Hold'em table

J8 offsuit is strong enough to open from the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

AKo is a premium hand in a 3-handed pot; the button min-raised to 250 and folded the small blind, so a 3-bet to 850 builds the pot and takes the initiative out of position.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a sizable three-bet, even with position.

Opening Kc Ad on the button to 2.5bb is standard GTO play.

7-5 offsuit is weak; out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. Folding is better than calling 200 more.

QJo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open at this price, but playing out of position favors calling over building a larger pot.

With no pair or immediate draw on this flop, I’ll check out of position rather than build the pot.

I flopped top pair top kicker on a draw-heavy board and am betting for value and protection after the big blind checks.

The small flop bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with two overcards and backdoor possibilities against a button range that can include bluffs.

Q-high has little chance to improve on this turn. Checking avoids building the pot out of position against the flop bettor.

I hold top pair top kicker on a paired board with several flush and straight draws still possible. Betting roughly 62% of the pot extracts value from weaker Kings, draws, and mid pairs.

Q-high has no meaningful draw, and calling 650 against a second barrel is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 5h9h is a playable suited hand. Calling 100 to win a 250 pot is a good price, and I keep position after the flop.

Completing costs only 50 into a 250-chip pot. The suited hand is weak, but the price is good enough to see a flop.

Checking our big blind option with an eight-three suited to see a free flop multiway.

With a weak hand and no immediate draw in a multiway pot, I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

Holding an 8-high flush draw out of position with the button still to act behind us, checking is standard to realize our equity cheaply.

I hold bottom pair (5s) on a Q-high board with a backdoor heart draw. Both opponents checked, so a small bet of about 2/3 pot from the button should take the pot often and gets value from worse pairs and draws. .

Eight-high with no immediate draw is too weak to continue against a flop bet, especially with another player still in the hand.

I have a flush draw getting roughly 2.5-to-1 direct pot odds, making a call profitable given implied odds against the button.

I have a flush draw out of position and checking allows me to control the pot size and see how the button reacts.

I have a pair of fives plus a gutshot straight draw (5h 9h on a 5s 7h Qs Th board) and a backdoor heart draw. Villain checked twice, which looks weak, and I have position. A small bet of 400 into the 700 pot could take the pot now, and I still have outs if called.

We only have an eight-high flush draw without sufficient direct pot odds (needing 26.7% equity while having roughly 19.5% with potential reverse implied odds).

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free game, I can open a wider range. A minimum raise keeps the risk modest with a marginal hand.

Holding 4h 3d out of position against a button raise is an easy fold.

Getting 350 to 100 (3.5:1) against a button min-raise; K2o has decent equity versus a wide button range, so calling is cheap enough. Folding would give up too much, and a 3-bet with a weak kicker is not worthwhile.

I have middle pair of twos with a king kicker on a Js-Th-2 board, which is a marginal hand. I'm out of position against the preflop raiser, so I'll check and see what they do.

With only five-high and weak backdoor draws, betting this J-T-2 flop is unlikely to get enough folds. I’ll check back in position.

I have a king with a gutshot to the ace on a J-T-Q board, so this is a hand with showdown value and outs. Villain checked back the flop and looks weak, so a small bet takes the pot or builds equity when called.

Five-high has no meaningful draw on this turn, so calling the bet is not worthwhile.

Opening on the button with K7o to apply pressure and utilize position.

6-9 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise and a big blind still to act behind me. Calling 150 more is not worth it, so I fold.

A3 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button min-raise at this price, though it is too weak to value-raise.

Top and bottom two pair is strong on this diamond-draw board. Betting for value also charges flush and straight draws.

I have King-high with no draw on an Ace-high board, facing a strong lead bet from the big blind. Folding is clearly the best play.

A8o is a decent hand on the button in 3-handed play, so raising to 3bb for value and to take the initiative is standard.

K3 suited is too weak to call a 3x button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

K7o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.