Hold'em table

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; a small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J8o from the small blind facing a button open of 2.5x, with the big blind still to act, is a weak and dominated hand that will often be out of position. Folding is standard here.

8-5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, and the price does not justify defending it.

73o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two players left to act behind, so folding is standard.

With 8-6 offsuit in the small blind against the big blind, calling 50 keeps the pot manageable while seeing a flop.

A4 offsuit is ahead of much of the small blind's limp range, so a modest raise can isolate and take initiative without overcommitting.

Eight-six offsuit plays poorly out of position against a big-blind raise, and the additional 200 chips are not worth investing.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

4♠2♠ is too weak to defend out of position against the button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 2.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, J4o has enough equity to defend from the big blind despite being out of position.

The A-Q-9 board with two diamonds strongly favors the button's opening range, and J4 with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot to KT is weak. Checking to the raiser is standard here, and I can decide whether to continue once I see his action.

Top pair is likely ahead of much of the big blind’s calling range. A modest bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges diamond draws without building an oversized pot with a weak kicker.

The small c-bet only costs 200 into a 750 pot, so I need about 21% equity. Jack-high with backdoor flush and backdoor broadway draws is enough to defend at that price.

The turn gives me a gutshot plus a backdoor flush draw, but the hand has no showdown value on an A-Q board. Checking takes a free card or lets me decide against a bet, rather than bloating the pot out of position.

Top pair can get value from queens and draws while charging them to see the river.

Jack-high with no draw left, since the turn bricked my backdoor diamonds and I have no straight outs. Facing a turn barrel, I have no equity to continue.

J♦9♦ is a playable suited hand on the button in a three-handed game. Open-raising to 2.5 big blinds puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

43o from the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. Calling would put us out of position with a weak hand.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button min-raise-plus open. Calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an inflated pot out of position.

With ace-high and no strong draw on this flop, checking avoids building the pot out of position.

Bet 200 for value and protection with top pair, targeting calls from weaker 9x, 8x, and straight draws while denying overcards a free turn.

The small flop bet gives a good price. Ace-high can still be ahead of some button bluffs, and I have outs when it is not.

Ace-high has little improvement potential, and the flop call does not give me a strong reason to lead this turn. I’ll check and reassess if the button bets.

Bet 300 for value and protection with top pair; worse pairs and draws can continue, while the size keeps the pot manageable.

The small turn bet gives favorable pot odds with ace-high showdown value and possible improvement on the river.

My pair of sevens has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. I’ll check and decide whether to call based on the bet size.

A small river value bet can get calls from weaker pairs and worse nines, while keeping the cost modest on a board that completes some straight draws.

Bottom pair is weak, but the 300-chip bet gives favorable pot odds. It is worth calling against a range that can include missed draws and weaker hands.

J9o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open. A 2.5bb raise pressures both blinds.

9♦7♦ has enough playability to call a button raise at this price, especially with no rake. I prefer keeping the pot smaller from the small blind.

AK suited is a premium hand, and squeezing here can isolate the raiser while charging the cold-caller. A sizeable raise builds the pot with strong equity and gives opponents a tough price to continue.

J9o is too weak to call a squeeze to 11bb, especially with the small blind still left to act behind me and the risk of being dominated. A fold keeps losses to the 2.5bb already invested.

Calling a large squeeze with 9♦7♦ would leave me out of position with a marginal hand. I’ll preserve the remaining stack.

J2 suited is playable as a button open in three-handed hold’em. A 2.5-big-blind raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

3♥2♠ is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a 2.5x raise would leave me out of position with poor equity.

Getting about 27% pot odds in the big blind against a wide three-handed button open, Q2o is a marginal but acceptable defend. Calling keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity.

I have queen-high with a gutshot to a J and a weak backdoor club draw, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity; I can consider continuing against a small c-bet.

A small continuation bet applies pressure with a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor diamond draw. Being in position also gives me options on the turn.

Facing a small bet, I'm getting about 4:1 on a call. I have a gutshot to the nut straight with any jack, plus a backdoor flush draw and some queen equity, which is enough to continue.

With only a gutshot and queen-high against a button that c-bet, check to realize equity cheaply rather than bluff into a likely made hand.

I have a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. Betting applies pressure to weaker pairs and draws while building the pot when I improve.

All I have is a gutshot to a jack (about 9% equity), and calling needs roughly 29% equity against a turn barrel of about 41% pot. Implied odds don't make up the gap, so I'm folding.