Hold'em table

3-Tc is a weak hand in early position. With only 10bb stacks and facing a raise, folding weak hands keeps us in good shape for stronger holdings. This hand is dominated and not worth the risk.

Getting 3:1 to complete the small blind heads-up, T7o has far more than 25% equity against a big blind range, so seeing a cheap flop is profitable despite being out of position.

With a weak, disconnected hand and no raise to call, take the free flop rather than inflate the pot.

With ten-high and only a gutshot to the eight, checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my draw equity for free heads-up.

A small half-pot bet can take down the pot after the small blind checks, while my gutshot and backdoor flush draw provide some equity when called.

With T7 on 6-9-4 I have only a gutshot to the 8 and no pair, giving far less than the 25% equity needed to call 100 into 300 against further betting.

Q2 offsuit is a very weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play, with poor playability and dominated queen potential. Folding avoids paying 100 chips with negative expected value.

K♦4♦ is a playable suited hand, and completing from the small blind keeps the pot manageable while preserving its flush potential.

I have J9o in the big blind against one opponent. Checking allows me to see a flop with a weak hand without risking additional chips, keeping my options open.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw on a coordinated flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind’s range.

I'm out of position with J9o on a Qc-7c-6c flop with no made hand or strong draws. Seat 3 checked, indicating weakness. Checking allows me to see the turn cheaply while maintaining pot control and avoiding unnecessary losses with a marginal hand.

I have only a weak gutshot and overcard potential on a coordinated, three-club board. Checking takes a free river without risking chips in a spot where a bluff is unlikely to be worthwhile.

With Jd9h on a 7c6cQc8d board, I have no made hand and limited outs. Seat 3 has checked through three streets, indicating weakness. Checking is the prudent option to reach showdown cheaply or see a river card without risking additional chips.

With no club, I have no credible value bet on this four-club river, and checking preserves showdown value with a king-high kicker against missed draws.

I have Jack-high with no pair on the river. The board shows three clubs with a pair of eights. My hand cannot win against any made hand, and checking allows me to see the showdown without investing more chips. Seat 3 has shown weakness by checking down all streets, so they likely have a weak hand as well.

K8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket threes is a weak starting hand. Against a raise to 250 from the button, folding avoids committing more chips from the small blind position with a marginal hand that's unlikely to win without help.

64o is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a button raise, even for 150 more; folding preserves stack.

Pocket eights is a premium hand in 3-player hold'em. Raising to 3BB with a pair in position helps build the pot and establish control while testing opponents' hand strength.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to call a button 3x open from the small blind out of position with the big blind still to act.

A♠6♠ has a useful ace blocker and playable suited equity, making it a reasonable 3-bet against a button open. Raising to 1000 applies pressure while keeping the sizing appropriate out of position.

Pocket eights are a strong hand on the button in three-handed play, well ahead of typical opening ranges. Raising builds the pot in position and can take the blinds.

K♣J♣ is a strong three-handed hand with good playability, and a sizeable out-of-position 3-bet can take initiative against the button's raise.

5-4 offsuit is a weak holding with poor equity against a 3-bet from the small blind. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities rather than committing further with a marginal hand against aggressive action.

Pocket eights are too strong to fold 3-handed on the button facing a small-blind 3-bet, and I have position postflop. Calling 700 into 1400 gives good pot odds and set-mining implied odds at 100bb.

Bet 700 into 2,100 for value and protection with top pair, while keeping weaker kings and draws in the pot. A small sizing also limits exposure against stronger made hands.

In position against a small one-third pot flop bet from a wide 3-bet range, pocket eights have a gutshot-plus-set draw and bluff-catcher value, giving enough equity for the 20% pot odds required.

The queen is a meaningful turn card that improves some hands in the button’s flop-calling range. With top pair and a decent kicker out of position, checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids betting into stronger hands.

Pocket eights are an underpair with no straight draw on the K-Q-9-7 board, and opponent's 3-bet and flop bet range is mostly ahead. Checking takes a free river and avoids bluffing into Kx/Qx that will rarely fold.

I have trips with a strong kicker and can get value from queens and weaker kings after the turn checked through. A half-pot bet targets calls without overcommitting against better king kickers.

River pairs the Kings and opponent's 3-bet, flop bet, and half-pot river bet range is heavily weighted to Kx, Qx, overpairs, and JT that all beat my two pair of Kings and eights; I beat only pure ace-high or missed-heart bluffs, well below the 25% needed to call.

A6 suited is a strong button hand in a three-handed game, so I’ll open-raise for value and take initiative. A 2.5x raise pressures the blinds without risking too much.

T-J offsuit is a marginal hand facing a 150-chip raise (250-100) from the button after posting the small blind. With only 200 chips to call and 10bb stack depth, this is not worth playing without stronger holdings, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

8-2 offsuit is one of the weakest hands and has poor playability out of position against a button raise. Folding avoids paying 150 with a dominated, disconnected hand.