Hold'em table

On the button three-handed, a small open can win the blinds and gives me position if called. 8-4 offsuit is weak, so I’m keeping the raise modest rather than building a large pot.

K2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Seven-six offsuit out of position against a button 2.5x raise is a weak spot; calling risks playing a marginal hand OOP for little edge, so folding preserves chips.

Holding 52 offsuit on the button is too weak to open even in a 3-handed game, so folding is the standard play.

A3o is a standard open-raise from the button in 3-max; taking the initiative with position and fold equity is profitable.

A7 offsuit is a weak, dominated hand out of position against the button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids committing more chips with poor equity realization.

J4o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button open.

Eight-deuce offsuit is too weak to continue from the button, even at this price.

K5o is too weak and disconnected to play profitably out of position against the big blind.

Nine-six offsuit is too weak to open profitably even from the button in a 3-handed game.

J7s is a decent suited hand heads-up against the BB; raising to 3x applies pressure and can win the pot preflop or build a pot with position-equity in a 2-way spot.

K5 suited is strong enough to defend against a small blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have a strong flush draw and can apply pressure after the preflop raiser checked. A half-pot bet builds the pot when I improve and may fold out weaker hands.

Queen-six suited is playable from the button three-handed; a standard 3x open builds the pot with position and fold equity against the blinds.

QJo is a playable hand three-handed, and calling offers reasonable pot odds. I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position against the button’s raise.

Getting 3.5 to 1 direct pot odds closing the action preflop, QTo has sufficient equity against button and small blind ranges to justify a call.

Top pair with a decent kicker is worth continuing, but leading into the preflop raiser in a multiway pot risks building a large pot out of position. I’ll check and respond to the action behind me.

I have top pair with a mediocre kicker in a three-way pot out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to let the preflop aggressor act is standard.

I have top pair (queens) on the flop after my preflop raise, and both opponents checked, signaling weakness. Betting ~55% pot extracts value from weaker pairs and denies free cards to club flush and straight draws.

Top pair with a reasonable kicker is strong enough to continue against a modest bet, but raising risks isolating against better queens or stronger made hands.

We hold top pair on a relatively dry queen-high board and are getting excellent pot odds of over 4 to 1 to continue against a c-bet and a call.

The king is an unfavorable turn card after a multiway flop call, and QJ has limited value betting into both opponents. I’ll check and keep the pot controlled.

I hold second pair on a board where an overcard has hit on the turn. Checking to control the pot against two opponents is the standard play.

I have a modest one-pair hand, and the A-K runout makes stronger pairs and straights plausible after both opponents called the flop bet. Checking takes the free showdown without risking a thin value bet.

Third pair on an Ace-King runout has decent showdown value against missed draws or lower pairs, but cannot bet for value in a three-way pot.

My pair of queens is likely behind any ace or king, and two opponents who called the flop bet then showed weakness — a bluff into two players has poor fold equity. Checking realizes whatever showdown value the queens may have at no cost.