Hold'em table

Holding 42o on the button is well outside any reasonable opening range, so folding is the obvious standard play.

Q5 offsuit is a marginal hand in the small blind heads-up against the big blind. Calling 50 more for a pot of 150 gives 3-to-1 odds, and Queen-high has decent playability, so I'll see a flop cheaply.

A-T offsuit is strong against a small-blind limp, and raising builds value while retaining position after the flop.

Q5 offsuit is weak, and calling 350 more out of position against a big blind 3-bet-sized raise to 4.5bb with a hand that plays poorly is unprofitable, so I'll fold.

2-6 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands. Even on the button in 3-handed play, calling 100 out of position against two players without any equity edge isn't worth it, so I fold.

With only 50 more to call heads-up, 8-5 offsuit is worth seeing a flop, though it is too weak to raise.

Check back with A2o to take a free flop in position against the small blind's limp.

I have little equity on this paired ace-high flop. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

We hold top two pair with a weak kicker in a limped blind-versus-blind pot; checking behind keeps the pot controlled and undercards in play.

I have almost no showdown value, and the big blind's flop check leaves enough weak hands in their range to justify a small turn bluff.

I hold top two pair with Aces and Jacks in a limped blind-versus-blind pot; getting over 3.5 to 1 pot odds makes this a standard call on the turn.

My eight-high has little showdown value. A river bet can fold out missed draws and weak pairs that called the small turn bet.

Holding two pair (Aces and Jacks with a Queen kicker) in a blind-versus-blind limped pot, we have sufficient equity against bluffs and frequent chops against other weak Aces to justify calling 350 into an 800 chip pot.

Pocket queens are a premium hand on the button, so I raise for value against both blinds.

Holding premium offsuit big slick in the small blind facing a button open, standard 3-bet for value.

6-2 offsuit is the worst hand, and facing a raise plus a 3-bet, calling 1000 more out of position is clearly unprofitable, so I fold.

Pocket queens are strong enough to four-bet for value against a small-blind three-bet. The sizing keeps weaker hands in while building the pot in position.

AK offsuit has excellent blockers against AA and KK and significant fold equity against the button's 4-betting range 3-handed.

Calling 7,400 to contest a final pot of 20,100 requires about 37% equity. Pocket queens have enough equity against a shove range that includes ace-king alongside stronger pairs.

74s is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

5-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand, and calling out of the small blind or raising it would lose chips in the long run, so I give up the 50 chips already posted.

K2 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling from the button out of position against two players is not profitable enough, so I fold and wait for a better spot.

Completing costs only 50 chips, and heads-up 9-5 offsuit has enough equity to see a flop at that price.

Raising with QhTh in the big blind against a small blind limp to build the pot and take the initiative in position.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak to defend against a raise to 350, especially out of position.

Q3 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated button hand. With no read that the blinds overfold, I prefer to save the chips.

Holding 82o out of position against the big blind is an easy fold.