Hold'em table

QJ offsuit is a strong enough button opening hand in three-handed play. I raise to apply pressure and build the pot with position.

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

72o is the worst hand and plays poorly out of position against a 2.5x button open, even getting 150 to win 400. Folding is standard.

Offsuit 5-4 is a weak button opener against two unknown blinds, especially with deep stacks.

Blind vs blind, J5o is a reasonable steal from the small blind, and raising takes the initiative. I'll open to 3bb rather than limp out of position.

T7 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a small-blind raise, especially out of position.

Three-handed on the button, K4o is near the bottom of a standard wide opening range, so a 2.5bb steal is profitable against the two blinds.

8-high suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still behind.

Ace-king is strong against a button opening range. A larger three-bet builds the pot while compensating for being out of position.

K4o is a light button open and does poorly against a big blind 3-bet to 10bb, so I'll fold rather than call out of position or bluff with a weak blocker.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in this structure.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 350 builds the pot with a likely equity advantage.

This is a blind vs blind spot: the small blind raised to 3.5bb after the button folded, and we have Q8o in the big blind. We need to call 250 into a 700 pot (about 26% equity), and Q8o has enough equity against a wide SB range, plus position, to defend by calling.

Ace-high has some showdown value on this dry flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot with a weak hand.

The preflop raiser checked a dry K-high flop to us in position, which signals weakness. A small stab should fold out many unpaired hands, and Q-high has little showdown value anyway.

The small flop bet gives my ace-high hand a reasonable price to continue. Raising risks a large pot against a king, while folding would surrender too often to a small stab.

Ace-high has showdown value but little reason to build the pot on this turn. Checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids bluffing into a board that may favor the big blind's calling range.

The heart on the turn gives me a nut-ish flush draw with Qh, so I'm continuing the barrel as a semi-bluff. That puts pressure on SB's weak Kx and middle pairs while I keep equity if called.

Ace-high has no draw and too little reliable equity against a second bet on this board to justify calling 800.

K-Q suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed, so I raise to build the pot in position.

Q2 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open is well below calling or 3-betting range, and the big blind is still left to act behind me. Folding saves chips.

Defend the big blind against the button's small 2.5bb open with suited T8, which has adequate playability heads-up.

I have an open-ended straight draw with some showdown value, so checking preserves flexibility and lets me react to the button's continuation bet.

With a king-high flush draw and two overcards, betting builds the pot when I improve and can win immediately if the big blind folds.

We have an open-ended straight draw on a connected board with additional pair potential. Calling preserves implied odds and keeps villain's range wide.

The Q turn favors the preflop raiser's continuation range, while our open-ended straight draw has limited immediate showdown value. Checking preserves flexibility and avoids inflating the pot against a likely strong range.

Top pair with a strong kicker and a flush draw is worth betting for value and protection against the opponent’s draws.

We have a strong ten-high straight on this board and are getting reasonable pot odds. Calling keeps in worse made hands and bluffs while avoiding inflating the pot against a possible club flush.

We have a strong ten-high straight on this coordinated board, and the opponent's river check gives us a clear value-bet opportunity against queens, nines, and lower straights. A substantial sizing extracts value while retaining some caution for the rare J8 higher straight.

The river 9 completes many 8x straight draws that could have called the flop and turn. Facing a sizable river lead, my one-pair hand is unlikely to be ahead often enough, and my clubs block some missed flush draws.

Three-handed on the button, a wide opening range can include suited hands like 94s. A 2.5bb open steals the blinds often and keeps playability when called.

Ah6s is strong enough to defend the small blind against a button min-raise in a three-handed pot, and calling keeps weaker aces and dominated hands in.

8-6 offsuit plays poorly out of position in a three-way raised pot. The discounted call is not enough to offset its weak equity realization.

Check with ace-high on this connected flop; it has limited value betting and can realize some showdown equity.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a fairly connected board, in position against a check. A half-pot bet gets value from worse pairs and draws and protects my equity."}

A-high with no meaningful draw has insufficient equity versus a half-pot continuation bet heads-up.