Hold'em table

42 offsuit is among the weakest hands and not worth opening from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, so folding is standard.

With the button folded, Q5 offsuit is playable heads-up for just 50 more chips, but too weak to build a large pot out of position.

ATo is strong against a small-blind limp, so raise for value and to build the pot while denying equity. A 400-chip total is a sensible isolation size.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to call a 4x big-blind raise out of position.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button, even three-handed.

Calling 50 to contest a 200-chip pot offers favorable pot odds, and 8-5 offsuit is worth completing from the small blind rather than raising.

A2o is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, and a raise to 4x with an ace blocker takes the initiative in position. Checking is fine too, but raising builds a pot while I'm ahead and denies the limper a cheap flop.

8♣5♥ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling a sizeable raise out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

With pocket queens on the button in a three-handed pot, raise for value and to take initiative; 300 is a solid opening size that builds the pot without overcommitting.

AKo is a strong 3-bet for value against a button open in 3-handed play. Sizing to about 4x from out of position keeps it simple and denies equity to the big blind.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

QQ is strong enough to 4-bet for value in this three-handed spot, and a raise to 2700 keeps the sizing controlled while retaining room to respond to a shove.

AKo facing a button 4-bet 3-handed at 100bb is a standard 5-bet jam: it blocks AA/KK/AK, gets folds from bluffs and wide 4-bets, and has solid equity when called.

Pocket queens are too strong to fold against a shove after this 4-bet; calling has substantial equity against the opponent’s likely range.

On the button 3-handed, 74s is a reasonable opening hand; a small raise steals the blinds often and the hand plays well postflop in position.

5-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q6 offsuit is marginal, but the button’s wide opening range and the favorable pot odds make a big-blind call reasonable.

Q-high has little showdown value and no meaningful draw on this paired flop. Check and avoid building a pot out of position.

On this dry paired board I have a gutshot plus a backdoor flush draw, and as the preflop raiser I have the range advantage. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot folds out many hands and keeps my equity when called.

The small flop bet gives favorable pot odds, and my queen may be live against a wide continuation-betting range. I’ll call rather than raise with no made hand or strong draw.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, so checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize my equity.

Two pair (fives and fours) plus a gutshot to a 6. A smaller bet gets value from 3x and weaker draws, denies equity to overcards, and keeps the pot manageable against overpairs.

I have only a straight draw with about eight nominal outs, which is not enough equity for the price, especially since some outs may be unsafe. Fold rather than continue with queen-high.

K2 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising gives me a chance to win the blinds while retaining position if called.

9♦5♥ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a sizable button raise leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act.

QTs in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open gets great pot odds (150 to win 400) and plays well postflop, so calling is best; 3-betting is an option but calling keeps the button's weaker hands in.

QTo with a gutshot to broadway on an A-J-5 two-spade board is out of position against the button's raising range, which has a big range advantage here. Checking lets me realize my equity, and I can check-call a small bet.

This ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range, so a small continuation bet can fold out weak hands while risking relatively little with king-high.

With QTh on A-J-5, I have a gutshot to Broadway (a K makes it) plus backdoor draws. Calling 180 into 730 needs only about 20% equity, so this is a clear call against a small c-bet.

We turned Broadway, the nut straight except for flushes on this three-spade board. Betting about two-thirds pot gets value from aces, two pair and sets, and charges single-spade draws.

My weak king has no spade on a three-spade board, and the turn lead after a flop check-call is likely to represent a stronger made hand. Calling 600 is not justified.

Q3 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A small raise applies pressure to the blinds while limiting the risk with a weak hand.

82 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold. The big blind is still behind, and we'd play the hand out of position.

T3 suited is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5-big-blind open without a read that the button is opening unusually wide.