Hold'em table

On the button three-handed, T6 offsuit is playable as a steal; a modest raise applies pressure to the blinds.

QJo plays poorly out of position facing a button open with the big blind still to act, making a fold standard.

KQo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button open; calling keeps the pot manageable out of position while retaining a hand that flops well heads-up.

I missed the flop with KQ high and the preflop aggressor will likely continuation bet; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card or evaluate their bet.

A small flop bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while protecting my top pair. The check keeps the pot manageable with my weak kicker.

KQ high missed the 2c7dTc flop entirely, and seat_1 showed preflop aggression then fired a flop c-bet; calling 180 into 730 with only overcards and no draw has poor equity against a likely pair.

Opening with premium hand AKo on the button to 2.5x big blind for value and positional advantage.

Pocket threes play best as a call against a 2.5x open; I keep the pot small and set-mine with good implied odds if I flop a set, while folding cheaply when I miss.

QQ is very strong three-handed, and raising out of position against the opener and caller builds value while charging weaker hands to continue.

Holding AKo on the button against a squeeze from the big blind, a 4-bet to 2300 isolates the 3-bettor and capitalizes on our premium hand strength in position.

Facing a 4-bet with 33 out of position against two aggressive ranges; a small pair has poor equity here and set-mining lacks the implied odds with only ~77bb behind against a 4-bettor. Folding is clearly best.

Pocket queens are strong enough to continue against the 4-bet, but calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding a large 5-bet pot against a potentially tight range.

With an overpair and a low stack-to-pot ratio, a modest bet gets value and protects against overcards and straight draws without committing my whole stack immediately.

Getting over 5:1 pot odds on a call, holding two overcards and an inside straight draw to the nuts.

The king is favorable to the preflop 4-bettor’s range, and their flop call suggests they can continue strongly. With pocket queens, checking keeps the pot controlled and allows me to respond to their action.

Turned top pair, top kicker with the nut gutshot and nut flush redraw; checking behind controls the pot and realizes equity safely against their flop-leading range.

QQ is only a pair on a connected K-high board, and the opponent’s preflop raise and flop call make stronger hands plausible. A river bet is unlikely to get called by worse, so I’ll take the showdown.

I have top pair top kicker in a large 4-bet pot with plenty of showdown value. Checking behind avoids facing a check-raise and safely realizes my equity.

A7 suited is a strong button open three-handed; raising builds the pot with position and applies pressure on the blinds.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Facing a 3bb open from the button, J9o under-realizes equity out of position and is a standard fold.

8♠3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed; avoid investing a blind with a hand that plays poorly postflop.

76 offsuit plays poorly out of position blind-vs-blind, making a fold the most standard play.

Ten-deuce suited is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

A7s is strong heads-up against only the BB; raising for fold equity and value with position on the BB postflop.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a small-blind open, and the 200-chip call offers workable pot odds. Raising would be an unnecessary escalation with a marginal hand.

I raised preflop and the flop is low and dry for a caller's range; a half-pot continuation bet with ace-high and a backdoor flush draw applies pressure and can take it down now.

Middle pair with a strong kicker is likely ahead of many of the small blind’s continuation bets. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding a large pot on a two-club board.

I have ace-high only with no draws on a paired board, and seat_1 called my flop bet, indicating a real hand. Checking minimizes losses; I can fold cheaply if they bet the turn.

A small turn bet can get value from weaker pairs and charge club draws after the flop bettor checked. The paired board and cautious sizing limit exposure to trips or overpairs.

I only have ace-high with a weak flush draw, and seat_1 called my flop bet then fired the turn when I checked — a strong pattern suggesting a six or nine. Calling 400 into 1600 with essentially one out-run is not profitable.

87s is a standard button open three-handed; raising to 3bb builds a pot in position with a hand that plays well postflop and has decent fold equity.

KTo is strong enough to pressure a wide button opening range, and a 3-bet avoids playing a likely multiway pot out of position from the small blind.

Folding offsuit broadway facing an open and a significant 3-bet out of position.

87s is too weak to call a 3-bet needing ~33% equity; against a typical 3-betting range it has only ~25-30% and is often dominated. Folding preserves 9700 chips for better spots.