Hold'em table

AJo is a strong button open in 3-handed play, so a standard 2.5bb raise works for both value and fold equity.

KTo is a strong short-handed hand with a king blocker and plays well as a value/semi-bluff 3-bet. Raising also pressures the opener and discourages the big blind from realizing equity.

Offsuit 7-6 is too weak to defend out of position against a three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

AJo on the button facing an SB 3-bet to 8bb is a comfortable call in position; 4-betting risks getting it in against a range that dominates us. We need 550 to win 1700, so the price is good and we have position postflop.

Betting top pair for value and protection on this relatively dry flop, while keeping worse hands and draws in.

Against a small one-third-pot c-bet, we only need about 24% equity. In position, AJ has an overcard, a backdoor straight draw and ace-high showdown value, which beats the bluffs and weaker aces in SB's 3-bet range, so calling beats folding.

Betting top pair for value and protection against spade and straight draws. The sizing keeps worse kings and pocket pairs in while charging draws.

Ace-high with no real draw facing a 3-bettor's double barrel on a K-high board. We're behind nearly all of his value range, and our equity is too low for the 26% pot odds.

J2 offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering against both blinds at this stack depth.

With the button folded, K5 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind and contest the pot.

Getting 2:1 in position against a wide small-blind steal range, Q4o has enough equity to defend by calling.

This low, connected flop can favor the big blind’s calling range. I’ll check with king-high and a gutshot rather than build the pot out of position.

The small blind checked to us in position. Q4 with the 4d has a gutshot to the wheel, a backdoor flush draw and a queen overcard on a low board, so a small stab can take the pot now and keeps our equity if called. (We have a gutshot, not an open-ender: 2-3-6 plus a 4 still needs a 5 and an ace or 7.)

The small bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with a gutshot, a king overcard, and backdoor flush potential. Raising would risk too much with only a weak draw.

King-high with a gutshot has some chance to improve, but a turn bet is unlikely to make many better hands fold after the flop call. I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

The preflop raiser has now checked twice, which weakens his range. Q-high has little showdown value, so a semi-bluff with the gutshot (any 5 makes our straight) can fold out overcards and weak pairs.

King-high with a gutshot has too little equity against a turn bet of 600 into 1100, especially after the opponent bet both streets.

A8 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

J4 suited from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position or 3-bet. Folding is standard.

KTs suited is a strong heads-up blind-defense hand against a button min-raise. A 3-bet applies pressure and builds value while retaining playability.

A8 offsuit is often dominated by a big blind three-bet range, and calling 650 chips risks difficult decisions after the flop.

QTs on the button in 3-handed play is a clear opening hand, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and hold position over both blinds.

J3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against an early 2.5bb open with the big blind still behind.

Against a button open, K3 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind at this price, especially with no rake.

Bottom two pair is strong, but checking to the preflop raiser gives them a chance to continuation-bet while keeping my out-of-position range protected.

On the button with QT and a king-high board, I have backdoor draws and overcard equity. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot plays well on a board that favors my raising range.

I have two pair on a diamond-draw board. Raising for value also charges draws to continue.

Queen-high with no real draw, facing a big-blind check-raise on K53 with two diamonds. The 28% pot odds aren't enough given our weak equity and poor playability out of position against a strong range.

Qh5h is a playable suited button hand three-handed, and a small open raises for initiative while risking little.

K9 suited is strong enough to contest a button open. A three-bet gives me fold equity and reduces the chance of playing a multiway pot out of position.

73 offsite facing an open and a 3-bet is a clear fold; calling 900 out of position with a dominated hand loses money.

Q5 suited is too weak to continue against a large small-blind 3-bet after opening, especially at this sizing.

96 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players at 100 big blinds.

KQo is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds, so I'm raising to 3x for value and initiative.

Defend the big blind heads-up versus a small blind min-raise with suited J-seven, which has adequate equity and playability for the price.

KQ high on a low, connected two-tone board (5s8s6d) hits the big blind's calling range much harder than mine, and I'm out of position, so checking is best. I'll decide on the turn based on the big blind's action.

I have a strong combo draw with an open-ended straight draw and a high spade flush draw. Betting applies pressure to the preflop raiser’s checked range while building a pot when I improve.

KQ offsuit has only overcards on a low, connected 5-8-6 board that hits the big blind's wide calling range. Out of position and facing a 2/3-pot bet, I don't get the equity or implied odds to continue.