Hold'em table

Q7 offsuit is strong enough to open-raise from the button three-handed, leveraging position and initiative.

JTs plays well as a small-blind 3-bet against a button open. Raising to 900 applies pressure and avoids inviting the big blind in cheaply.

J3 offsuit facing an open and a 3-bet is a clear fold; the hand is too weak to call 800 out of position with the original raiser still to act.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a large 3-bet out of position relative to the remaining player, especially at this sizing.

A3 offsuit is playable from the button three-handed. A small raise can win the blinds or let me play in position.

J2 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open is too weak to continue out of position, with the big blind still left to act.

Q8 offsuit has sufficient equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button 2.5bb open heads-up.

Checking preserves flexibility with middle pair on this coordinated flop while keeping the opponent's bluffs and weaker holdings in range.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this flop connects with many big-blind calling hands. Checking in position keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

I have a queen-high flush with two pair also available, a strong value hand on this coordinated turn. A moderate lead can be called by worse flushes, pairs, and heart draws.

I have the nut flush draw and position. Calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving the chance to win a larger pot if a heart arrives.

I have a flush and can extract value from one-pair kings, queens, and weaker heart holdings. A modest river bet targets those hands while limiting exposure to a higher flush.

Ace-high is unlikely to beat a turn bet followed by a river bet, and the ace of hearts blocks some of the missed draws I could otherwise bluff-catch. A raise would need substantial fold equity against this small bet.

T5 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a reasonable steal candidate; a small open to 2.5bb pressures the blinds.

8s6s is a suited, connected hand with reasonable multiway playability at this small button open size. Calling preserves implied-odds potential from the small blind.

T8 suited plays well in a three-way pot, and calling 150 chips offers good pot odds. A squeeze would build a large pot out of position with a marginal hand.

I have the current nut straight on a coordinated board and should build the pot while charging pair, two-pair, set, and draw holdings.

I have only a gutshot and uncertain overcard outs. Calling 600 with another player still to act is too costly.

Middle pair plus a backdoor flush draw, in position, getting about 2.25:1. That is enough equity against a small-blind lead that includes draws and weaker holdings, so calling beats folding or bloating the pot with a raise.

I have a made eight-high straight on this coordinated board. I will value-bet while charging diamond draws and pair-plus-draw holdings.

We have a flush draw plus middle pair against a strong donk-betting line. The price is about 30% and 7650 chips remain behind, so the implied odds justify calling rather than folding or raising.

The river completes a possible diamond flush, and our straight is unlikely to get called by worse often enough to justify a value bet. Checking realizes our showdown value and avoids being raised off a strong but vulnerable hand.

The Qd completed my queen-high diamond flush, which beats the straights, sets and two pair that fit the opponent's flop and turn barrels. Only a few flushes with Ad, Kd or Jd beat me, so a two-thirds pot value bet should get called by a wide range.

I have an eight-high straight and am getting a favorable price against possible two-pair, set, or bluff lines. Raising mainly gets called by flushes and does not improve against another six holding.

A6 suited is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play, with ace blockers and good postflop playability. A standard raise pressures the blinds while retaining flexibility.

At 100 big blinds, suited connected cards have good playability against a button open. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining the chance to make a strong hand.

I'm getting 4:1 in the big blind against a button open and a small blind flat, so calling A4o is clearly profitable. A squeeze is possible, but calling keeps the SB's range capped and realizes equity with the ace blocker.

With six-high, no immediate straight or flush draw, and two opponents in the pot, I prefer to check rather than bluff into both players.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker on a connected board, three-way with the preflop raiser still to act. Checking controls the pot and keeps showdown value.

This connected flop favors the callers often enough that ace-high has limited value as a multiway continuation bluff. Checking preserves equity and allows us to realize our overcard and backdoor-diamond potential.

I have no made hand or one-card draw, so I’ll check rather than bluff into two opponents.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker plus a gutshot to a queen, on a coordinated board in a three-way pot; checking controls the pot and keeps the free card for the straight draw.

I have the nut diamond draw plus a gutshot to a straight, giving strong equity when called. A substantial turn bet can also fold out weaker one-pair and unpaired holdings.

I have six-high with no made hand or one-card straight or flush draw, so calling the turn bet is not worthwhile.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker gets 2.5:1 odds against a turn stab that follows a checked-through flop. The button's range here should include plenty of air and weaker hands, so calling is reasonable.

Our hand is two pair (nines and fours) with an ace kicker, a bluff-catcher on a board where Q8, KQ and J-x all beat us. Checking lets the button bluff and avoids getting raised by better hands.

Our ace-high has little showdown value, but the opponent's turn call and river check retain many pairs that will not fold reliably. Checking avoids a low-probability bluff into a paired board.

Pocket threes are worth opening on the button, where position helps realize their value.

A6o in the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play is strong enough to 3-bet, and raising avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot. Sizing to 1050 gives us fold equity against the button's wide opening range.

5-high offsuit is far too weak to continue facing a large cold 3-bet out of position.

Pocket threes are too weak to continue against this large three-bet. The price is high, and a wide blind three-betting range limits the implied odds of hitting a set.

73o is well below a profitable button open range in 3-handed play at 100bb, so folding is the lowest-loss option.

AJs is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind hand and benefits from building the pot while applying pressure to the big blind.

Against a small-blind raise, 8-7 offsuit has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind, especially with position after the flop.

Top two pair is a strong value hand against the big blind's wide preflop calling range. A moderate continuation bet extracts from aces, jacks, and draws while preserving action.

I missed this ace-high flop and have only a remote runner-runner straight draw. Calling 400 with eight-high is not worthwhile.