Hold'em table

7-3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button three-handed.

KQs is a strong hand for a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising to 3x. That builds the pot with a hand that plays well against the big blind's defending range.

J♥T♣ is a playable hand heads-up against a small-blind raise, and the price is reasonable. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

On a dry paired board, a small c-bet with the preflop-raiser's range advantage makes sense, and KQ has two overcards and a backdoor flush draw. It can fold out weaker hands and still has equity when called.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, but raising risks isolating against better jacks or an overpair.

KQ high with no draw on a paired board; the flop call likely contains many Jx and 5x hands, so I will check to keep the pot small and realize equity out of position.

Bet small for value and protection with top pair on a dry board, especially after the preflop raiser checked the turn.

Facing a small bet of about a quarter of the pot, I need roughly 21% equity. King-queen high has six overcard outs, some showdown value against floats and draws, and implied odds, so calling beats folding.

KQ high on a paired board has some showdown value against busted draws, and bluffing into a turn bettor rarely gets better hands to fold, so checking is best.

I have a full house, which is strong against most of the opponent’s checking range. A modest river bet can get value from Jx and other hands without overcommitting against a rare five or stronger full house.

King-high is only a bluff-catcher here, and it beats very few of the hands that would bet this river. Villain's small bet after calling the flop and betting the turn looks mostly like thin value from Jx, 3x, a 5, or pocket pairs, so I'm folding even with a good price.

J7 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small raise to 2.5bb steals the blinds often and plays well in position.

A5 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a button raise, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position. The big blind still has a chance to act.

Five-four offsuit is a weak hand to take into a three-way pot from the big blind. Its low cost to call does not make up for the difficulty of realizing its equity out of position.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but this connected board favors the preflop raiser’s range. I’ll check and avoid building a pot before seeing the button’s action.

Middle pair on a wet, broadway-heavy board that hits a small-blind calling range hard. Checking back controls the pot and keeps my showdown value and backdoor diamond draw.

A small turn bet gets value and protection from weaker pairs and draws after the flop checked through. The 9 adds straight possibilities, so I prefer betting modestly rather than building a large pot with a weak kicker.

The small turn bet gives about 23% pot odds. Middle pair has some showdown value against blocking bets and draws, and I have a few outs to improve, so calling beats folding. Raising would only fold out worse hands.

Bet small for value with top pair; worse queens and jacks may call, while checking risks missing value. The modest size limits exposure to stronger aces or completed draws.

Middle pair is getting 4.7:1 on a small river bet, so it only needs about 18% equity. The small sizing includes enough bluffs and missed draws to make a call profitable.

Pocket eights are a strong button hand in a three-handed game, so I’m opening for value and initiative with a modest raise.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

32o is too weak to defend against a 2.5x button open out of position, even at 150 to win 400; it has poor equity and playability.

On the button, 4♦3♦ is a playable suited connector at this depth, so I open with a standard-sized raise.

A2o has an ace blocker and plays poorly as a flat out of position with the big blind still to act, so I'm 3-betting against a wide three-handed button range rather than folding or calling.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a three-bet, especially with the button still to act behind me. Fold rather than invest 1,000 chips out of position.

4♦3♦ is too weak to continue against this large three-bet, even with position.

76o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small raise to 2.5bb steals the blinds often and keeps our risk low.

3♦4♣ is a very weak offsuit hand against a button raise, and calling out of position with the big blind still to act is not worthwhile.

Nine-five offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, and the price is not attractive enough to defend.

T2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the button facing the big blind; folding avoids investing chips with a poor hand.

Q4 offsuit is playable against one big blind for 50 more chips, but too weak to build a large pot out of position.

Pocket sevens are well ahead of a small-blind limping range. Raising to 4bb from the big blind builds the pot and takes the initiative while I'm in position.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to call a 4-big-blind raise out of position.