Hold'em table

Opening 65s on the button is standard 3-handed play to leverage position and playability.

AJo is strong against a button open three-handed, so I’ll take initiative with a sizable out-of-position 3-bet rather than invite the big blind in cheaply.

K3o is a very weak hand facing a 3-bet from the small blind, and calling 750 more out of position with poor implied odds is unprofitable.

With 65s on the button getting decent pot odds and having position throughout the hand 100bb deep, calling the SB 3-bet is profitable.

With top pair and top kicker, a small flop bet gets value from weaker jacks and draws while charging heart and straight-draw hands. A 600-chip sizing keeps weaker hands in the pot.

I flopped bottom pair, a flush draw, and a gutshot straight draw. Calling in position with massive equity is standard against a small continuation bet.

Top pair with the best available kicker is likely ahead of many hands that called the flop, and the turn brings draws worth charging. A moderate bet builds value without overcommitting against a raise.

Holding a pair, flush draw, and gutshot straight draw gives us 12 clean outs to improve, giving more than enough equity to call getting nearly 4 to 1.

The river ace improves many hands that called the flop and turn, and most Ax holdings now beat my two pair on kicker. I’ll take the showdown rather than value-bet into that range.

I have a pair of fives with some showdown value against missed flush draws and unimproved high cards. Checking back avoids risking chips against hands that checked an Ace or trapped with better pairs.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the size moderate.

J3o is a very weak hand out of position against a button raise; the pot odds don't justify a call with this holding.

Getting attractive pot odds (150 to win 400) from the big blind against a button open, JTo is a standard defend.

Check to the in-position preflop aggressor with second pair to control the pot.

Bet 180 into 550 as a small continuation bet; the open-ended straight draw gives me solid equity if called, while the bet can also win the pot immediately.

Calling a 1/3 pot c-bet with second pair, good kicker, and backdoor straight and flush equity getting over 4:1 pot odds.

We hold second pair with J kicker on a paired board; checking OOP to control the pot size and evaluate Seat 2's action is standard.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, and the paired queen on the turn strengthens some of the caller’s range. I’ll take the free card in position rather than inflate the pot with a bluff.

I have two pair (Queens and Tens with a Jack kicker). There is little value to bet into missed draws or worse hands that checked turn, so checking to realize showdown value is best.

My two pair is a reasonable showdown hand, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands; checking avoids value-owning against a queen or ten.

K6o is a weak hand that plays poorly postflop even with position, and without ante there is little incentive to steal blinds.

A8o is a strong hand blind-versus-blind after button folds, so an open-raise to 3bb is standard to apply pressure and build a pot.

A9 offsuit is a solid defend against a likely wide small-blind opening range, and calling gets a good price while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

The flop heavily favors the big blind's defending range, and Ace-high out of position is best played as a check.

A♦9♣ has some showdown value but no strong draw on this connected flop. I’ll take the free card rather than risk a bet into the raiser’s continuing range.

I picked up the nut flush draw alongside a gutshot straight draw on the turn; betting 2/3 pot functions as a strong semi-bluff after the flop checked through.

The 400-chip bet is modest relative to the pot, and ace-high has some showdown value against bluffs and draws. Calling keeps those hands in while avoiding an unnecessary raise with no made hand.

We hold Ace-high which has showdown value against busted draws such as 98 or missed hearts, while a river bet rarely folds out better pairs like Jx or Kx.

Ace-high has reasonable showdown value against missed draws and bluffs after the river check. A thin bet is unlikely to get called by worse often enough to outweigh being called by a pair.

Holding 64 offsuit on the button, this hand is too weak to open raise even 3-handed. Folding is standard.

The button has folded, leaving a heads-up pot and only 50 chips to complete. The favorable price makes a call reasonable despite the weak offsuit hand.

We have a weak hand (J2s) and no reason to build a pot. Checking allows us to see a flop for free with position.

With 3-high and no meaningful draw on this king-high flop, checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips with a weak hand.

We have a flush draw and one overcard, a small bet applies pressure and can win the pot immediately or build it if we hit.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so calling the flop bet would be unjustified.

KJo is a strong button hand three-handed, so open-raise for value and to apply pressure to the blinds.

T7o is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially out of position with reverse implied odds.

Holding 83o in the big blind facing a button open is an easy standard fold.

Three-handed on the button, J5o is playable as a steal raise to pressure the blinds.

T9s has great playability and implied odds against a button open, making a call profitable getting 2:1 immediate pot odds.

Q♣7♣ is a reasonable defend at the favorable price, especially with the small blind already in. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a multiway, marginal hand.

I missed this flop completely out of position in a three-way pot, so checking is the standard and disciplined play.

I have top pair with a weak kicker in a three-way pot, and the preflop raiser is still to act. Checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids getting raised off a hand with showdown value.

Middle pair with a good kicker on a checked flop; a half-pot bet protects against overcards and can extract value from weaker pairs or draws.

Holding just ten-high with only backdoor equity out of position multiway against a flop bet, this is a clear fold.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against this modest flop bet, but my weak kicker makes raising unnecessarily risky.

The king is an unfavorable turn for my queen pair, and my kicker is weak. I’ll take the free card rather than build a pot against the flop bettor.

I have bottom pair with no strong draw and the turn king is a scare card for my hand; checking back keeps the pot small and avoids value-owning myself.

The river gives me two pair, which is strong enough for a small value bet after the turn checked through. A modest sizing can get calls from weaker queens while limiting the cost if my opponent has a stronger hand.

I only have a weak pair of fives and seat_2's river lead after check-calling flop and checking turn looks value-heavy. Folding avoids paying off a likely Qx/Kx/straight.