Hold'em table

On the button in a 3-handed game, Q8o is worth an open-raise to apply pressure and take the initiative with position. A 3x raise is a standard size that can win the blinds immediately or leave me in a favorable spot postflop.

A3o plays poorly out of position facing a 3bb open from the button with the big blind still to act. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a three-big-blind button raise, especially out of position.

T3o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

Ace-queen offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 350 builds the pot and pressures a wide defending range.

5-7 offsuit is too weak to defend against a raise from the small blind, even with decent pot odds, and playing out of position postflop would be difficult.

A3 suited is a strong enough button hand to open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while preserving flexibility postflop.

Q9o has enough equity against a wide button open to call getting 2:1, and the small blind discount makes seeing a flop reasonable despite being out of position.

97 offsuit has poor equity and postflop playability multiway out of position, making a fold standard.

I have middle pair on an ace-high flop and am out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it against stronger Ax hands.

Top pair with a weak kicker benefits from a small value and protection bet on this dry flop, while keeping the pot manageable.

I have second pair with a backdoor straight draw, and the button's small flop bet offers good pot odds. Raising would mostly get called by better Ax hands, so I call to keep bluffs in and evaluate the turn.

Top pair is worth a modest value bet against weaker pairs and draws that called the small flop bet, while keeping the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

I have two pair (queens and nines) on a board where the opponent is likely value betting a single ace. Raising extracts value from AK/AJ/AT while I can fold to a reraise.

Top pair is worth continuing against this relatively small turn check-raise. Calling costs 650 into a pot of 2,350 and keeps weaker hands and bluffs in.

Value bet with two pair (Queens and Nines) on the river; opponent's calling range includes worse top-pair hands like AK/AJ, and I can fold if raised.

Top pair can beat missed draws and some overplayed weaker pairs. Calling 1500 into a 4500-chip pot is preferable to folding against this range.

On the button in a 3-handed game, K2o is weak but can profitably attack the blinds with a small raise. I will fold to a reraise and proceed cautiously if called.

Holding a strong pocket pair in the small blind against a button open, a 3-bet to 10.5bb builds value and denies position to wide opening ranges.

A2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

K2o is too weak to continue against a sizable small-blind three-bet, especially with the big blind already folded and poor playability postflop. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, offsuit king-high hand.

Opening with T9s on the button with a standard 2.5x open raise.

Five-deuce suited is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

K9o has enough equity against a button open to defend from the big blind, and calling closes the action with good pot odds.

With king-high on a paired, draw-heavy flop and the preflop raiser still active, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a large pot without a made hand.

Check behind with gutshot straight and backdoor flush draws to realize equity in position on a paired low board.

I have only king-high with a weak backdoor club draw on a paired board, and there is no bet to call. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids turning a marginal hand into a bluff.

The turn Ace is favorable for our preflop raising range, and Seat 1 has shown weakness by checking twice. With ten-high and a gutshot straight draw, a delayed continuation bet can take down the pot immediately.

Facing a turn bet on a paired board with only a 9-high flush draw and K high, my equity is insufficient relative to pot odds, and I am out of position, so folding is the best play.

J-T suited is a strong button opening hand in a three-player game. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while keeping the investment controlled.

Q2o is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

K2o is too weak and easily dominated to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button raise.