Hold'em table

Q3 offsuit is marginal, but from the button it is worth opening to apply pressure and use position postflop. A small raise keeps the risk controlled while giving the blinds a chance to fold.

T7o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

K6s has decent playability against a button open in position-poor BB; calling 1.5bb more to see a flop with a suited king is a profitable defend at these prices.

K-high missed the T-T-9 flop and the preflop raiser checked, which could be a trap with a ten or overpair; I keep the pot small and give up if facing aggression.

A small continuation bet can take down the pot against missed hands, and my queen-high hand has a backdoor club draw. The paired board and the big blind's calling range make a larger bet unnecessary.

Small 180 bet into a 730 pot gives good odds; K-high beats pure c-bet bluffs and I can fold cheaply to turn aggression. No raise equity with just king-high on a paired board.

The turn Kc gives me trip kings, and villain's small flop bet looks like a c-bet. I lead for value against one-pair hands, overpairs, and club flush draws while keeping the pot manageable if I get raised.

I have a strong combination draw: a club flush draw plus straight outs. Calling 550 gets a reasonable price while keeping the pot manageable.

My queen-high hand has little showdown value, but the turn caller’s range can contain plenty of pairs and made flushes. A river bluff is unlikely to fold enough of that range, so I’ll take the free showdown.

92s is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

A8s is strong heads-up against only the BB; I'll raise for value and fold equity rather than limp-call out of position.

KQo is strong against a button-folded small blind's likely wide opening range. A value 3-bet to 800 also applies pressure while keeping the sizing reasonable.

A8s is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 800 from the big blind; I'm often dominated and calling 550 into a small pot risks too much for marginal equity.

Queen-five offsuit is too weak to play even from the button in a 3-handed game; folding preserves chips for better spots.

K-high is strong enough to complete from the small blind for the discounted price, but raising risks building a pot with a weak kicker while the big blind can still respond.

Holding KQo in position against a small blind limp, raising to 4bb builds the pot and asserts our positional and equity advantage.

K4 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a sizable raise. The 50 chips already posted are sunk; calling 300 more is not worthwhile.

QJs is a strong button-opening hand three-handed. Raise to 250 to build the pot and apply pressure to the blinds.

QTo plays poorly out of position from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

2h8d offsuit is one of the worst hands and I'm out of position against a button raise; even with decent pot odds, poor playability and domination risk make folding clearly best.

Holding 95 offsuit on the button is too weak to open, making fold the standard play.

T7o heads-up is worth a cheap call to see a flop; folding gives up equity for only 50 more.

J♣4♣ is a weak hand, and with only the small blind limping, checking takes a free flop without inflating the pot.

Ten-high with no pair or draws on K82; betting has little fold equity against a BB who checked his option, so I take the free card and keep the pot small.

I have no pair and only a backdoor flush possibility, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the limper’s check.

Ten-high with no draw on a K-2-8-J board; checking is free and I can fold to any aggression rather than invest chips into a weak hand heads-up.

The turn gives me second pair, and the checked-through flop leaves room to get value from weaker pairs while charging draws. A small bet keeps the pot manageable with my weak kicker.

Cheap 100 call with a gutshot (any 9) and overcard draw; folding after limping is too tight, raising with ten-high has no fold equity worth risking.

T-high with no draw, river is checked to me; showdown cheaply and fold if bet. Small pot, no value in betting.

My pair of jacks has showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse after the turn call. I’ll take the free showdown.

Q3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in the deck; even with button position in a 3-handed game, calling or raising with queen-high and a 3 kicker is unprofitable, so folding is the best line.

J8 offsuit is playable heads-up against the big blind, and the 50-chip call is getting favorable pot odds.

Checking our option with T9o to see a free flop in position against the small blind limper.

I have no made hand or immediate draw on this paired board, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind.

I flopped top pair on a paired board in a limped pot. Betting half pot allows me to get value from underpairs and gutshots while protecting my equity.

The small bet offers favorable pot odds, and my J-high hand has backdoor improvement possibilities plus some showdown value against bluffs. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a raise.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, and the opponent’s flop bet-and-call range can contain plenty of tens or better. I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into that range.

We hold top pair with a modest kicker on a paired board; checking back controls the pot and prevents getting check-raised by trips or better.

I have only jack-high, but betting is unlikely to get better made hands to fold after the flop call and turn check-through. I’ll take the free showdown rather than bluff into a range that can still contain a ten or a pocket pair.

I have top pair with a mediocre kicker on a paired board; checking back allows me to take showdown value against missed floats or weak pairs without risking a check-raise.