Hold'em table

K2 suited is too weak to open profitably from the button in this short-handed setup.

With the button folded, completing for 50 chips gives me a cheap chance to play heads-up against the big blind. I can let this weak hand go if the action gets expensive.

JTo is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so an isolation raise to 4bb takes the initiative and builds a pot while I have position.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a raise to 400, especially out of position.

Pocket eights are strong enough to open from the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while keeping the sizing controlled.

KQo in the small blind is strong against a button open in 3-handed play, so I'm 3-betting for value and initiative rather than flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

KTs is strong enough suited and has favorable pot odds to continue versus the large small-blind 3-bet, with the button still potentially contributing.

Calling 750 with pocket eights gives a favorable price in a three-way pot and keeps the pot manageable against a three-bet and a cold call.

Top pair with a king kicker on a dry Q-9-5 rainbow board, as the preflop 3-bettor in a three-way pot. A roughly one-third-pot c-bet gets value from worse queens, nines and draws while keeping the pot manageable.

K-high has only a gutshot plus weak backdoor flush potential, and the large multiway flop bet from the 3-bettor leaves insufficient immediate odds.

The small flop bet gives my pocket eights a reasonable price to continue. I have position and can reassess if the opponent bets again on the turn.

Top pair with a strong kicker is ahead of much of the button's flop-calling range, including QJ, QT, JJ, TT and 9x. Betting a bit under half pot gets value and sets up a manageable river shove.

Pocket eights are unlikely to improve against a queen, a nine, or an overpair. After betting into three players on the flop and again on the turn, the opponent is likely to have us beat too often to justify a 2400-chip call.

K5o on the button 3-handed is a standard open. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure to both blinds.

Calling from the small blind with K9 suited-to-spades is defensible against a button min-raise, with the big blind still to act and good postflop playability.

Pocket tens are strong against a button open and small-blind call. Raising from the big blind builds value and makes it costly for both opponents to see a flop.

K5o is far too weak to call a big BB squeeze out of position against a range that is strong, with the small blind still left to act behind me. Folding my 2.5bb open is the least costly option.

K9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet after calling an open, especially out of position.

K9 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand with positional advantage. I raise to a standard small opening size to pressure the blinds and retain flexibility.

The button can open a wide range, and my ace blocks some of their strongest hands. A three-bet applies pressure and avoids playing a weak offsuit ace passively out of position.

Facing a raise and a 3-bet from the small blind with 87o, with the original raiser still to act behind, calling 750 out of position is unprofitable. Folding.

K9 offsuit has sufficient equity and positional playability to defend against the small blind's large three-bet at this price.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but no club and little incentive to build a large pot out of position.

Top pair with a strong kicker is likely ahead heads-up; betting protects against club draws and gets value from worse pairs.

The small flop bet gives me a good price to continue with bottom pair and an ace kicker. Raising would risk too much against stronger hands.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser on this turn is unlikely to get enough calls from worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

With middle pair facing a preflop 3-bettor who called the flop, checking back controls the pot and preserves showdown value against stronger made hands and draws.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, and a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. Checking avoids turning it into a bluff.

Top pair with a strong kicker is a value bet after the checked turn and river. A modest sizing can be called by weaker nines, sevens, and pocket pairs while limiting exposure to stronger hands.

The small river bet offers favorable pot odds. My bottom pair can catch missed club draws and other bluffs often enough to justify a call.

Ace-king offsuit is a strong button opening hand. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while keeping a wide range of weaker hands in play.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act behind me and being out of position postflop.

A7 suited is a strong blind-defense candidate and works well as a 3-bet bluff/value-semi-bluff versus a button open. The raise applies pressure while retaining strong equity when called.

Ace-king is strong against a big blind three-bet versus a button open. A four-bet to 2150 builds value while preserving position.

A7 suited is too weak to continue against a substantial 4-bet at this stack depth, especially out of position. Folding preserves chips for stronger spots.

Three-handed on the button, 84s is a reasonable part of a wide opening range, with position and suited playability. A small open to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act.

A2 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that plays well postflop.

With ace-high and no immediate draw, I prefer to check to the preflop raiser rather than build the pot.

The button has range advantage on a Q-high board. 84 has a gutshot to the 6 and a backdoor diamond flush draw, so a small c-bet at about 1/3 pot is a good semi-bluff.+EV semi-bluff.+EV semi-bluff.

The small flop bet gives me a good price to continue with ace-high, which may already be ahead of a bluff and can improve on the turn.

Ace-high has little equity on this turn, and betting into the preflop raiser offers limited value. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to respond to a bet.

This is a semi-bluff with a gutshot to the 6 plus overcard outs, betting into a checked range that should fold weak pairs and air. A half-pot bet keeps the risk small while adding fold equity.

Ace-high has no meaningful draw on this turn. Calling 500 against a second barrel is unlikely to be profitable.