Hold'em table

84o is too weak of an offsuit hand to open even from the button 3-handed, making fold the clearly optimal decision.

Pocket fives are strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Raising for value to 3bb builds the pot while I have position issues as the small blind.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind 3x raise, especially with position after the flop.

I hold a middle pair (55) on an 8-T-2 flop and I'm first to act heads-up out of position. Betting about 2/3 pot gets value from worse pairs and overcards and denies equity to hands that would draw against me.

King-high has little immediate equity on this flop, and calling a 400-chip bet with only weak backdoor draws is unlikely to be profitable.

9-7 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two blinds. Folding is the disciplined choice, since calling 100 into a 150 pot with a marginal hand isn't clearly profitable.

Heads-up against the big blind, ace-high is strong enough to raise for value and initiative.

93s is too weak to defend against a 3x open raise from the small blind.

With 6-4 offsuit on the button and no reads suggesting the blinds overfold, I’ll pass on this weak open.

In a blind-versus-blind situation, raising A5o puts immediate pressure on the big blind and leverages the Ace blocker.

J8 suited in the big blind facing a 3x SB open gets 2:1 pot odds (200 to win 500) and will be in position... actually out of position, but the price is good enough to defend against a wide small blind range. Calling is preferable to a bluff-heavy 3-bet.

Check with Ace-high out of position on a paired board to control the pot and evaluate on the turn.

I have trip eights with a jack kicker on 8-8-3. The small blind checked to me, so I bet about 2/3 pot to get value from worse eights, overcards and draws.

I checked with Ace-high and no significant draw on a paired board; facing a 2/3 pot bet out of position, folding is the disciplined, standard play.

Opening with AJo on the button is standard in 3-handed play to build the pot in position.

5-4 offsuit is weak out of position from the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 more is not worth it, and a bluff re-raise is unnecessary.

QTo has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Top two pair is very strong on this relatively dry flop. Checking lets the preflop raiser bet weaker hands or bluffs, allowing me to build the pot afterward.

I have a gutshot straight draw to the nuts and an overcard, making this a prime spot for a small continuation bet in position.

Top two pair is strong on this board. I’m raising for value against weaker queens and draws while charging them to continue.

Floating the check-raise in position with an overcard and a gutshot straight draw to the nuts, getting sufficient implied odds.

Two pair plus a spade flush draw is strong enough to bet for value and protection. The king improves some of the preflop raiser’s range, so I’m using a moderate size.

I have the nut straight on a dynamic board with multiple draws and two-pair/set combos in the opponent's range. Raising now extracts value before scary river cards kill action.

Top and middle pair are strong enough to continue against a turn raise that can include weaker kings and draws. Calling avoids committing the remaining stack against straights or better two pair.

My two pair has showdown value, but the turn raise represents several stronger hands. Checking avoids a thin value bet and lets me assess a river bet.

Holding the broadway nut straight with no flush or paired board possible, shoving all-in for maximum value.

My two pair beats some overplayed one-pair hands, but the turn raise followed by a river shove strongly favors straights and better two pair. With no read suggesting enough bluffs, I fold.

T6 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two blinds, and calling 100 into a 150 pot with a marginal hand is not clearly profitable; folding is the safest choice.

Pocket nines are strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising for value also avoids giving a free flop.

In a blind-versus-blind spot with A8o in position, calling 2.5bb getting excellent pot odds is standard and profitable.

On this paired flop, pocket nines are often ahead. A small bet can get value from weaker pairs and overcards while limiting the pot when called.

We have Ace-high with position on a dry, paired board facing a small 1/3-pot continuation bet, giving us excellent pot odds to float.

The queen is an overcard to my nines, and the flop call leaves my opponent with plenty of jacks and queens. Checking preserves showdown value without building a larger pot.

I have Ace-high with showdown value and no strong draw, so checking back to see a free river card is optimal against Seat 3's checking range.

My 99 can get thin value from smaller pairs, 8x, and occasional ace-high hands that called the small flop bet. A small river bet limits the cost when they have a queen or jack.

I rivered two pair (Jacks and Eights) with an Ace kicker on a runout where the opponent checked the turn and made a small river bet. Getting over 4.8-to-1 pot odds, calling is clearly profitable against missed draws and bluffs.

Q9 suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Holding T7 offsuit in the small blind against a button open is an easy fold out of position.

KTo in the big blind getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7:1) against a button open in a 3-handed game is a clear call, and a 3-bet with a marginal hand out of position is worse.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a dry flop, heads-up and out of position against a button opener. A bet of about 64% of the pot gets value from worse Kx and draws, and it also denies equity.

Q-high has only backdoor draws on this flop. Facing a 350-chip bet, continuing without a stronger draw or reliable pair outs is unlikely to be profitable.