Hold'em table

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed, rake-free game. A small raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J8o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a weak, dominated hand out of position; folding is standard.

The button’s small open gives me a favorable price, and 8-5 offsuit has enough equity against a wide button range to defend the big blind rather than fold.

With 8♦5♠ on an A-A-2 flop, I have no meaningful draw and a weak kicker. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser.

This paired ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out weaker hands while keeping the risk low.

I have no made hand and only backdoor draws, which do not provide enough equity to call the flop bet.

73o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with 100bb stacks, and stealing with it is marginal, so folding is fine.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 more into a 150-chip pot, and 8-6 offsuit has enough equity against the big blind's wide range to see a flop cheaply.

A4 offsuit is ahead of many small-blind limping hands, and raising builds a pot while I have position after the flop.

8♠6♦ is a weak offsuit hand and I would be out of position against a sizable raise. The pot odds do not justify calling with it.

A8 offsuit is a solid button-open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and initiative.

4♠2♠ is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind, 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 the big blind by calling.

J4 with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot to broadway (needs K), out of position on an ace-high board that favors the preflop raiser. Check and consider continuing against a small c-bet.

I have top pair with a vulnerable kicker on a two-diamond board, so a modest value bet can get called by weaker pairs and draws while protecting my hand.

J4 out of position has only a weak backdoor flush draw and a backdoor straight draw on an A-Q board that favors the preflop raiser. Even at the good price, it realizes too little equity to continue.

J9 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

43o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind behind is a clear fold.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise, and calling is preferable to inflating the pot out of position.

With ace-high on a connected flop that may favor the raiser’s range, checking keeps the pot small and preserves my options on later streets.

Top pair is likely ahead of the big blind's checking range. A half-pot bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges drawing hands.

Calling a small, one-third-pot bet preserves my ace-high showdown value and gives reasonable odds to continue with potential overcard improvement. Raising with no pair or strong draw would be unnecessarily risky.

With only ace-high and no meaningful turn improvement, betting risks putting chips in against a range that called the flop. Check and preserve showdown value.

Top pair can get value from weaker pairs and draws. Betting also protects against river overcards and spades.

A-high has no meaningful draw on this connected turn, and calling 600 needs too much equity against a second barrel. Fold rather than continue with weak showdown value.

J9 offsuit is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to pressure the blinds.

9♦7♦ has reasonable playability against a button open, and the price is favorable from the small blind. Calling keeps the pot manageable while the big blind is still to act.

Ace-king suited is strong enough to squeeze for value against a button raise and small-blind call. A larger raise accounts for being out of position against both players.

J9o facing a big BB squeeze to 14bb with the SB still behind is too weak to continue profitably, even in position. Folding.

9♦7♦ is too weak to continue against a very large preflop raise, especially out of position. The call price is substantial and the raiser likely has a strong range.

J2 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

32 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range, and I get 400:150 pot odds from the big blind. Q2o has enough equity against that range to make this a marginal but profitable defend.

Q-high with a gutshot (J makes a straight) and a backdoor flush draw out of position against the preflop raiser on a board that favors their range. Check and look to realize equity.

I have only a gutshot and backdoor flush potential on a connected board that likely favors the big blind’s checking range. Checking back keeps the pot small while preserving my chance to improve.

The button checked back the flop, which suggests weakness, so I'm probing the turn with a Q-high gutshot semi-bluff. The bet has fold equity, and any jack still makes my straight.

I have a strong combo draw: nine diamond outs for a flush plus additional straight outs. Calling 350 into the 900-chip pot offers sufficient odds to continue.

Queen-high with a missed gutshot has almost no showdown value. The opponent checked back the flop, so their range is capped, and a two-thirds-pot bet can fold out weak pairs and missed draws.

J-high has no meaningful showdown value on this river, and the board offers no completed draw for my hand. Facing a substantial bet after the turn call, folding is preferable to calling or bluff-raising.