Hold'em table

J8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

Q2o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. It is out of position with poor equity.

AK is a premium hand against a button open, so 3-bet for value while building the pot and taking initiative out of position. A raise to 900 is a strong but measured size with deep stacks.

J8 offsuit is too weak to defend against this large three-bet, even in position.

AKo on the button in 3-handed play is a premium hand, so a standard 2.5bb open builds the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

7♣5♦ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind facing a button raise, with the big blind still to act. The price and position do not justify continuing.

QJo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, but calling avoids building a large pot out of position with a potentially dominated hand.

Queen-jack has no pair or immediate straight draw on this king-high flop. Out of position against the preflop raiser, I prefer to check and see their action.

I have top pair with the best kicker on a two-tone board, so I'm value betting about two-thirds pot to get called by weaker kings, 8x hands and spade draws while charging the draws.

Q-high has no immediate straight or flush draw on this flop. Calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

As the button in a three-handed game, 9♥5♥ is a reasonable open-raise candidate; a small raise applies pressure while retaining playability if called.

Eight-deuce suited is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 in the big blind against a wide button open, so 83s has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

Flush draw out of position against the preflop raiser on a Q-high board that favors their range; checking to them keeps the pot manageable and lets me check-raise or realize equity if they c-bet.

With a weak bottom pair, checking back keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value. Betting is unlikely to get much value from worse hands and risks building the pot against stronger pairs or draws.

With a nut-ish flush draw after the button checked back the flop, a semi-bluff of about two-thirds pot applies fold equity against a capped range. It also builds the pot for when we hit.

Call 370: the pot odds are reasonable with a flush draw and a pair, while raising risks inflating the pot against a stronger hand.

With a missed spade draw and 8-high, I have no showdown value. The Qh pairs the board and completes the hearts, so a follow-up bet of about 70% pot can fold out the villain's Tx, 7x and weak pairs.

I have a Q-high flush, which is strong against many trips or weaker flushes in the opponent’s range. A minimum raise targets value while limiting the extra exposure on this paired board.

I have only 8-high after my river bluff, and the button min-raised. A re-bluff against that strong line is too costly, so I'll fold.

54 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players without a read.

43o is a weak, marginal hand to play out of position from the small blind against the big blind. Folding gives up little EV compared with limping or raising and then facing aggression.

K7o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open-raise, so I'll steal with a 2.5bb size to pressure both blinds.

9♥6♠ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind facing a button raise, and calling out of position risks further action from the big blind.

A3 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise at this price. Calling avoids building a large pot out of position with a weak kicker.

Top and bottom pair is strong on this draw-heavy flop. Betting for value also charges diamond draws and weaker aces.

K-high with no pair and no real draw on an A53 two-tone board, facing a donk bet of about 64% pot. Calling needs about 28% equity, which K7o doesn't have, so folding is best.

A♠8♥ is a solid hand to open from the button in a three-player game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to take the initiative.

K3 suited is a reasonable three-bet bluff against a button open: the king blocks strong calling hands, and raising avoids playing a weak hand out of position in a multiway pot.

K7o facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet to 10bb is far too weak to continue, especially with the opener still left to act behind me. Folding the big blind is clearly correct.

A8 offsuit is dominated by much of a small blind's large 3-bet range, and calling 7.5bb requires substantial equity. Fold rather than continue with a marginal hand or make a costly bluff 4-bet.