Hold'em table

Pocket sixes on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; a 2.5bb open puts pressure on the blinds.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button open, especially with the big blind still behind.

T4 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand. Calling the button’s raise out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

Button has positional advantage, and J4 suited is a reasonable low-cost opening hand three-handed. A minimum raise can take the blinds or allow us to play in position.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

The button min-raised and the small blind folded, so I only need 100 more into a 350 pot, getting 4.5:1. K9o is well ahead of that price against a wide button range, so calling is clearly profitable.

K-high with a backdoor flush draw out of position against the button's raise; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity against his c-bet range.

Betting top pair for value and protection against overcards, draws, and weaker pairs. A small continuation bet keeps worse hands in while charging hearts.

Getting 4:1 against a small c-bet with a king overcard plus a backdoor flush draw, so continuing is profitable.

K-high with a backdoor heart draw that missed and a gutshot-free board; checking keeps the pot small against a button c-bettor, and I can re-evaluate facing a bet.

Betting top pair for value and protection against heart and straight draws after the opponent checked the turn.

King-high with no pair and no real draw on J-5-6-3 facing a two-barrel sizing; the pot odds don't justify continuing.

Seven-five suited is a playable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise uses position without overcommitting.

85o in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

AT offsuit is a strong heads-up big-blind defense against a button open and benefits from denying equity and building a pot while ahead of the opening range.

The 600-chip call is too expensive for 7♦5♦ against a substantial three-bet, even with position.

T4 suited on the button is a reasonable open-raise in 3-handed play; stealing the blinds with a standard 2.5x sizing.

Suited connected cards have enough multiway potential to continue at this price, especially with no rake. I will see a flop rather than inflate the pot out of position.

Q2 offsuit is often dominated and plays poorly out of position in a three-way raised pot. Folding avoids investing more with a weak hand.

Check the small flush draw heads-up and retain flexibility against the preflop raiser.

On this dry Q-high board I have the range advantage in position with a gutshot plus backdoor draws, so a small c-bet of a third pot works well. It can take the pot down now and keeps my equity when called.

I have a strong combo draw with an open-ended straight draw and a heart flush draw. Raising applies pressure to one-pair hands while retaining substantial equity when called.

T4 with only a gutshot (a J gives T-J-Q, but K is also needed, so it is really a backdoor straight draw at best) and no pair is facing a check-raise on Q93. The price of 500 into 2000 is too steep for the equity, so folding is best.

K8 suited is a strong enough button holding to open-raise three-handed, applying pressure to the blinds while retaining postflop playability.

Q6 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, 64o has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind by calling.

64o has no equity on QJT two-tone, which hits the button's opening range hard, so I check and plan to fold to a bet.

I have an open-ended straight draw with two overcards to much of the opponent's range. A moderate continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands while retaining manageable risk.

64 offsuit has no pair and no real draw on QJT two-tone, which smashes the button's range. Folding to the c-bet is correct.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to open from the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise gives me a chance to take the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Against a wide 3-handed button open, K9o in the small blind plays better as a 3-bet than as a call out of position with the big blind still to act. It has decent blockers and equity against the button's range.

A5 offsuit is too weak to continue profitably against a large small-blind 3-bet with the button still behind.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to continue against this large 3-bet, even with position.