Hold'em table

T8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds without risking too much.

A2 offsuit is a useful blocker bluff from the small blind against a button open, and reraising applies pressure while retaining reasonable equity when called.

84o facing an open and a 3-bet is a clear fold; calling 800 more gets poor odds, and the original raiser can still act behind.

T8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 900, even with position.

T6 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in this setup.

KQo is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative.

K5 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise to 3bb, especially with position after the flop.

On this dry paired board I'm out of position with KQ high and a backdoor club draw, so a small c-bet at a third of the pot works well. My preflop raise gives me the range advantage, and the bet can fold out many BB hands.

The small flop bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with king-high in position on a paired board. I can reassess if the turn brings more pressure.

KQ high has missed, and the 8 connects with the big blind's flop-calling range. Out of position, checking controls the pot and keeps my overcard equity rather than firing a bluff that is unlikely to fold out pairs.

The preflop raiser checked the turn after a small flop bet, suggesting weakness. A 600-chip bet can win the pot now, and I still have a gutshot if called.

King-high with only about six overcard outs, which may not even be clean, does not justify calling 600 to win 2200 when we need roughly 27% equity. Check-raising as a bluff against a player who called the flop and then bet the turn is too risky.

A2o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear opening hand; a standard 2.5bb raise to steal the blinds.

K6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

3-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise from the big blind at this sizing.

Q4 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game, and a small raise uses position without committing too many chips.

Q5 offsuit is a weak multiway, out-of-position defense against the button open; folding avoids realizing poorly against both opponents.

Getting 150 to win 400 in the big blind against a wide button open, 96 suited plays well enough to defend by calling.

Nine-high with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot needing a 7 on a paired board that favors the preflop raiser, so checking to the button is standard; I can decide on a continuation bet if one comes.

Bottom pair has showdown value but is vulnerable to overcards. A small bet can deny equity without building a large pot.

The pot is laying about 4.1:1 (730 in the pot, 180 to call) against a small c-bet on a paired board. 96h has backdoor straight and flush draws plus overcard equity, so a call is fine; check-raising would be too thin.

With 9-high and no draw on an A-8-8 board, I have nothing to show down, and a button opener who bet the flop has plenty of aces. Checking keeps the pot small, and I can give up if they bet the turn.

The ace improves many hands that called the flop, while my pair of fours still has some showdown value. Checking controls the pot and avoids turning it into a costly bluff.

Nine-high has almost no showdown value. Villain's turn check-back on the ace weakens their range, so a two-thirds-pot river bet repping an ace should fold out many hands.

My two pair beats missed draws and some thin value bets. Calling 600 into a pot of 1,510 requires less than 29% equity, which makes a call reasonable despite the risk of an ace or eight.

A-K offsuit is a premium button opening hand. I raise to build value and pressure the blinds.

97o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet profitably. Folding is standard.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button opening range. I’m three-betting for value from the big blind.

AK offsuit is a premium holding and strong enough to 4-bet for value against the big blind's large 3-bet. The sizing applies pressure while retaining room to respond to a shove.

AQ offsuit plays poorly out of position against a large four-bet. Calling risks a difficult low-SPR pot, while shoving is unlikely to have enough fold equity.

On the button 3-handed, Q2s is a standard open-raise against two blinds, so I'm opening to 2.5bb.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

4-high offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button raise at this size.