Hold'em table

A6o is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play; a 2.5bb raise takes the initiative and attacks the blinds.

A7 offsuit is strong enough against a wide button opening range to sometimes three-bet from the small blind. Raising avoids a difficult multiway pot out of position.

JTs facing a 3-bet to 10bb from the small blind with the original raiser still to act behind me; calling 9bb more out of position in a squeezed pot with a hand that plays poorly against 3-bet ranges is -EV, so fold.

A6o is often dominated by a 4x small-blind 3-bet range. Calling 750 into 1350 needs about 36% equity, which this hand likely lacks, even with position.

K4 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds without risking too much.

8-6 offsuit in the small blind facing a 2.5x button open is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and has little equity against an opening range.

Getting about 27% pot odds in the big blind against a wide button open, 32s has enough playability and equity to defend by calling.

I have 3-high with no flush or straight draw on a monotone A-Q board that favors the preflop raiser, so I check out of position with the intention of folding to a bet.

As the preflop raiser, I can make a small bet on this ace-high flop to pressure weaker hands without risking much.

32 offsuit with no club draw on a monotone spade board has essentially no equity. The small c-bet gives good odds, but folding is still clearly best.

Pocket aces on the button; open to a standard 3bb raise to build the pot while keeping the blinds in with worse hands.

J8o from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is too weak and out of position to call or 3-bet profitably. Folding.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x button raise.

Q9s is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and steal the blinds.

K4 suited can be used as an occasional three-bet bluff against a button open. Raising also avoids a difficult out-of-position call with the big blind still to act.

A8s in the big blind facing a 4x 3-bet from the small blind with the original raiser still to act; A8s is dominated by much of a SB 3-bet range and plays poorly out of position in a bloated pot, so folding is the standard play.

Q9s plays well in position against a wide 3-handed SB 3-bet range, with deep stacks and decent pot odds (750 to win 2100). A 4-bet is too thin and folding is too tight.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but this connected flop favors the caller’s range. Checking avoids building a large pot out of position.

The nut-ish flush draw (Q-high spades) plus position makes a small semi-bluff c-bet good. It can fold out hands like AK/AQ and still has solid equity if called or check-raised.

The small flop bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with bottom pair. Raising would risk too much against the button's stronger hands.

Two pair is strong enough to value-bet against kings, pairs, and single-spade draws. A moderate bet charges draws without committing the stack on a three-spade board.

Our queen-high flush is very strong; only a hand with the As beats it. Raising for value charges sets, top pair and single-spade draws while there are still cards to come.

Top and bottom pair is strong enough to call this turn raise at the offered price, but raising would risk isolating against flushes, straights, and sets.

The paired river leaves my two pair vulnerable to the flushes, straights, and full houses consistent with the turn raise. Betting is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands, so I check.

Our queen-high flush has strong showdown value, but the paired board and the opponent's 3-bet, lead, and call-a-raise line mean a shove is mostly called by the nut flush or full houses and folded by weaker hands. Checking back realizes our equity against worse hands without stacking off to better ones.

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

T3 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and doesn't have the equity to call or 3-bet profitably.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) from the big blind against a button 2.5x open, 76o has enough playability to defend by calling.

Bottom two pair on a draw-heavy board out of position; I'll check to the preflop raiser, who will c-bet often, and plan to check-raise for value and protection.

Top pair with a queen kicker is strong heads-up on this flop. A modest bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while denying free cards.

Bottom two pair on a draw-heavy J-7-6 board is strong enough to check-raise against a wide button c-bet range, both for value and to deny equity to straight draws and overcards. A raise to 750 builds the pot while sets and better two pair stay rare in their range.

Top pair with a queen kicker is strong enough to continue against this flop check-raise, especially in position. Calling keeps weaker jacks and bluffs in while avoiding an oversized pot against stronger hands.

Two pair is still strong against the button's likely range of Jx, overpairs and draws. Betting about two-thirds of the pot gets value and charges the remaining draws, even though some straights got there on the turn.

Top pair with a queen kicker is strong enough to continue against a turn bet of this size. Calling keeps weaker jacks and bluffs in while avoiding a costly raise against straights or two pair.

Two pair is strong on this board, and the river 2h changes little. Overpairs and Jx that called the flop check-raise and the turn bet should pay a sizable value bet, though some straights beat me.

QJ is only one pair, and the flop check-raise followed by sizable turn and river bets strongly represents a better hand. Several plausible draws completed on the turn, leaving too few likely bluffs to justify the call.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 45 suited is a reasonable open-raise hand with good playability postflop; raising to 2.5bb lets me take initiative and often win the blinds.

Against a wide 3-handed button open, A2o works well as a 3-bet from the small blind: the ace is a blocker, and there's fold equity. Flatting out of position with the big blind still to act is weak.

T3 suited is too weak to defend against a large small-blind three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

Facing a 4x 3-bet from the small blind with 54 suited, out of position postflop isn't the issue since we have the button, but 54s has poor equity and playability against a strong 3-bet range; calling 800 to win 1400 at ~36% pot odds with a hand needing implied odds against a sizable reraise isn't profitable enough.