Hold'em table

Three-handed on the button, K2o is a standard wide open, so I raise to 2.5bb to pressure the blinds.

With 6-5 offsuit in the small blind, calling a button raise out of position with the big blind still to act is not profitable enough.

8-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button raise, especially with the small blind folded.

J6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise can win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable if called.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button raise with the big blind still behind.

Getting about 2.7:1 against a wide button open, so 74o is a marginal but acceptable defend from the big blind. I'll play the flop carefully.

I have 7-high with a gutshot (a 6 makes the straight) on an ace-high board that favors the button's raising range. Checking keeps the pot small and still lets me realize my equity.

A small continuation bet uses my preflop range advantage on the ace-high board and may fold out hands that currently beat my jack-high.

Our gutshot to a straight (a 6 makes 4-5-6-7-8), backdoor potential and implied odds justify calling a small bet: 180 into 910 means we need about 20% equity. Folding to a small c-bet would be too tight.

With only a gutshot and seven-high on a paired, ace-high board, checking keeps the pot small and may give a free look at a 6.

J-high has little equity when called, and the flop caller can still hold an ace, a pair, or a diamond draw. Checking avoids committing more chips with no meaningful draw.

Seven-high has no showdown value, and the button's turn check-back caps its range with many weak pairs and missed hands. A two-thirds-pot bluff only needs about 40% fold equity to profit.

My rivered jack gives me two pair. The missed diamond draws and other possible bluffs make a call worthwhile at this price.

9-high offsuit with a six is too weak to profitably enter from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

The button folded, so it's small blind vs big blind. T7 suited is a standard open from the small blind in this spot, and raising to 3bb applies pressure while keeping initiative.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x raise, even with position after the flop.

62o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with both blinds left to act, so folding is best.

Q-T suited is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, building the pot while applying pressure.

K9 offsuit has adequate equity versus a small-blind opening range and favorable pot odds to defend. Calling keeps dominated hands and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessary preflop variance.

With no pair or spade on an ace-high flop, this hand has little equity when called. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak bluff.

I will semi-bluff with the king-high spade flush draw after the preflop raiser checks, applying pressure to missed overcards and weaker pairs while retaining solid equity when called.

Queen-high has little equity on this ace-high, two-spade flop, and calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

T5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players with deep stacks.

Complete the small blind with a suited-like connected low hand? Actually 4d5c is offsuit but has enough equity heads-up and excellent pot odds to defend.

K6o is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so raising for value and initiative is reasonable, and I'll play in position postflop. A 4bb raise punishes the limp, while checking remains a fine low-variance alternative.

Fold the weak 54 offsuit versus a sizable big-blind raise; it lacks sufficient equity and plays poorly out of position.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

Heads-up, SB vs BB after a button fold: A3o is a strong hand here, so raise to 3bb for value and fold equity.

9♥5♥ is playable heads-up against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable with position after the flop.

Middle pair plus a gutshot to the wheel with an ace overcard, out of position against the big blind's call. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot on this connected low board gets value and protection while keeping the pot manageable.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position. Calling the small bet lets me see the turn without building a large pot with an unfinished hand.

Third pair plus an ace blocker is weak on this connected board, and many of the BB's calling hands beat it. A 5 would likely just chop. Check for pot control and showdown value.

I have a straight on the turn. A 700-chip bet can get value from pairs and sets while charging hands that could improve on the river.

Our bottom pair with an ace kicker is too weak against a turn bet on this connected board. The bettor's range is full of straights, 6x hands and overpairs, and we have only about 5 outs, which falls short of the 29% equity needed to call.