Hold'em table

A4 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and positional advantage. Raising to 2.5 big blinds can win the blinds immediately while keeping the investment modest.

AK offsuit is strong enough to three-bet a button open. Raising to 1100 applies pressure and reduces the chance of playing a multiway pot out of position.

65 offsuit is far too weak to call a 3-bet for 1000 from the big blind out of position.

A4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large small-blind three-bet without evidence of excessive aggression. Its poor playability and domination risk outweigh the benefit of position.

AJo is a strong button hand three-handed, so I open for a standard small raise in position.

T4 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act, and playing it out of position would lose chips on average.

83 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise, with poor equity realization out of position and no useful bluffing blockers.

8-2 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands with poor equity and playability even on the button, so folding avoids a negative-EV call.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to open in a blind-versus-blind pot. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures the big blind while retaining reasonable equity when called.

54 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x small-blind raise, even with position after the flop.

84 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

With the button folded, calling 50 more lets me see a flop heads-up without building a large pot out of position with J-4 offsuit.

4-6 offsuit is very weak; with a free check in the big blind against a limper, take the free flop rather than building a pot out of position.

I have jack-high with no immediate draw on a paired flop. Checking avoids building a pot out of position with a weak hand.

Six-high has almost no showdown value in position against a limped, checked range, so a small bluff representing a queen or ten can take the 200 pot now.

Jack-high with no immediate draw is too weak to continue against this flop bet.

Q4 suited is playable on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind open gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

K7 suited is strong enough 3-handed against a button 2.5x open; calling for 200 more gives good pot odds and playability despite being out of position.

Offsuit 4-2 is too weak to defend against a raise and a call, even with favorable pot odds. Its poor equity realization makes folding preferable to calling or squeezing.

Pair of sevens plus the king-high flush draw is a strong hand on this wet board, so betting builds the pot and denies free cards to overcards and straight draws.

Q4 has a gutshot and limited backdoor potential, but the opponent's flop bet on this connected, two-spade board makes continuing too costly.

Q3 offsuit is too weak even on the button in a 3-handed game; limping or raising risks chips with poor equity and a weak kicker.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. T3 suited has enough playability for a low-cost blind-versus-blind limp, despite being out of position.

9-2 offsuit is too weak to raise for value, and I can see the flop for free.

Top pair is likely ahead of the big blind's wide checking range. A modest bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while denying equity to overcards.

Bottom pair has enough equity to continue against this small flop bet, especially with position and some backdoor potential.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but the turn improves several hands in the flop-calling range. Checking controls the pot and avoids building it against stronger tens while preserving opponents' potential bluffs.

Bottom pair is too weak to value-bet, and a bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands. Checking keeps the pot small.

I have a six-high straight and can value-bet against pairs and two-pair hands after the turn checked through. A two-thirds-pot bet extracts value while accounting for possible flushes and higher straights.

Bottom pair is unlikely to beat a river bet after the flop lead. The price is not good enough to call with so few likely bluffs.