Hold'em table

75o is too weak to play from the button in a 3-handed game. Folding avoids unnecessary risk.

Button folded, I'm in the SB with A8o heads-up against the BB; this is a clear raise to take the pot or play in position-disadvantaged but with a strong blind-vs-blind hand. Raising to 3bb is standard.

42 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a raise, even with the big blind discount.

JTs on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; standard 2.5x sizing to build the pot with a strong playable suited connector in position.

K3 suited is a marginal but playable defend against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving its flush potential.

Closing the preflop action with 4:1 immediate pot odds, K9o is good enough to defend the big blind against a button raise and small-blind flat in a 3-handed game.

Top pair with a weak kicker is vulnerable in a multiway pot, so checking from out of position avoids building the pot while keeping weaker hands and bluffs in.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a draw-heavy board; betting for value and to charge flush draws.

Second pair with a ten kicker on Jc4hKh facing a 60% pot donk-bet from the big blind; we're getting ~27% pot odds and middle pair plus some straight backdoor equity is enough to call in position, while raising would isolate against stronger holdings and folding is too tight. Calling keeps the pot manageable with the small blind still behind.

Top pair is strong enough to continue at these pot odds, but the weak kicker and multiway action make raising unattractive.

I have top pair but a weak kicker, and the turn completes several straight draws after both opponents called the flop raise. Checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids betting into two ranges with substantial strength.

I have top pair with a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw; betting for value and protection against draws.

Top-two-pair-ish (J and T) on a three-heart board facing a big turn donk; price is ~29% and we have full-house outs plus some chance seat_1 is betting a weaker made hand or semi-bluff. Raising is bad with seat_3 behind, so call and reassess on the river.

Top pair with a very weak kicker is unlikely to be good against a turn bet and a call on this coordinated board. The price is not enough to continue three-way without stronger equity.

I have second pair on a very wet board and my opponent has called large bets; checking controls the pot and gets me to showdown cheaply.

Two pair J/T on a board with a possible flush (three hearts), any Q making a straight, and an ace on the river that gives many A-x two pairs beating us. Seat_1's turn aggression then river check could be a trap; few worse hands call a bet, so checking back to showdown is best.

As the button in a three-handed game, 8-7 offsuit is playable as an open-raise. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J5s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

9-4 offsuit is a weak, unconnected hand out of position against a button open; folding is the standard play despite decent pot odds.

Suited connector on the button with position; raising applies pressure and builds a pot when called, while still having good playability postflop.

Pocket nines in the small blind facing a button open to 3bb: 3-betting for value and to deny the BB a cheap call is standard; sizing to 10bb from out of position.

T7 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a button open and a sizable small-blind 3-bet. Calling would invest 9 big blinds out of position with poor equity and playability.

With 87s in position and getting 2:1 pot odds, calling the small blind's 3-bet keeps a strong speculative hand in a favorable spot without overcommitting chips.

As the preflop 3-bettor with 99 on a dry J33 board, a small c-bet (~1/3 pot) denies equity to overcards and gets value from smaller pairs and floats, while keeping the pot manageable if the button has a jack.

I have only 8-high with no pair or draw on a paired board, and seat_2 has shown strength with a preflop 3-bet and flop continuation bet. Folding avoids chasing a likely dominated hand.

AQo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand; open-raise to 2.5bb to build the pot and take initiative against the blinds.

T5 suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Closing the preflop action with 150 to call into a 400 pot gives good pot odds, and 65o has enough equity against a wide button open to defend the big blind.

I have no pair and only weak backdoor potential on a king-high flop; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a preflop raiser.

On the button as preflop raiser with AQ on K-high dry-ish board, a small c-bet takes it down often versus a BB caller's range; I have backdoor equity and overcards if called.

I have only 6-high with no pair or strong draw on a K-high flop, and calling 300 into a likely made hand is not profitable.

Pocket threes are a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

I 3-bet my medium pair to isolate the button's wide opening range and avoid playing 99 multiway out of position.

J4 suited is far too weak to continue facing a 3-bet from the small blind with the original raiser still to act behind; folding loses only the blind.

Call in position with a small pair against the blind’s likely wide 3-bet range; folding would give up too much equity, while raising risks escalating with a hand that rarely improves beyond a set.

I have an overpair to the board and want to charge flush draws and overcards while taking the lead. A bet of 1000 into 1600 protects my hand and gets value from worse pairs or draws.

I have a strong set on a two-heart board, so raising builds the pot against Qx and charges draws. A substantial raise also protects my hand from cheap turn cards.

My 99 is likely behind after the button raises my flop bet on a Q-high board; calling 2200 would leave me out of position with poor equity against Qx and sets.