Hold'em table

Pocket queens are a premium hand three-handed, so I’m opening for value from the button.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open with the big blind still behind.

A3o does not have enough equity and playability out of position against a 3x open.

Pocket queens are a premium opening hand on the button. Raising to 3bb builds value while retaining room to respond to further action.

Q8o is too weak to call or 3-bet out of the small blind facing a 3bb open from the button.

Pocket threes have enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise at this price. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

My small pocket pair has some showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser on this paired board is unlikely to accomplish much. I'll check and reassess if they bet.

A small continuation bet with queens can earn value from pocket pairs and eights while keeping the pot controlled on this paired king board.

The small flop bet gives pocket threes a reasonable price to bluff-catch against a button continuation bet. I’ll reassess if the opponent keeps betting.

Pocket threes have little value to bet on this paired board, but they can still beat missed draws. Checking keeps the pot small and leaves room to reassess if the button bets.

A modest turn value bet can be called by diamond draws, 8x, and smaller pocket pairs while keeping the pot controlled against a king-heavy calling range.

The small turn bet gives my pocket threes a good price to bluff-catch against missed draws and unpaired hands. Raising would risk more against a king or an eight.

My pocket threes have some showdown value against missed draws, but a river bet is unlikely to get many better hands to fold. I'll check.

I have a strong queen-high flush on a paired board and can value bet against trips, weaker flushes, and curious bluff-catchers. A substantial but noncommittal sizing extracts value while retaining flexibility versus a check-raise.

My pocket threes are a weak bluff-catcher on this paired board. The river diamond completes a flush, and after three bets I don't expect to beat enough of the bettor's range to justify calling.

K4o is below the threshold for a profitable button open in 3-handed play.

With the button folded, calling 50 more gives 8-6 offsuit a cheap chance to see the flop against the big blind. Raising would build a larger pot with a marginal hand out of position.

With heads-up positioning disadvantage but a playable T9 suited-equivalent hand, I raise to isolate the limper and take initiative.

8-6 offsuit is too weak to call a four-big-blind raise out of position.

On the button, Q4 offsuit is a marginal but playable open in a three-handed, rake-free game. A 2.5-big-blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

8-7 offsuit is a marginal and dominated small-blind defend versus a button raise, with the big blind still behind. Folding avoids playing a weak offsuit hand out of position.

J2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

5-2 suited is too weak to open profitably against both blinds at this stack depth.

K4o plays poorly out of position postflop against the big blind, making an easy fold preflop.

42o is far too weak to open or play from the button, so an easy fold is optimal.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. T3 offsuit is weak, but the price is good enough to see a flop heads-up.

I check my suited connector option in the big blind and realize its equity without inflating a marginal out-of-position pot.

I have a gutshot straight draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small while I can see a turn for free.

Betting small with middle pair and a gutshot draws value from weaker pairs and denies free equity while retaining flexibility against a raise.

A gutshot with weak overcards is not strong enough to call a 150-chip bet into this small pot, especially out of position.