deny the big blind's equity is standard; 1000 is a good out-of-position size.

6-5 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a large 10bb three-bet from the big blind in a three-way pot.

A7 offsuit is often dominated by a small blind 3-betting range. Calling the large raise risks more chips than this hand warrants.