Hold'em table

Q6o is a standard open from the button three-handed; a 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds with position.N.

J8 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

Weak offsuit hand (5-8) facing a raise out of position; calling offers poor equity, so folding is the disciplined play.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button in this format.

Calling 50 completes the small blind with decent pot odds (150 in the pot, 50 to call) and lets me see a flop with a speculative hand.

A4o is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so I raise for value and to take the initiative in position rather than checking.

6d8s is a weak offsuit hand facing a raise out of position, and calling 300 more does not offer enough equity. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

A8o is strong enough to raise from the button, applying pressure to the blinds and contesting the dead money in the pot.

42s from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably. Folding loses only the 50-chip blind.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button 3x open out of the big blind.

J9 suited is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5bb raise pressures both blinds.

4h3d offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button raise, especially with the big blind still behind.

Calling 150 to see a flop with A7o offers good pot odds against a wide button opening range, and avoids bloating the pot with a dominated ace.

I have only ace-high with a gutshot and backdoor flush draw, so taking the free card is best against the preflop raiser's range.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a fairly dry board, in position against the BB's check. A small value/protection bet of about 64% pot is good here.re.

I have an open-ended straight draw and an ace overcard, and the pot is offering enough odds to continue with this draw.

I have only ace-high with no real draw, and the opponent has shown strength on both preflop and flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

Top pair with a decent kicker is still ahead of most of the big blind's flop-calling range, including weaker 9s, 8s and many draws. A bet of about 60% pot gets value and charges the straight and flush draws.'}

J9 offsuit is a playable button opening hand three-handed, and raising applies pressure to the blinds while retaining initiative.

Calling 200 with 9d7s suited offers good pot odds and playable equity against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding is too weak and raising would likely isolate against a stronger range.

AKs in the big blind facing a button open and a small-blind call is a clear squeeze for value. Raising to about 11bb gets value and isolates, and it keeps me out of position with the initiative rather than flatting multiway.

J9 suited is too weak to continue profitably against this large squeeze with the small blind still involved.

Facing a large reraise from the big blind with a marginal suited hand and being out of position, calling 850 more is not profitable. I fold and preserve my stack.

I have a suited jack and a modest pot odds call for one big blind, so I'll see a flop cheaply.

32o is the worst hand, and calling from the small blind leaves me out of position in a multiway pot. The 50-chip price isn't worth it with the big blind still to act behind me.

Check the big blind with Q2 offsuit rather than inflate a marginal heads-up pot out of position.

A small flop stab can fold out unpaired overcards and weaker limps while leveraging my gutshot to a queen-high straight. The sizing risks little in this limped pot.

I have an open-ended straight draw with 8 and Q outs, and I'm getting good pot odds to call this small flop bet. Calling is the best way to realize my equity without bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

With only a gutshot and limited fold equity on this largely unchanged turn, checking preserves chips and realizes equity.

Our queen-high has little showdown value against a flop caller. A modest river bluff can fold missed draws and weak unpaired holdings while risking relatively little.

I have only jack high with no draw, and my opponent has shown strength on flop and river. My hand has almost no chance to be best, so I fold to the river bet.