Hold'em table

K2o is too weak to profitably open from the button even 3-handed.

Completing costs 50 into a 150-chip pot, and 5-3 offsuit has enough potential against the big blind's unrestricted range to see a flop.

T5 suited is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than build a pot out of position against a limper.

I have no pair or immediate draw, so I’ll check rather than build the pot.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-ish hand (T-5 with Q-8-4 board, only backdoor clubs and little else). Heads-up after SB checked, a small stab at a 100-chip bet into a 200 pot can take the pot when SB shows weakness, and it risks little.

I have no pair or immediate draw on this flop, so calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

T6 suited is playable as a button open in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise gives me position without overcommitting.

J8s from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Pocket sevens have plenty of equity against a button open, and calling 150 chips into a 400 pot offers great direct and implied odds to see a flop.

Flopped top set on a dry board; checking to the preflop aggressor to let them continuation-bet.

T-high has little immediate equity or strong backdoor potential on this low board. Checking in position avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

We turned a full house with sevens full of fives. Betting roughly two-thirds pot builds the pot and extracts value from pocket pairs, gutshots, or a floating five.

Ten-high has little showdown value and no meaningful draw. Calling 350 against the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

J4 suited is weak in 3-handed play, but the button could still open. Facing a live SB and BB, folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop; it is a marginal decision.

Holding 84o out of position against the big blind is an easy fold.

Opening on the button in 3-handed play with connected cards gives positional advantage against the blinds.

Ace-king offsuit is strong enough to three-bet the button's small open. Raising to 900 builds the pot and discourages the big blind from calling cheaply.

8-5 offsuit is a weak hand facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet, so calling 800 more out of position is unprofitable. Folding gives up only the 100 big blind.

Folding T9o facing a 4.5x 3-bet from the small blind as it lacks sufficient equity and playability.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the cost with a marginal hand.

J5 suited is weak, and I'd be out of position against a button raise with a big blind still to act behind me. Calling 175 more is not worth it.

AdQd is a premier holding in the big blind facing a button open. 3-betting to 9.5bb builds the pot with a significant equity edge.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large big-blind three-bet, even with position.

Q6 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling from the button out of position against two players isn't worth it. Folding costs nothing here, and better spots will come.

In blind vs blind play, J5s has sufficient playability and direct pot odds to complete the small blind.

Q3 suited plays reasonably well against a small-blind limp, but it is too weak to build a large pot unnecessarily. I’ll take the free flop in position.

I completely missed the flop with jack-high and zero equity, so taking a free card by checking is standard.

Q-high has little equity when called on this ace-high flop. Checking in position keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

I picked up a gutshot straight draw on the turn with J5 on Ad-2h-Ts-4s; checking gives me a free look at the river.

The small blind has checked twice, so a modest bet can win the pot now. If called, I still have a gutshot straight draw.

We hold Jack-high with only a gutshot wheel draw where any three also puts a four-straight on board, making the call unprofitable against a 65% pot bet.