Holdem table

Three-handed on the button, a wide opening range is correct and 96o is at the edge of it. A small open to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds and keeps position postflop.

Pocket jacks are a strong three-handed holding. I reraise for value and to reduce multiway action.

T7 offsuit performs poorly against a raise and a substantial three-bet, especially out of position. Folding avoids committing another 700 chips with a weak hand.

96o is too weak to continue against a small-blind 3-bet to 8bb, even with position. Its equity and playability don't justify calling 550 more.

Button open with J4 suited is a reasonable steal attempt three-handed, using a modest sizing to preserve flexibility.

Offsuit 9-8 is a marginal defend against a button raise, especially from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Getting 400:150 (about 27% equity needed) against a button open with 97o, a call from the big blind is profitable, and we'll have position-independent playability with a dead small blind in the pot.

We hold 97 offsuit with no club and only a weak gutshot on a monotone K-T-3 flop that favors the preflop raiser. Checking is best here; plan to fold to a bet.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on this king-high board while retaining fold equity and leveraging our backdoor diamond potential.

97o with no clubs on a monotone K-T-3 board has almost no equity: no pair, no draw, and it is drawing thin to runner-runner. Folding to the small c-bet is correct.

5-2 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button with both blinds still in the hand.

In a blind-vs-blind spot I'm getting 3:1 to complete, and 63o is a marginal hand that plays fine as a limp. Calling keeps the pot small while still realizing some equity.

K7 offsuit is ahead of a typical small-blind limping range heads-up. Raising to 4bb applies pressure and builds a pot while retaining initiative.

63o out of position facing a raise to 4bb after limping; calling 300 into 800 with a weak hand OOP is unprofitable.

Pocket fours on the button in 3-handed play are a clear open-raise, so I'm going to 2.5bb to take the initiative and pressure the blinds.

Complete from the small blind with a suited connector at a modest button open, retaining good implied odds and closing the action unless the big blind raises.

J6 offsuit plays poorly out of position in a three-way pot. The favorable price does not outweigh its weak postflop prospects.

Check to the preflop raiser on this paired board; 6-high has little showdown value and can respond to their sizing.

Pocket fours are strong on this low paired board. A small c-bet gets value from worse hands and denies equity to overcards. My fours also have a runner-runner straight draw.

With only a gutshot to a low straight and no other meaningful equity, calling the small continuation bet does not meet pot odds. Folding avoids continuing with a weak offsuit holding.

Pocket fives are a strong enough button holding to raise for value and isolate the blinds. A 3x open builds the pot while retaining maneuverability postflop.

76 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q9o in the big blind facing a 3x button open in 3-handed play is a clear defend. We get 200 into 650 (about 3.25:1), and button ranges are wide here.

Q9 on a T8T board has a gutshot plus a queen overcard. The board favors the preflop raiser, so check to his c-bet out of position and continue against reasonable sizes.

Betting small with pocket fives gains value from overcards and draws while protecting our pair on this paired board.

Getting over 5:1 against a small c-bet, Q9 has a gutshot to a straight with any jack plus some overcard equity. That is an easy call against a wide button range.

Q-high with a gutshot (J makes the straight) on a paired board. Checking takes a free card, or lets me call a small bet with draw equity; I have no showdown value worth betting for.

Our pocket pair is currently a reasonable showdown hand but vulnerable to overcards and can gain value from weaker pocket pairs or 8x. A moderate turn bet also charges draws and clarifies the opponent's strength.

The price is good: 400 to win 1850, so I need about 22% equity. A small bet from the button includes plenty of air. My jack gutshot, possible Q or 9 outs, and some queen-high showdown value make a call reasonable.

My missed Q-high draw has a little showdown value against busted draws that check back. A river lead would face a wide range of weak pairs that are unlikely to fold, so I'll check and give up to a bet.

We have a full house, fives full of tens. A moderate river value bet can be called by trips, weaker made hands, and some pocket pairs while retaining a broad calling range.

Queen-high with no pair can't beat even the weakest value hands, and many of the opponent's bluffs would be ace-high hands that also beat us. Against a steady triple barrel, this is too weak to bluff-catch even at the good price.

KQo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise builds the pot while preserving position.

J5 suited out of position in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a weak hand. Folding is standard.

Pocket eights are well ahead of a button min-raise range heads-up. I 3-bet for value and to deny equity, using a sizing that pressures broadway overcards while retaining flexibility.

KQo is strong enough to continue against a big-blind three-bet, and calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining position postflop.

Check with middle pair on a coordinated flop, keeping the pot controlled while retaining showdown value and a spade draw.

On this low, coordinated flop, K-Q has no spade or strong draw. Checking back preserves the chance to improve without risking chips against the big blind's three-bet range.

Betting for value and protection with an overpair to the low board, while charging straight and flush draws.

With only two overcards and no meaningful draw, I lack the equity to call the turn bet. This hand is also a poor bluff-raise candidate.