Hold'em table

K3o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so I am getting 3:1 pot odds to complete with a suited hand. I can proceed cautiously and check/fold most flops out of position.

AQ offsuit is strong heads-up against a small-blind limp. Raising to 500 builds the pot and charges weaker hands to continue.

Jc2c is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is the best option.

63o is a very weak hand with poor equity against two opponents; calling 100 chips or bluff-raising is not profitable given the pot odds and risk.

AJs is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising applies pressure and builds the pot with a hand that plays well postflop.

Holding an ace with position postflop against the small blind's open, calling 250 chips into a 450-chip pot with zero rake is profitable.

Heads-up as the preflop raiser, I’ll make a small continuation bet with two overcards and a backdoor nut-flush draw.

With an unimproved Ace-high and no significant draw on a Ten-high board, folding to the flop continuation bet is the most prudent play.

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

A6s is a prime 3-bet candidate from the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play, leveraging nut flush potential and ace card removal.

JTs is often dominated against a small-blind 3-bet, and calling 900 more out of position with the button still to act is not attractive at these stack depths. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large out-of-position three-bet, even with position.

AJo is a strong hand on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb for value and position.

J5o is a weak offsuit hand facing a button raise with the big blind still to act; playing it out of position for 200 more chips is not worth it, so folding is best.

Eight-three offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5 big blind raise.

With 2h5c on the button facing a full big-blind raise, this is a weak offsuit hand that plays poorly and has no profitable call or raise at this stack depth.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to open heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 puts pressure on a wide blind range.

Defending A4o in position against a small blind open, getting 2 to 1 pot odds with an ace blocker.

A small continuation bet on this dry king-high flop can fold out weaker hands while limiting the cost when called.

We hold middle pair with top kicker and a gutshot straight draw, facing a small 1/3 pot bet with excellent direct pot odds.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a gutshot, but the turn connects with many hands that called the flop. I’ll check rather than build a larger pot with a weak hand.

I have middle-pair showdown value plus a straight draw to the wheel. Checking behind controls the pot size and allows me to see the river for free.

I have a five-high straight. A small river bet can get called by kings or two-pair hands while limiting the cost when an opponent has a six.

I hold an ace for a five-high straight on a 2-3-4-5-K board. Raising will only get action from a higher straight (6x) or chops with other aces, so calling the small bet is optimal.

K2 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open in a three-handed, no-rake game. A small raise uses position while limiting the risk with a weak kicker.

9s 4c is far too weak to defend out of position from the small blind against a button open.

QJo has enough equity to defend against a button open; calling closes the action and we can evaluate postflop.

I have only queen-high on an ace-paired board and am out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking controls the pot and avoids putting chips in as a likely underdog.

A small continuation bet on this ace-high paired flop can fold out weaker unpaired hands while keeping the risk low.