Hold'em table

T8o on the button has enough equity in a 3-handed game to raise for initiative and fold out the blinds; a small open keeps risk controlled while applying pressure.

J8o is too weak to call or 3-bet out of position against a 3x button open with the big blind still to act.

Facing a 3bb button open in a 3-handed game, I'm getting 200 to win 650, and Q8o is a reasonable big blind defend against a wide button range.

Q-high with a gutshot (KJ) on an ace-high board that favors the button's range; checking to the preflop raiser is standard, and I can fold to a bet or continue only with good odds.

Middle pair with weak kicker on an ace-high flop; checking back for pot control and to avoid getting raised by better hands.

The button checked back the flop, so their range is capped. The paired ace on the turn makes a probe bet credible, and my Q-high has little showdown value, so a bet of about half pot should fold out a lot of weak hands.

Facing a turn bet on a paired ace board with only middle pair and no redraw, I fold to avoid chasing a likely ace.

Open-raising A5o on the button in 3-handed play is standard to apply pressure on the blinds and utilize positional advantage.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range, and JTo plays poorly as a call out of position with the big blind still to act. A 3-bet to 10bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

Facing a button open and a sizable small-blind 3-bet with 98s out of position, calling 900 is too speculative, especially with the button still to act behind. Folding preserves chips.

A5o cannot profitably call a 4x 3-bet out of position/dominated against SB's strong 3-betting range.

Three-handed on the button, K3o is a reasonable steal against two blinds, so I'll open to 2.5bb.

Getting 2:1 immediate odds with a decent broadway offsuit against a likely wide button raise; calling keeps the pot manageable while BB can still come along.

Holding 63 offsuit in the big blind facing a raise and a call, our hand is too weak and unplayable postflop out of position.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board. Betting for value and to deny equity to overcards and straight draws.

K3 with no pair and only a backdoor flush draw faces a donk lead of 400 into 600, which needs about 29% equity. My equity is too low to call, and floating out of position-agnostic spots with king-high is not profitable.

Three-handed on the button with T8o, raising to 300 applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position.

AJo is strong enough to 3-bet for value and initiative out of the small blind against a button open.

T3o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is a clear fold; calling 900 with a weak hand and another player behind is unprofitable.

T8o is too weak to continue against a small blind 3-bet, and calling 700 would put me in a dominated spot even with position. Folding is the disciplined play.

J4 offsuit is too weak to open-raise or call even on the button 3-handed. Folding is standard.

A7o is a strong hand blind-vs-blind, so raising for value and initiative beats limping. Sizing to 3bb is standard from the small blind.

A8o has enough equity against a likely wide small-blind raise, and calling 200 into 400 closes the action with good pot odds while avoiding a bloated pot out of position.

Out of position as the preflop raiser on a dry 2-5-T board, which favors my range. A small c-bet with ace-high, a backdoor wheel draw and overcard equity should take down the pot often.

Getting 5:1 with ace-high and position; villain's small flop bet could be weak, so calling keeps the pot controlled and realizes equity.

Second pair with an ace kicker has solid showdown value but does poorly against BB's flop-calling range (Tx, 5x) if called. Checking out of position controls the pot and lets me bluff-catch.

With ace-high and no pair on this board, checking controls the pot and realizes equity; opponent's turn check suggests no strong bet.

Ace-seven is middle pair with showdown value, but the river completes several straights. Checking controls the pot and can induce bluffs from hands that missed, and betting would mostly get called by better hands.

Ace-high has showdown value against missed draws; betting would only fold worse hands and get called by better ones. Checking is the safest way to realize equity.

J2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play against two blinds with 100bb stacks. Folding is standard.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with a weak hand; calling is cheap and keeps the big blind's range wide.

I have 4d 2c in the big blind after the small blind completed, so checking to see a free flop is the standard play.

Weak hand with no pair or draw; checking to see a free turn and avoid building the pot out of position.

I have four-high with no draw on a board that connects well with the small blind's limp-calling range, so taking a free turn card is optimal.

With 9-high and no draw on a coordinated board, checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips out of position.

I have four-high with no draw on a heavily coordinated broadway board; checking behind to see a free river is standard.

My hand has no pair and little showdown value, but checking is free and avoids risking chips as a bluff into an opponent who has checked through all streets and may call with any pair or ace-high.

We hold 4-high and play the board, losing to almost any holding with an 8 or higher. A half-pot stab can fold out missed floats and unpaired holdings.

My 4h9s does not improve the board; I can only chop or lose to any bet. Facing a river raise with no chance to win outright, folding is correct.