Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the cost when called.

53 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise, even closing action against the big blind. Save the remaining small blind.

Facing a 2.25x button open from the big blind, calling 125 into a 375 pot needs about 25% equity. T5 suited is a clear defend at that price, and calling is better than 3-betting.

T5 of clubs on Q84 rainbow has only a backdoor flush draw and a weak gutshot, so it plays best as a check to the preflop raiser. Leading out as a donk bet from the big blind isn't warranted with this hand.

K-high has some showdown value but few ways to improve on this dry flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me use position on the turn.

The button checked back the flop, which suggests a weak, capped range, and my ten-high has almost no showdown value. A small turn probe should get enough folds to be profitable.

King-high has no made hand or meaningful draw here, and calling the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

T6 suited is a playable steal candidate from the button. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the pot manageable if called.

J8s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a marginal spot out of position. Folding is the disciplined play, though an occasional 3-bet would also be reasonable.

Pocket sevens play well against a button opening range, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have top set on a dry board. Checking gives the preflop raiser a chance to bet while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

T-high has little immediate value, and this low, connected flop can favor the big blind’s calling range. I’ll take the free card and retain my backdoor flush and pair-making equity.

I have a strong full house and want to build the pot while giving pairs and draws a reasonable price to call.

I have only ten-high with no meaningful draw, and the turn bet gives me insufficient equity to continue.

In 3-handed play, J4 suited on the button is a reasonable steal hand. A small open puts pressure on both blinds.

8-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A2 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable big-blind defense against a button raise, and the price is favorable enough to call. Re-raising would risk building a pot with a hand that plays poorly when called.

With only ace-high and a weak backdoor club possibility on a paired queen board, betting has little value. Check and preserve the option to continue selectively.

In position with a flush draw plus backdoor potential on a paired board that favors the preflop raiser, a small c-bet builds the pot with equity and folds out weak hands.}

The small bet gives favorable pot odds, and ace-high has some showdown value plus runner-runner club and ace improvement potential. Raising would be unnecessarily risky on this paired board.

With only ace-high on a paired board, a turn bet is unlikely to get better hands to fold and risks bloating the pot. I’ll check and preserve the chance to reach showdown cheaply.

Semi-bluff with the nut-ish flush draw (9 outs) after villain checked; hands like 7x and underpairs can fold, and I still have equity when called.

I have only ace-high on a paired board and no meaningful draw. The turn bet is substantial, so calling is unlikely to be profitable.

T9 offsuit is a playable button hand three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind open uses position without building an oversized pot.

A-K offsuit is a premium hand three-handed. A sizable three-bet builds value and applies pressure while accounting for being out of position and the big blind still to act.

85o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind, with the opener still to act behind me, is a clear fold.

T9 offsuit is too weak to defend against this sizable three-bet, even with position.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds without inflating the pot unnecessarily.

J5 suited out of the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard; a 3-bet bluff with this hand is marginal at best.

AQ suited is strong against a button opening range. A sizable three-bet builds value and compensates for playing out of position.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against the big blind’s large preflop 3-bet, especially with 8 big blinds to call.

Three-handed on the button, Q6o is comfortably inside a standard wide opening range, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

J5 suited is too weak to defend profitably from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Q3 suited has sufficient equity to defend the big blind against the button's modest raise, and calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an unnecessary 3-bet out of position.

Q♣3♣ has no made hand and only weak runner-runner potential on A♦2♥T♠. Check and avoid building the pot out of position.

This is a dry ace-high board that favors my button opening range. A small c-bet with a gutshot plus a backdoor draw works as a cheap semi-bluff against the big blind's check.

Q-high has no meaningful draw on this board, and the small bet still gives insufficient reason to continue without a pair or stronger equity.