Hold'em table

On the button, Q3 offsuit is marginal but playable as an open in a three-handed game. Raising takes initiative and gives me position postflop.

T7o out of position against a 2.5x raise is a clear fold with no equity edge.

K6s is a standard big blind defend against a button open, offering good suited playability getting almost 2.7-to-1 direct pot odds.

I have King-high with no draw on a paired board out of position; checking to the preflop raiser is standard.

A small continuation bet uses my preflop initiative on a paired board, while keeping the cost modest with a backdoor club draw and overcards to the nine.

I have King-high with no flush or straight draw on a wet, paired board, making this an easy fold facing a continuation bet.

T9s plays well in position; a min-raise from the button builds a pot with fold equity while keeping risk low. If 3-bet, I can fold cheaply.

A8s is a strong suited ace in 3-handed play; 3-betting to 10bb isolates against the button's wide opening range and takes initiative.

KQo is strong enough to continue against the small blind’s 3-bet at these pot odds, but calling avoids inflating the pot out of position with a hand that is not a comfortable 4-bet.

As the preflop 3-bettor on a King-high board, a small c-bet of around one-third pot leverages our range advantage and folds out pocket pairs and overcard floats.

Top pair with a strong kicker is too strong to fold to this modest bet, but calling keeps bluffs and weaker hands in while avoiding inflating the pot against a strong preflop range.

I missed the turn with Ace-high after being called on the flop; checking is best to pot control and see what opponent does.

I have Ace-high playing two pair with an Ace kicker on a double-paired board. Checking retains showdown value against missed draws, as worse hands will not call a bet.

My two pair with a queen kicker has solid showdown value, but betting risks value-owning into stronger kings or overpairs. I’ll take the free showdown.

Opening Q5s on the button is standard in 3-handed play to steal blinds and realize positional advantage.

K4 offsuit is a weak, dominated hand out of position against the button’s raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with poor postflop prospects.

KQo is strong against a button min-raise heads-up; 3-betting builds the pot with position on the aggressor postflop and applies pressure to weaker raising ranges.

Q5s was an acceptable button open, but it does not have enough equity or playability to continue against a 3-bet.

QJo is a strong button-opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

QTo has solid equity against a wide button open in 3-max, and I close the action with only 200 more to call into a 400 pot, so calling is clearly profitable. I'll evaluate the BB's response before committing more.

Holding 82o multiway out of position is an easy fold despite the pot odds.

Heads-up with Q-high on a dry board, I have position and can check to control the pot; my hand rarely improves and I avoid bloating it out of position against the preflop raiser.

Q-J high has useful overcard and backdoor-flush equity, but this low, connected flop can hit the caller's range. I’ll take the free card in position rather than inflate the pot.

I hold top pair (queens) on a dry board; betting ~58% pot extracts value from hands like jacks, tens, or draws and protects against free cards.

I have top pair with a decent kicker and am getting favorable pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise against better queens.

I have top pair with a decent kicker, and the river check gives me a chance to get called by weaker queens or other bluff-catchers. A small value bet keeps the risk controlled.

Folding T7o from the small blind as it plays poorly out of position.

Q3o is too weak of an offsuit hand to open even on the button in 3-handed play.

J8 offsuit is playable heads-up from the small blind, and completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

T9 offsuit is marginal, but I'm getting a free flop in position against a limper, so checking keeps the pot small while retaining a playable hand.

I have only J-high on a paired board and no strong draw, so I’ll take the free card and keep the pot small.

I have top pair (tens) on a paired board against a single opponent who checked the flop. A small bet builds the pot for value while charging draws and keeping control.

J-high has little equity against a sizable bet on this paired flop, and calling would require too much improvement to be profitable.