Hold'em table

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5 big-blind raise keeps the risk modest while applying pressure to the blinds.

Against a wide 3-handed button open, A7o has good blocker value and plays better as a 3-bet than a call out of position with the big blind still to act. Sizing to 10bb applies pressure and builds fold equity.

JTs in the big blind facing a 4x 3-bet from the small blind with the original raiser still to act; calling 900 into a squeeze with a hand that plays poorly out of position is -EV, so fold.

A6 offsuit plays poorly against a large three-bet, and calling risks being dominated despite having position.

In 3-handed play the button is effectively the cutoff/button with only the blinds left to act, so K4o is a standard open. A 2.5bb raise applies pressure on both blinds.

6-8 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and lacks the equity to call or 3-bet profitably.

32 suited is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5 big blind raise.

Pocket aces on the button; standard open to 2.5bb to build the pot while keeping the blinds in range to continue.

J8 offsuit is a marginal hand to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 in the big blind against a wide 3-handed button open, so T4o can defend profitably even though I'm out of position.

T-high with no draw on a K99 two-tone board that favors the preflop raiser; check and likely give up to a c-bet.

Pocket aces on a paired K-high board; value bet about 2/3 pot to get called by Kx, pocket pairs, and flush draws while keeping the pot manageable against a possible 9.

T4o has no pair and no draw on K99, and it faces a 350 c-bet into 550. The hand has almost no equity against a button opening range, so folding is best.

Q9 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while preserving position.

K4s from the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act, is a weak out-of-position spot. Folding is standard; I could mix in an occasional 3-bet, but a fold is fine.

A8s in the big blind vs a button min-ish raise (2.5x) in a 3-handed game is a strong hand; 3-betting to 800 pressures a wide button range and lets us play in position-disadvantaged spots with initiative.

Q9 suited has enough playability to call the 3-bet at this price, especially with position after the flop.

Nut flush draw plus gutshot and ace overcard on a wet board; semi-bluff c-bet as the preflop 3-bettor builds the pot with strong equity and can take it down now against a range that often misses.

I have a flush draw and position, making a call attractive at this price. Raising risks a large pot against the big blind's strong preflop range.

We turned the nut flush with As8s on a three-spade board; betting about 70% pot for value sets up a river shove against a caller who continued on the flop.

I have a queen-high flush and want value from strong one-pair hands, sets, and hands holding the ace of spades. Raising also charges those hands to see the river.

I hold the nut flush (As8s on 7d5s4sKs) and villain has shown huge strength by raising the turn; shoving to put their remaining 3450 in maximizes value while they likely have a smaller flush, set, or two pair.

I have a queen-high flush and need only about 17% equity to call. Even allowing for higher flushes, folding is too tight at this price.

QJs on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb sizing pressures both blinds.

T3 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and has little equity against a raising range.

Calling 150 more with 7-6 offsuit against a button open is reasonable given the pot odds and no rake.

Bottom two pair is strong on this flop. Checking to the preflop raiser gives them a chance to bet, letting me raise for value.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a connected board against the big blind's check; a bet of about two-thirds pot gets value from worse jacks, sevens and draws while protecting against overcards and straight draws.

Bottom two pair is strong on this flop. A check-raise gets value from Jx and draws while making it more expensive for them to improve.

Top pair with a good kicker is too strong to fold against a check-raise range that includes draws and weaker jacks, and the price is good: about 30% equity needed. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by sets and two pair, so calling and re-evaluating on the turn is better.

My two pair is still ahead of many jacks and overpairs. Betting for value also charges straight draws on this connected board.

A flop check-raise followed by a turn lead on J765 looks heavily weighted toward two pair, sets and straights, and the 5 completes 98, 84 and 43. Top pair with a queen kicker is rarely good here and will face another barrel on the river, so I'm folding even with decent pot odds.

Suited connector on the button in a 3-handed game; a small open raise is standard to take the blinds or play a well-disguised hand in position.

A2 offsuit is awkward to call from the small blind, but its ace blocks strong hands. I’ll three-bet against the button’s likely wide opening range.

T3s is far too weak to call a 3-bet from the small blind with the original raiser still left to act behind me.

Facing a 4x 3-bet from the small blind with 45 suited; calling 750 into 1350 out of position postflop with a weak speculative hand is unprofitable, and 4-bet bluffing is too risky here.