Hold'em table

94 offsite is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two players left to act; folding is standard.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the big blind; folding from the small blind avoids playing a dominated hand heads-up out of position for the rest of the hand.

Q5 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and plays well in position.

4c7s offsuit is a weak hand out of position, and calling 200 more against a button raise with a big blind still to act is not profitable.

JTo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open, getting 150 to win 400 (about 27% equity needed); this is a clear defend, and calling keeps the hand playable postflop rather than turning it into a bluff 3-bet.

Top pair with a middling kicker, out of position against the button's open on a dry board. Checking keeps his bluffs in and controls the pot size; I plan to check-call.

Heads-up on the button with range advantage on a dry T74 rainbow board; a half-pot continuation bet with Q-high and a backdoor flush draw takes down the pot often against a checked BB range.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a dry board against a small c-bet from the button; calling keeps his bluffs in and controls the pot size.

Trip tens with a jack kicker is far ahead of the button's range. Leading about 60% of the pot gets value from overpairs, sevens and draws, and avoids the risk that they check back the paired turn.

Queen-high with no draw on a paired board facing a large turn lead after villain check-called the flop; no equity to continue.

4-9 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling out of position against two opponents isn't worth 100 chips, so I fold the button.

AQo is a strong hand blind vs blind, so I'm raising for value to 3bb.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3x raise from the small blind; even with decent pot odds, it plays poorly out of position postflop. Folding is standard.

Q9o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

T6 suited from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position with a big blind still to act; folding is the standard play.

A8s in the big blind against a button open to 2.5bb is a clear defend. Calling 150 more into a 400 pot gets a good price, and the hand plays well in position-less spots without bloating the pot out of position.

I have the nut flush draw plus an ace-high on a very connected KQJ board, and the button raised preopening range that hits this board well. Checking keeps the pot small while I realize my equity, and I can continue with the flush draw or the gutshot to the nuts (T makes Broadway).

Middle pair with a gutshot and a backdoor flush draw on a wet board; a small bet gets value from worse Jx and draws while denying equity, and our draws back us up if called.

I hold the nut flush draw (Ac) plus a gutshot to a Broadway straight (A-K-Q-J needs a ten) on a K-Q-J two-spade board. Calling 200 into a 750 pot gives great odds, and with roughly 12 outs plus the backdoor options I'll keep the pot small and see the turn.

The Ace gives me the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T) on the turn. Seat 1 bet small on the flop, so I bet about half the pot to build it while leaving room for a call or raise.

I hold a king-high straight, but this lead into the pot on a ten turn often means an ace for broadway. Calling controls the pot and still gets value from sets, two pair and draws.

The board is Kc Qs Js Td 7c, so my Ac gives me the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T). Seat_1 can only tie or lose to me with Broadway, so I bet for value at about half the pot, which weaker hands like Kx, Qx or a flush draw that missed can call. A bet this size is also more likely to be called than a larger one.

I hold the king-high straight, and only AK, holding an ace for Broadway, beats it. Raising for value targets two pair, sets and weaker straights that may call.

Ace in hand makes the nut broadway straight (A-K-Q-J-T), which only ties with another ace. Raising all-in to get the most value from seat_1's big river bet.

I have a king-high straight, which loses to any ace for Broadway and only chops with a 9. An all-in after my river raise is weighted heavily toward an ace, so my equity looks below the roughly 30% the price requires.

Pocket kings on the button in a 3-handed game; open to a standard 2.5bb raise to build the pot and take initiative with a premium hand.

T4 offsuit is a weak hand, out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind. Folding is better than paying 200 more.

KTo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open in 3-handed play is a clear defend; we're getting 150 to win 400 and the hand plays well against a wide button range.

KT on JJQ gives us an open-ended straight draw plus overcard-ish equity, but out of position against the preflop raiser, checking keeps the pot controlled and lets us check-call or check-raise depending on their action.

KK on a paired JJQ board heads-up in position; betting for value and protection against Qx, pocket pairs, and draws while keeping sizing moderate given the paired board.

KTo on JJQ has an open-ended straight draw (A or 9) plus overcard equity against a small c-bet; pot odds of 300 into 850 make calling clearly profitable.

KT on JJQ2 has a gutshot to the nut straight (an ace) plus a king overcard, and the 2s turn changed little. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me realize my equity cheaply against a button that keeps betting.

KK is an overpair on a paired J-Q board; villain's check-call range includes Qx, mid pairs, straight draws and now spade draws that will pay off a second barrel, so I bet ~60% pot for value and protection while keeping the pot manageable against trips.

Calling is reasonable here. I have an open-ended straight draw (an A or 9 makes the straight), a king overcard, and some showdown value against bluffs. The call is 700 into a pot that becomes 2550, and implied odds make that worth it.

I have king-high with a gutshot that missed, so there's showdown value only against busted draws. Betting would only get called by better hands, so I'll check and take a free showdown if villain checks behind.

KK on JJQ27 beats the Qx and pocket-pair/AK portion of a check-call range; a one-third pot bet extracts thin value from Qx and worse pairs while keeping it cheap, and I can fold to a raise.

My straight draw missed, so I have only king-high, which loses to most of a three-barrel range. That range includes queens, jacks and ace-high missed draws, so even the good price of 850 to win 3400 isn't enough.

A5s is a strong hand in a 3-handed game, and raising from the button with position is profitable against the blinds.

QQ is well ahead of a button opening range in 3-handed play, so I 3-bet for value. Sizing up out of position to 12bb keeps the big blind out and builds the pot.

T7 offsuit facing a 3-bet to 12bb with the original raiser still to act is an easy fold from the big blind.

A5o facing a 3-bet from the small blind to 1200 (4x my open) is dominated by many of the strong hands in that range and plays poorly out of position later in the hand; calling 900 more is not profitable, and a 4-bet bluff is too costly.