Hold'em table

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown blinds.

82o is among the weakest hands in the SB versus BB, and playing out of position makes it a losing hand to complete or raise. Folding costs only the 50-chip blind.

T7o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; with only the blinds left to act, a 2.5bb raise steals profitably.

Pocket aces are far ahead of opening ranges. A substantial small-blind 3-bet builds value while charging the big blind and button to continue.

KQo is often dominated by a small-blind three-bet range, and calling risks a difficult multiway pot with the button still to act.

T7o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 9bb from the small blind; calling 650 into 1250 with a dominated hand and little equity is unprofitable even in position.

J7 suited is a profitable button open in a three-handed game, leveraging position and suited connectivity. I raise to a standard 2.5bb size.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to call the button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) with suited 52 versus a button open; defending is fine in a heads-up pot.

The 52s whiffed completely on K-J-8 rainbow, a board that favors the button's raising range. Check and give up unless something changes.

I have second pair in position and can get value from weaker pairs and draws while denying free overcards. A modest flop bet keeps worse hands involved.

The 52s has no pair, no flush draw and no straight draw on K-J-8. Facing a c-bet of 250 into 550, it has no equity worth continuing with, and it makes a poor check-raise bluff candidate.

AQ offsuit is a strong button hand three-handed. A raise to 250 builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in.

75s from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act is a marginal spot, and calling out of position is unprofitable. Occasionally 3-betting is fine, but folding is the standard low-risk play.

8♠4♠ is a playable suited hand getting a favorable big-blind defense price against a likely wide button open.

I have a marginal pair on a paired board and prefer to check, keeping the preflop raiser’s range wide while avoiding inflating the pot with a weak kicker.

A small continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands while keeping the pot manageable with ace-high.

We have a pair of eights on a paired board against a small continuation bet, which is strong enough to continue. Calling keeps in the opponent's bluffs while controlling the pot with a weak kicker.

Checking keeps the pot controlled with a marginal pair on a board that has become more favorable to the preflop raiser's range. I can respond to the opponent's turn action.

Ace-queen high has some showdown value, but the paired turn and heart draw make a second barrel unlikely to fold many better hands. I’ll check back and reassess on the river.

Our eights have modest showdown value, but the king is a poor river to value-bet after the opponent checked back turn. Checking keeps weaker hands and bluffs available while avoiding value-owning ourselves.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed draws. With no heart blocker, a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands.

J6o on the button three-handed is a reasonable steal hand against two blinds, so a small open to 2.5bb applies pressure cheaply.

Ac-Ks is a premium holding; I 3-bet for value and to apply pressure to the button's small open.

Seven-three offsuit is too weak to defend against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

J6o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 9bb from the small blind. Calling 650 into 1250 out of position-adjusted ranges isn't profitable, so I'll fold.

Button open with a suited queen has adequate playability and positional value. A 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

7-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

82o is at the bottom of the big blind's defending range against a 2.5x button open. It plays poorly out of position, so folding is fine despite the pot odds.