Hold'em table

With pocket aces on the button, raise for value and to build the pot while applying pressure to the blinds. A 3× big-blind open is a sensible size three-handed.

QJo is marginal against a 3bb button open when playing out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a potentially dominated hand with poor equity realization.

KTo in the big blind against a button 3x open is a profitable defend, getting 200 to win 650; a call is better than a 3-bet with this hand.

Out of position with king-high and a backdoor flush draw on a paired board that favors the preflop raiser, so checking to the button is standard. I can decide on a check-raise or call depending on how big the c-bet is.

With pocket aces on a dry paired flop, a small value bet can get calls from 9x and draws while denying equity to overcards. I’m keeping the sizing modest against the big blind’s wide range.

Getting about 4:1 against a small c-bet on a dry paired board. KT has two overcards plus backdoor heart and straight draws, so it has enough equity to continue by calling.

Turned top pair against a button range that c-bets small with many 9x hands, pocket pairs and heart draws. Leading for value and protection is better than check-calling.

Pocket aces remain strong on this paired board, and the turn bet offers favorable pot odds. Calling keeps bluffs and weaker hands in while avoiding a raise that could narrow the range to stronger hands or strong draws.

Kings full of twos is near the nuts here: it beats flushes and trip kings and loses only to K9 or 22. I'm betting about two-thirds of the pot for value from flushes and weaker kings.

Pocket aces have strong showdown value on this paired board, and calling requires only about 28% equity against the river bet. Raising would mostly isolate me against better full houses or trips.

62 offsuit is too weak to open profitably against two blinds without evidence they overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

T9o is a solid blind-vs-blind raising hand from the small blind, so I'm raising to 3bb to take the initiative rather than limping out of position.

3-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb raise, even with position and no rake.

63o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play; folding is standard.

With the button folded, this is heads-up and I can complete the small blind cheaply. The pot odds justify seeing a flop with this hand.

A6 suited is strong enough to raise against a small-blind limp, especially with position postflop. Raising to 400 builds a pot with a likely equity advantage and puts pressure on weaker hands.

5♠4♣ is too weak to continue out of position against a sizable raise; calling would invest 300 more chips with poor equity and playability.

On the button in a three-handed game, a small open can win the blinds and keeps my range appropriately wide. A modest raise is preferable to limping with this weak offsuit hand.

K8 suited is marginal against a button raise when playing out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a potentially dominated hand and an unfavorable postflop position.

QJs in the big blind facing a button 2.5x open is a clear defend, and calling 150 into a 400 pot gives a good price. Calling keeps the opener's weaker hands in, though a 3-bet is also viable.

Top pair with a good kicker plus a gutshot and backdoor flush draw; checking to the button preflop raiser lets them c-bet into us, and we can check-raise or call. The pot stays controlled out of position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so I’ll take the free option and avoid inflating the pot.

With a pair of jacks plus a gutshot to the nut straight, after the button checked back the flop, a small probe bet takes value from weaker Tx and draws, denies their equity, and keeps the pot controlled.

I have only nine-high with no meaningful draw on the ace-high board, so calling the turn bet is not justified.

K8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while retaining positional advantage if called.

KQo plays well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range, and 3-betting from the small blind avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot with the big blind. It also takes the initiative.

J♦6♦ is too weak to continue against the button open and the small blind’s large three-bet. Calling 950 would commit too much with a dominated hand and poor realization.

K8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large small-blind three-bet, even with position. Folding avoids investing more with a hand that is often dominated and realizes equity poorly.

In a 3-handed game, 87o on the button is a standard open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with position.

Q-2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Ace-king is a strong value three-bet against a button opening range. Raising to 1,100 builds the pot and charges the opener for playing in position.

Facing a large 3-bet from the big blind with 87o, which plays poorly out of position against the range, folding is the disciplined choice despite having position. Calling 850 to win 2250 needs about 38% equity, and offsuit 87 doesn't realize enough.