Hold'em table

4-9 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding on the button costs nothing and avoids a marginal spot.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the big blind; folding costs only the small blind and avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

Q5 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative with position against both blinds.

74 offsuit in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

JTo in the big blind getting 400-to-150 (about 2.7:1) against a button open of 2.5bb in a 3-handed game; the hand is playable and has good equity against a wide button range, so calling is correct.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a dry flop, heads-up and out of position against a button raiser. Betting about half the pot for value and protection is reasonable.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on Ts7c4d facing a donk bet; folding is the clear play with minimal equity.

94 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game with 100bb stacks, so folding is the profitable default.

AQo is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Raising for value out of position is better than limping or calling.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3.5x raise from the small blind; calling out of position with this holding is unprofitable, so fold.

Q9o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable hand with position, and the price is only 1bb, so I call rather than fold or build a big pot out of position later.

T6 suited in the small blind facing a limp from the button; completing for 50 into a 250 pot gives excellent odds with a playable suited hand, and raising a marginal hand out of position isn't attractive.

A8s is well ahead of a button limp and SB complete three-handed. Raising to 5bb builds the pot with a strong hand and can take it down now or set up a heads-up spot with initiative.

Q9o is weak facing a 5x big blind raise from the big blind, with a possible squeeze from the small blind still behind me. I need 400 to win a pot of 700, but I'd be out of position against a strong range and dominated often, so I fold.

T6 suited is a weak hand facing a 5x raise out of position; calling 400 to win 700 with poor playability isn't profitable, so fold.

Pocket kings on the button, first to act preflop; open to a standard 2.5bb raise to build the pot with a premium hand.

T4 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

KTo in the big blind getting 400-to-150 (about 2.7:1) against a button open in 3-handed play is a clear call; the hand is too strong to fold and a 3-bet is marginal out of position.

Flop J-J-Q with K-T gives a open-ended straight draw (A makes Broadway, 9 makes a straight) plus overcard king. Heads-up out of position, a small bet of about half pot builds the pot and takes it down against weaker hands.Lots of equity vs button's wide range.Bet small for value/semi-bluff.

Overpair on a paired JJQ board facing a donk bet; KK is well ahead of Qx and draws but vulnerable to a J. Calling keeps the pot controlled and lets worse hands continue betting rather than folding them out with a raise.

Board is J-J-Q-2 and I hold K-T for a king-high straight draw (A needed, 9 not) — actually A gives A-K-Q-J-T straight, so I have a gutshot with 4 outs plus overcard value. I led the flop and the button just called, so a modest semi-bluff bet on the turn applies pressure and builds the pot with equity.}

Overpair KK on a paired J-J-Q board facing a second barrel from the BB; we beat Qx, draws, and bluffs but lose to trips, so calling keeps worse hands in and controls the pot rather than raising into a range that only continues with better.

Board is Js Jd Qh 2s 7h and I hold K-high with a Q-high board pair... actually I have Kh Td, so only king high; but I bet flop and turn and the opponent just called, so betting is a bluff. Checking gives up a pot with a weak hand that can't beat many calls. A check would likely lose to any pair, so a moderate bluff has some fold equity, though a pure check keeps the loss small.}

KK is an overpair on JJQ27 but only a bluff-catcher vs a three-street donk line; at 900 into 3250 we need ~22% equity, and opponent's range includes enough Qx, missed draws, and smaller pairs that calling is clearly profitable while raising gets called only by Jx/boats.

A5s on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

QQ is a premium hand in 3-handed play. I'm in the small blind facing a button open to 250, so a 3-bet to 900 builds the pot and isolates the opener while charging the big blind.

T7 offsuit facing a 3-bet from the small blind with the original raiser still to act is an easy fold; the hand is far too weak to call 800 more out of position.

In position on the button, so I only need about 34% equity to call 650 into 1900. A5o, with its ace blocker, plays reasonably well against a wide three-handed small-blind 3-bet range.

QQ on an 8-2-8 board is a strong overpair. I'm out of position against the button's call of my 3-bet, so I'll bet about 37% of the pot for value and to deny equity to overcards and 8x-less hands.

We are getting about 3.7:1 against a small c-bet on a dry paired board. Our ace-high beats the 3-bettor's bluffs and has some backdoor wheel equity, so calling is better than folding or turning it into a bluff.

Holding an overpair (QQ) on a paired 8-2-3 board, I bet for value and protection after the opponent called the flop. A bet of about 55% of the pot targets worse pairs and 8x hands while charging draws.

Our ace-high with a gutshot is likely behind the preflop 3-bettor's double-barrel range of overpairs, AK and AQ. We need about 26% equity to call and probably fall short, with reverse implied odds on the river.