Hold'em table

87 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Complete the small blind for a modest price heads-up; 7-5 offsuit has enough equity against the big blind’s wide range to see a flop.

Heads-up against a limping small blind, J6s has solid equity and plays well; a small raise takes initiative and isolates their likely weak limp range.

7♥5♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling the raise from out of position is not worth the price.

T9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; raising applies pressure to the blinds and takes initiative.

K7 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button raise with the big blind still to act, and it flops poorly when dominated by better kings. Folding avoids a marginal 200-chip call with poor postflop position.

Getting 2.67 to 1 direct pot odds from the big blind against a button open in 3-handed play, Q9o has sufficient equity and playability to defend.

Check to the preflop raiser out of position with Queen-high on a dry flop.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on a dry flop where my preflop range has strong overpairs, while risking little with a hand that can improve on some turns.

I completely missed this dry low board with Queen-high and have no draw, making an easy fold against the continuation bet.

J2o is one of the weakest hands in the deck, frequently dominated and hard to play postflop even in position. With no reads and a full 100bb stack, folding preserves chips for better spots.

King-Jack offsuit is a strong hand blind-versus-blind, making an open-raise to 3 bb standard for value and initiative.

K-9 offsuit is playable against a small blind open, and calling 200 offers a reasonable price while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

Check out of position with a gutshot straight draw and overcard on a wet board that connects well with the BB calling range.

I have a modest pair with a useful heart draw, so checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize my equity without facing a raise.

Turn gives us second pair and an open-ended straight draw; checking maintains pot control while allowing us to comfortably call or see a river.

Bet 250 into 600 for value and protection with a pair of nines, while retaining a gutshot to a king-high straight. The checks suggest a capped range, and the bet can also deny equity to overcards.

Turned second pair with a King kicker and an open-ended straight draw; getting over 3:1 pot odds makes this a clear call.

I have second pair with a good kicker, which has decent showdown value but cannot value bet profitably. Checking to see a cheap showdown or induce a bluff is best.

My pair of nines has some showdown value, but the turn bet-and-call leaves plenty of better hands in the opponent’s range. Checking avoids risking a thin value bet that worse hands may simply fold to.

In 3-handed play, K8o on the button is a standard open to apply pressure and utilize position.

J7 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against the button’s raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Facing only a min-raise, I need to call 100 into a 350 pot, requiring just ~22% equity. Q2s has roughly 40% equity against a wide button raising range, so defending the big blind at this price is profitable despite the weak kicker.

I hold only queen-high with a backdoor club draw on a coordinated flop against the preflop raiser; with no bet to call, checking is free and lets me fold cheaply if pressure comes.

Check back with King-high and backdoor draws to control the pot size and realize position on later streets.

I hold queen-high with no draws on a board that likely missed the preflop raiser too; checking keeps the pot small and gives a free showdown rather than bluffing into an unknown range.

I have King-high with position; checking back the turn lets me realize showdown value for free or decide whether to bluff the river.

I hold a pair of twos with a Q kicker on a checked-down board; a small river bet extracts value from seat_1's missed draws and ace-high hands while limiting risk against a stronger hand.

I only hold King-high with no showdown value, and calling a river bet into this board is unprofitable.

KQo is a strong hand on the button three-handed, so I raise for value and initiative. A 2.5× big-blind open applies pressure while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

J3 offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5x raise with a player still behind me; folding minimizes losses with a dominated hand.

J4o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

J9o is a weak offsuit hand even from the button 3-handed; folding avoids playing a marginal spot out of position against two blinds.

K4o is too weak to profitably open or limp out of position in a blind versus blind battle.