Hold'em table

In 3-handed play, K4o on the button is a standard open against two blinds, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to pressure them and take the initiative.

J8 suited is a reasonable three-bet against a button open, and raising helps avoid playing a weak multiway pot out of position.

K8 suited is not strong enough to continue profitably facing an open and a large 3-bet out of position.

K4o is a weak hand facing a 4x 3-bet from the small blind. Calling 750 to win 2100 out of position-irrelevant spots with a dominated hand is unprofitable, so I fold.

On the button, 8-6 offsuit is a marginal but playable open in a three-handed, rake-free game. A small raise uses position without committing much of the stack.

A2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open from the small blind at this sizing, especially out of position with the big blind still behind.

Getting 120 to win 370 (about 24% equity needed) against a button open to 2.2bb; K4o has enough equity to defend from the big blind.

The big blind's defending range hits this low, connected board well, and my open-ended straight draw plus king overcard is a good semi-bluff. A small lead of about a third of the pot gets folds and builds the pot while I have plenty of equity.

I have middle pair and position against a small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while limiting the pot with a vulnerable hand.

An open-ended straight draw with 8 outs plus a king blocker makes a good semi-bluff barrel on the ace. Betting gives fold equity against the button's weaker pairs and draws, and I still have equity when called.

My pair of sixes has few ways to improve against an ace or stronger made hand. With no meaningful draw, calling the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

J7 offsuit is a playable button opening hand three-handed, with positional advantage and enough equity to apply pressure.

A5o is a strong 3-bet candidate from the SB against a wide 3-handed button open: the ace blocks strong hands, the hand has wheel playability, and 3-betting avoids playing out of position in a bloated multiway pot.

J9 offsuit is too weak to call a large three-bet out of position, especially with the button still in the hand.

J7 offsuit is too weak to continue against the small blind's large 3-bet.

J2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two players left to act behind, so folding is standard.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to raise from the small blind against a lone big blind, gaining value and denying equity.

7-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a small-blind raise heads-up without additional information.

T8 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise uses position without committing too much.

K4 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still behind.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) against a wide button open, 82 suited has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

With 8-high and a weak backdoor diamond draw on an ace-high board that heavily favors the button's raising range, I check to the preflop raiser. I'll likely give up to a c-bet.

A small continuation bet on the paired ace-high flop can fold out some unpaired hands while risking relatively little with ten-high.

Getting about 5:1 against a small c-bet on a paired board, and a wide button range means my 8-high with backdoor diamond and wheel draws has enough equity to continue cheaply.

8-high with no draw on a paired-ace board. Villain's small c-bet range connects well here, so I check and give up if they bet.

I have ten-high with little chance to improve, and the flop caller can have an ace, a nine, or a pocket pair. I’ll take the free river rather than build the pot with a weak bluff.

The board plays for us, and nearly any card above a nine in their hand beats us, so checking has almost no showdown value. They checked back the turn, which suggests a capped range, so a mid-sized river bluff representing a five or a nine can fold out their weaker pairs and high cards.

My ten kicker is a weak bluff-catcher on this double-paired board. After calling the flop, the big blind's river lead is likely to include too many hands that beat it.

J4 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

QJo is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'll raise to 3bb for value and initiative.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable.

Top pair with a jack kicker plus a backdoor flush draw on a wet board, out of position against the big blind's flatting range; a two-thirds pot bet gets value and protection.

King-high with only a backdoor flush draw is too weak to continue against this flop bet.