Hold'em table

Q8o is on the borderline of the BTN opening range in 3-max; folding avoids playing a weak offsuit holding.

Button folded, so I'm heads-up with a strong AJ offsuit against the big blind. Raising applies pressure and gets value from worse hands.

T6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise to 300, especially with position after the flop.

I raised preflop and the board is dry with a king high; a continuation bet of 300 can fold out better ace-highs and smaller pairs while representing the king.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop. Calling the bet with ten-six offsuit is unlikely to be profitable.

Q7o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable steal spot; raising to 250 applies pressure on the blinds and we retain position if called.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

ATo is well ahead of a typical button opening range and gets excellent pot odds closing the preflop action.

Check to the preflop aggressor on a dry King-high board where we hold Ace-high.

I have only queen-high on a king-high flop and no fold equity against a preflop caller, so checking behind controls the pot and realizes my equity cheaply.

I have Ace-high with reasonable showdown value after the flop checked through, making a check standard out of position.

Q-high with no pair or strong draw; checking in position keeps the pot small and avoids getting raised off a marginal hand.

I paired my ten on the river with top kicker after the hand was checked down on flop and turn; checking gives me a cheap showdown with solid showdown value.

My Q-high has no showdown value against a preflop caller who has checked down, but betting into a possible king or flush is too risky. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a chance to win only if opponent is bluffing with worse.

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise uses position without risking too much.

76s has great playability and implied odds deep-stacked with zero rake. Calling 200 to see a flop cheaply.

With 6s2d in the big blind facing a button raise and a small-blind call, my hand is too weak to continue profitably. Folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand out of position.

I completely missed the broadway-heavy flop with 76s out of position, so checking is the standard play.

Top pair benefits from a modest value-and-protection bet on this connected board. Betting half the pot can get calls from weaker pairs and straight draws.

I have seven-high with almost no equity on a coordinated broadway board out of position facing a c-bet.

Ten-deuce suited is too weak to profitably open-raise on the button even 3-handed. Folding is the standard play.

98o has enough equity to complete the small blind against a random big blind, and calling keeps the pot small while out of position. Raising would bloat the pot with a marginal hand.

With pocket deuces against a small-blind limp, I can see the flop for free without building a pot out of position.

I have bottom pair with a backdoor straight draw; betting half pot protects my equity and may fold out overcards or weak draws.

Pocket deuces have little equity on this high, coordinated flop and few good turn cards. Calling the half-pot bet is unlikely to be profitable.

T4o is too weak to continue from the button against two blinds; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop.

Q7 suited is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 gives me a chance to win the blinds immediately.

T2o is far too weak to defend against a 3bb raise from the small blind.

J5 suited is a playable button hand three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Holding T2o in the small blind against a button raise is an easy fold out of position.

Closing the action with 150 to call into a 400 pot, Q5o has enough equity against a wide button open to defend, despite being out of position.

I flopped top pair with Qs5d on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and protection against flush/straight draws is better than checking and giving a free card.

J-high has no pair or strong draw on this flop, so calling the 350-chip bet is unlikely to be profitable.