Hold'em table

In 3-handed play, 75o on the button is a marginal-to-weak open with two players left to act behind, so folding is the standard low-variance choice.

Ace-king suited is a premium hand heads-up against the big blind. Raising builds the pot and applies pressure while keeping weaker hands in.

7♥3♣ is too weak to defend against a 3.5bb raise, especially out of position; the call price does not compensate for its poor equity and playability.

T8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while preserving position.

A3 offsuit is a weak, dominated hand facing a sizeable button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing out of position with poor realization and little showdown strength.

Getting about 2.7:1 in the big blind against a wide button open, so 64o is a reasonable defend.

Weak holding with only a gutshot (needs a 3 for 3-4-5-6... actually needs 7-8 or 3 combos) on a board that favors the preflop raiser; checking to the button is standard.

I have middle pair in position. A small bet can get value from draws and weaker hands while denying them a free card.

Six-high with no draw and only a backdoor heart draw on a QT5 two-tone board; we face a 200-chip bet into 550 and have too little equity to continue.

On the button three-handed, J7 offsuit is playable as an open. Raising to 250 applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the size modest.

87o in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a weak out-of-position call. Folding is standard.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 97o is a standard open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

7-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

T7 offsuit is weak, but the button's raise is a wide-range spot and I have favorable pot odds from the big blind. Calling is preferable to turning this hand into a bluff 3-bet.

Check with a weak gutshot and a backdoor flush draw; this lets the preflop raiser act while avoiding building a pot with no made hand.

We have an open-ended straight draw (a 5 or a 10 completes it) on a paired board, and the big blind checked to us. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot gets folds from many hands and leaves us equity when called.

I have only a four-out gutshot and no immediate flush draw, so the call price is poor and future bets could make it costly to realize my equity.

KQs is a strong three-handed button hand, so I’m opening for value in position.

Pocket threes have decent set-mining value against a small button raise, and the price to call is manageable with deep stacks. I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position.

Getting 4:1 in a multiway pot, Q6o has enough raw equity for a marginal defend from the big blind. I'll play carefully postflop.

With only a small underpair on a coordinated, three-diamond flop against two opponents, betting has little value. I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

Bottom pair with no diamond on a monotone, highly connected board in a 3-way pot plays poorly as a bet, so check and keep the pot small. The preflop raiser is still to act behind.

On a three-way monotone flop, KQ without a diamond has limited equity and little incentive to build the pot. I can take the free card and reassess on the turn.

With only a small pair and no diamond, my hand has little showdown value on this four-diamond board. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into two opponents who may hold a diamond.

Four diamonds are on board and I hold no diamond; my pair of sixes has almost no showdown value and a bluff is unconvincing in a three-way pot. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a free river card.

With no diamond on a four-diamond board, a turn bet into two opponents is unlikely to get called by worse hands. I’ll take the free card and reassess on the river.

With only a small pocket pair on a four-diamond board, betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands and risks value-owning into a diamond. I’ll take the free showdown.

Bottom pair on a four-flush, straight-heavy board has almost no value and can't profitably bluff two opponents, so I check and take whatever showdown value it has.

K-high is weak, but a river bluff must get both opponents to fold on a four-diamond board. Checking avoids risking more chips when either opponent may have a diamond or a straight.

K8 suited is a strong button hand in a three-handed pot, so raise for value and initiative rather than merely completing.

75o from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position and I'd be calling 250 into 450 with little equity.

J6 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a 3x button raise, and the call is unlikely to realize enough equity.