Hold'em table

Button Q8 offsuit has sufficient equity and positional value to open-raise three-handed. Raising applies pressure to the blinds while retaining initiative.

AJo is strong in 3-handed play; a 3-bet to 800 pressures the button and takes dead money while isolating the pot.

T6 offsuit facing an open and a 3-bet, with the opener still to act behind, is a clear fold.

Q8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind 3-bet, especially out of position postflop.

On the button with a weak but playable hand, I'll make a small raise to try to take the dead blinds; if called, I have position.

Q6o from the small blind against a button min-raise, with the big blind still left to act, is a weak, dominated hand that will be out of position for the rest of the hand. Folding is standard.

ATo is well ahead of a button min-raise range in heads-up blind defense and benefits from applying pressure. The larger 3-bet can win immediately or isolate with initiative.

Q7o is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet out of position from the big blind, so I fold and preserve my stack.

Q6o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

7h6h is a suited connected hand with enough playability to defend against a button min-raise sizing, despite being out of position.

6-2 offsuit is a very weak hand out of position against a raise and a call, so calling more chips has poor expected value. I'll save my stack for a better spot.

I have a heart flush draw but little immediate showdown value on this coordinated board. Checking preserves flexibility against the preflop raiser's continuation bet.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a very connected broadway board plays poorly against check-raises. Checking back controls the pot and keeps weaker hands in to bluff later.

With only bottom pair on this coordinated board, checking controls the pot and avoids facing a large response from stronger made hands or draws.

Top and bottom two pair on a draw-heavy board after the SB checked twice; bet about two-thirds pot for value and protection against flush and straight draws.

We picked up a pair on the turn and are getting a favorable price against a small delayed bet in a heads-up pot. Calling keeps weaker bluffs and thin value bets in.

I have no showdown value beyond the board and can only chop against unpaired hands. A substantial river bluff credibly represents an ace or king and can fold out many one-pair holdings.

Two pair on a four-straight board is weak, but the pot offers 2300:900 (needs about 28% equity), and the villain's range still includes missed draws and weaker pairs, so calling is marginally profitable.

T2 suited is too weak to open from the button in this shallow-blind structure, especially with both blinds yet to act.

Calling 50 with 98o getting 3:1 heads-up is profitable, and raising out of position would just bloat the pot with a marginal hand.

Pocket deuces are ahead of a typical small-blind limping range, so raising to 4bb gains value and fold equity while I'm in position. Checking to realize equity is fine too, but the raise pressures a weak limp.

Facing a 4bb raise out of position with 9-8 offsuit, I don't have enough equity or playability to continue, so I fold.

T-4 offsuit is a weak hand with poor equity against two opponents. Folding saves the 100-chip call, avoiding a negative EV situation.

Q7 suited is a solid blind-vs-blind opening hand in the small blind; raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

T2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a small-blind raise heads-up.

On the button 3-handed, J5 suited is a reasonable steal hand; a small open to 2.5bb pressures the blinds.

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

I'm getting good pot odds to call the raise, and Q5o has enough equity against a button opening range to continue.

Checking with a marginal top pair out of position to keep the pot manageable and see how the opponent reacts on the flop.

This is a small c-bet in position on a Q-high board that favors the preflop raiser, and J5 has a gutshot to a straight (needs a ten) plus a backdoor spade draw. A third-pot bet gets folds from weak hands and keeps the pot controlled.

I have top pair with a weak kicker. Calling is reasonable to see the turn, as raising might isolate against stronger hands.

I have top pair with a queen and the opponent checked the turn, so I'll bet for value and to protect against draws.

Jack-high with no pair and no real draw facing a turn donk bet after a check-call on the flop; bluff-raising into this line is unlikely to be profitable.