Hold'em table

K5 offsuit is a weak button opening hand in this short-handed configuration and folds cleanly to the blinds.

Weak offsuit queen with a small blind to call and a raise possible; folding avoids unnecessary risk.

A6o is a decent hand with position, and calling only 100 to see a flop is a low-risk play that keeps the pot small while I hold a playable ace.

KJo is well ahead of a button limper's range, so I'm squeezing from the small blind to take the initiative and isolate. The raise also lets me win the pot preflop often.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large small-blind raise with another player already involved.

Three-handed on the button, T6o is at the edge of a standard wide opening range, and a small raise pressures the blinds. With position for the rest of the hand, a steal to 2.5bb is reasonable.

Q9 suited is a reasonable defend against a button min-raise with the big blind still to act, and the price is favorable.

96 offsuit is weak out of position facing a raise and a call, so I fold rather than chase with poor equity and reverse implied odds.

This board strongly favors the preflop raiser, while Q-high has little immediate showdown value or draw equity. Checking preserves flexibility and avoids inflating the pot.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high board plays well as a pot-control check in position. It keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity against the SB's range, which hits aces often.

I have an open-ended straight draw and can apply pressure to the flop checker on this ace-high board. A two-thirds-pot semi-bluff gives me fold equity while retaining strong river improvement chances.

T6 is only a weak middle pair on an A-J-T board that hits a small-blind calling range hard. Against a delayed turn bet I am often behind or drawing to about 5 outs, and the price needs roughly 29% equity, so this is a fold.

Open-raise the button with this connected hand to leverage position and initiative against the blinds.

A2o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, and calling risks being dominated by better aces. Folding loses only the small blind and avoids a marginal spot.

Getting 150 to win 400 from the big blind against a button open, Q9o is a clear defend. Calling works better than 3-betting this hand.

Q-high with a backdoor straight draw on a paired board that favors the button's range; checking to the raiser is standard, and I can defend against small bets.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on missed overcards while leveraging our open-ended straight draw and retaining a favorable risk-reward profile.

Small c-bet on a dry paired board gives good pot odds (200 to win 750), and Q9 has two overcards plus some showdown value against a wide button range. Calling keeps their bluffs in.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a paired board plays best as a pot-control check-call against the button's range. Leading into it mostly gets called by better queens and trips.

The queen is a strong overcard for my preflop raising range and opponent has checked twice. A substantial turn continuation bet can fold out missed club draws and weak pairs.

Top pair on a paired board is well ahead of the button's barreling range, which includes club draws and overcards, and we only need about 28% equity. Calling keeps his bluffs in, while raising would mostly fold out worse hands.

Our second pair (queens with the board's eights) has showdown value but won't get called by worse if we bet, so check and decide facing a bet.

We have no showdown value, but the opponent’s flop and turn calls heavily favor pairs that are unlikely to fold to a river bluff. Check and concede the pot rather than risking more chips.

Q8o is strong enough to open from the button in 3-handed play, and a small raise takes initiative while putting pressure on the blinds.

98o out of position in the small blind against a button min-raise, with the big blind still to act, is a weak spot to call. A 3-bet bluff doesn't gain much here, so folding is the standard play.

6-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button raise heads-up.

K5 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a clear opening hand; a 2.5bb raise-first-in steals the blinds often and plays well postflop.

Ten-six suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

I'm getting good pot odds with a suited hand, and calling 150 to see a flop is cheap. 7-3 suited can flop well, so I'll take the flop rather than fold or bloat the pot with a weak hand.

I have bottom pair on an ace-high board against a preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the opponent does before committing more chips.

The ace-high dry board favors the preflop raiser's range, and K5 has a backdoor straight draw plus a king overcard, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot can fold out many hands that beat us. Heads-up against a big blind who checked, this is a profitable bluff with some equity if called.