Hold'em table

52o is one of the weakest hands and not worth opening from the button in 3-handed play with two blinds left to act, so I fold.

A5 offsuit is a strong enough heads-up blind-versus-blind holding to raise for value and pressure the big blind. I choose a moderate 2.5bb open size.

QJs plays well in position against a small-blind raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in the pot without inflating it unnecessarily.

I continuation-bet a small size to leverage my preflop initiative and fold out unpaired overcards while risking little on this coordinated flop.

I have a strong flush draw and two overcards. Raising the small flop bet gives me a chance to win the pot now while retaining substantial equity if called.

With A5 on T64, I have a double-gutshot straight draw (twos or threes) and sufficient pot odds against the flop raise. I will continue rather than fold immediately.

With only ace-high and a gutshot on a coordinated board, checking preserves showdown value and avoids bloating the pot against a flop raise-calling range.

I have a queen-high flush on the turn. Betting for value can get called by sets, pairs with a spade, and lower flushes while charging hands drawing to a higher flush.

A5 has only a weak open-ended straight draw on a three-spade board, with some outs potentially compromised by a flush. Calling 1,400 is not justified by the pot odds.

Button K7 offsuit is strong enough to open three-handed and applies pressure to the blinds. A 3bb raise provides value while keeping weaker calls in.

J8 offsuit is too weak to call a 3x button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Getting 650:200 pot odds against a wide 3-handed button open, J6o has enough equity to defend despite being out of position, and it is too weak to 3-bet profitably.

J-high on a paired Qs Qh 3d board, out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking is standard. I can decide later whether to float or fold to a c-bet.

A small continuation bet leverages our preflop initiative on this paired board and can fold out unpaired overcards or weaker holdings.

J6o with only a weak backdoor on a paired Q-Q-3 board is near the bottom of my defending range. Better hands fill the defense even against a small c-bet.

T8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

J2 suited from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably out of position.

Defend the big blind against the button's small 2.5bb open with suited J8, which has adequate playability and pot odds heads-up.

Check back with marginal jack-high and a gutshot, preserving pot control while retaining some turn equity.

Top pair benefits from value and protection on this draw-heavy flop. A 350-chip bet charges heart and straight draws while allowing weaker hands to call.

Call with a double-gutshot straight draw, two overcard potential, and favorable implied odds in position.

With only jack-high and little immediate equity on this paired board, checking is preferable to inflating the pot into a flop bettor.

Top pair can get value from draws and weaker pairs while charging them to see the river. A moderate bet keeps the pot manageable if called.

J-high with only a gutshot is not strong enough to continue versus a substantial turn barrel on this paired board.

73 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two players left to act, so folding is the lowest-loss option.

9c4c is a weak small-blind holding versus the big blind, with poor high-card strength and domination risk. Folding preserves chips.

7-3 offsuit is a very weak button hand and not worth entering against both blinds.

J6 offsuit is worth completing from the small blind against the big blind, but not strong enough to build a large pot out of position.

83o is weak; the small blind limped and checking takes a free flop in position. Raising with a hand this poor gains little.

Middle pair is likely ahead of many hands the big blind checked preflop. A half-pot bet gets value from weaker hands and charges overcards.

We are getting 3:1 against a small bet from a wide SB limping range, and we have position. Our 8-high with a backcard overcard has enough equity and playability to continue.

My bottom pair is weak, and the ace on the turn makes betting for value unattractive. Checking keeps the pot small.

With 8-high and almost no showdown value, a small bet on the ace turn after SB's check puts pressure on his weak min-lead range (small pairs, Qx) and credibly represents an ace.

My pair of sixes is weak on the ace turn. After calling the flop, the big blind can have many hands that beat it, and calling 260 is unlikely to be profitable.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two opponents.

QTo is a strong hand blind vs blind once the button folds. Raising to 3bb takes the initiative and folds out weak hands.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend versus the small blind's raise, especially out of position postflop.