Hold'em table

T6o is too weak to open profitably from the button even 3-handed, making fold the standard play.

Button folded, making this heads-up where QJo has strong equity (~55-60% vs random). A standard 3x raise builds the pot with a hand that's likely ahead, pressuring the big blind while staying out of all-in territory.

K-Q offsuit is strong against a small-blind open, so I’m 3-betting for value and to take initiative. A raise to 1000 applies pressure without committing too much of my stack.

QJs is too weak to continue out of position against a 3-bet to 10bb from the big blind after the button folded; calling leaves a tough, capped range postflop for 700 more.

AKs is a premium hand; raising to 3x BB on the button builds the pot and applies pressure on the blinds with a strong value range.

Pocket threes have useful set-mining potential against a button open with deep stacks. Calling is preferable to inflating the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

Squeeze for value with pocket queens against a button raise and small blind flat.

AKo dominates the cold-caller's calling range and is ahead of most 3-bet hands; 4-betting builds a big pot with a premium hand and applies pressure to both opponents.

A 32bb four-bet makes the call too expensive for pocket threes, and the remaining stacks do not offer enough reliable implied odds to set-mine.

Holding pocket Queens out of position against a button four-bet, five-bet jamming for 100 big blinds denies equity and commits our premium holding cleanly.

A7 suited is a strong button hand three-handed, so I’m opening for value and initiative with a modest raise.

75o is a very weak unsuited hand out of position facing a button raise, making it an easy fold.

Getting 150 into a 400 pot with J9o in the big blind vs a button open; the price is cheap enough to defend and see a flop, though the hand is dominated-prone so I'll proceed cautiously postflop.

I whiffed the Q-high flop with J9-high and have no real draws, so donk-bluffing into the preflop raiser is high risk. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold cheaply to any bet.

A small continuation bet pressures the big blind’s checking range while using my ace-high and backdoor diamond-flush equity.

I have jack-high with no pair, no draw, and no fold equity worth attacking a preflop raiser's small continuation bet. Calling 180 with almost no equity is -EV, so folding is correct.

83o is far too weak to open raise or limp from the button, even in 3-handed play.

Suited connector 7s6c is cheap to complete from the small blind heads-up, with good implied odds to flop a draw or two pair against the big blind.

Raise for value with suited ace-king and build the pot against the small blind's limp while retaining positional advantage postflop.

Facing a 4x raise out of position with 7s6c, I'd be calling 300 into a small pot with a weak connector that plays poorly postflop without position. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

A7 offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value and initiative rather than just completing.

Defending the big blind in position against a small blind raise with J9o, getting reasonable pot odds.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a backdoor club draw, but this low flop connects reasonably well with the big blind’s calling range. I’ll check rather than build a pot without a made hand or direct draw.

I flop top pair with a jack kicker on a draw-heavy board. After the preflop raiser checks, betting half the pot extracts value and protects against overcards and flush draws.

The price is favorable, and ace-high has some showdown value plus a backdoor flush draw. Calling keeps the pot manageable while allowing me to continue on useful turns.

With only ace-high on a paired board, a bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands and could be called or raised by better ones. I’ll check back and take the chance to reach showdown cheaply.

I hold top two pair with a Jack kicker on a paired board; checking behind controls the pot size and allows me to see the river in position.

With ace-high on a paired board, a bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands and risks being raised by stronger ones. I’ll take the showdown for free.

I have showdown value with two pair, nines and sixes, jack kicker. Checking behind secures showdown without risking a check-raise against slowplayed hands or better nines.

8♣7♣ is a playable button hand in a three-handed game, so I’ll open-raise to build initiative while keeping the size modest.

King-Ten offsuit performs poorly out of position against a button opening range with the big blind still to act, making a fold the cleanest play.

TJs has strong playability against a button min-raise; calling keeps the pot small out of position while realizing equity, and I can fold or attack based on the flop.

I missed the flop with TJo, but I have the option to check and see a free turn in position-less play. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating with a marginal hand against the preflop raiser.

I have little showdown value, but as the preflop raiser I can apply a small continuation bet on this paired, dry board and fold out some unpaired hands. My clubs also give me backdoor flush potential.

I hold only jack-high on a paired board against a preflop raiser who continued betting; calling 180 into a small pot with no equity or fold equity is unprofitable.