Hold'em table

Opening from the button with 54s, a playable suited connector, to standard min-raise size in 3-handed play.

K2o out of position against a 2x raise is too weak to continue, even at a low price.

J8 suited has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button min-raise, and the price to call is only one more big blind.

I have no pair, no draw, and only one overcard on a paired board, so I check and see a free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser.

C-betting small on a paired board where we hold range advantage to fold out overcards.

Jack-eight offsuit has no pair, no draw, and little equity against a preflop raiser who bets this paired flop, so calling 150 is unprofitable.

Ace-nine suited is a strong button opener three-handed, and raising builds the pot while retaining position postflop. A standard 3x open applies pressure without committing too much.

T2o is too weak to continue against a button open; folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, poorly connected hand.

Facing a 3x open from the button, J9 offsuit does not have enough playability out of position to justify calling.

J9o is playable from the button in three-handed poker, and a small open uses position to take the pot down or continue selectively.

Q5o is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially playing out of position.

4s6c is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise; folding is the clear default.

Opening K8o on the button is standard in 3-max to attack the blinds with position.

2d4d offsuit is trash facing a 2x raise out of position; folding saves 150 chips with no equity worth defending.

Pocket threes are too strong to fold to a single button min-raise, and calling 100 into 350 is the right price to set-mine out of position rather than inflate the pot with a 3-bet.

Pocket threes on Q94 have little equity against a button open and no draw, so I check and keep the pot small rather than betting into a stronger range.

Check back with King-high to realize equity in position on a relatively dry Queen-high board.

Pocket threes are an underpair on a Q-K board with no draw, so I check to realize equity cheaply and avoid bloating the pot out of position.

Turn gave top pair Kings; betting 300 for thin value and protection against draws after opponent checked twice.

Pocket threes are an underpair to both the queen and king, with no draw, so calling a turn bet is unprofitable against a button's value-heavy range.

King-high suited on the button is a standard open-raise; taking the initiative with position is profitable.

A8s is a strong suited ace versus a button open in three-handed play, so I 3-bet to 1000 for value and fold equity before the big blind acts.

QJo is easily dominated facing an open and a 3-bet, so folding from the big blind is the standard play.

King-seven offsuit is far too weak to call 700 more against a 3-bet; folding loses the least.

A7o is playable as a button open in three-handed poker, and raising builds the pot with position rather than flat-calling the big blind.

With zero rake and 100bb effective stacks, calling 2.5bb from the small blind with a pocket pair offers sufficient implied odds to set-mine against the button's open.

A6 suited is a defendable hand in the big blind against a 3x open with a caller; calling keeps the pot small and realizes equity positionally out of position but cheaply.

Holding a weak underpair out of position in a three-way pot on a high board, checking is standard.

I hold only ace-high (A6dd) on a J-3-K board with no draws, and the preflop raiser (seat_3) still has position to act. Checking keeps the pot small; I can fold cheaply if either opponent bets rather than bluff into two players who showed preflop strength.

Ace-high with no pair or draw is too weak to bluff into two callers, so I check back and realize equity cheaply.

I have a weak underpair on a coordinated board multiway, so checking is the only sensible option.

I hold A6 with ace-high only; with three players and a checked flop, checking keeps the pot small and lets me cheaply see the river with top-pair potential on the ace-high board.

Ace-high with no pair or draw has little showdown value, but betting into two opponents who checked is unlikely to fold out better hands often enough. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes my positional river option for free.

With a low pocket pair in a three-way pot that has been checked down, checking is standard to realize any showdown value or surrender cheaply.

A-high with only ace-high on a board lacking draws; betting has little fold equity after four checks and could get raised. Check and take cheap showdown.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker on a king-high board against two opponents who checked every street. It has some showdown value but is too weak to bet for value, so I check.