Hold'em table

42 offsuit is too weak to continue from the button facing a full big blind; calling would risk 100 chips with poor playability.

A5o is a standard button open in 3-handed play; raising to 3x pressures the blinds and plays well postflop with position and an ace-high blocker.

Holding 9h 4s offsuit in the small blind against a button raise is an easy standard fold.

Suited 7-8 has good playability postflop, and the price is reasonable for a big-blind defense against a button open.

I have two pair, but the ace-high flop favors the preflop raiser and can connect with their range. I’ll check and let them continuation-bet before deciding how to proceed.

I flopped top pair in position heads-up; betting ~60% pot gets value from weaker aces and charges flush/straight draws on this connected two-club board.

I have two pair on a wet board, strong enough to continue but vulnerable to an ace or club draw. Calling keeps bluffs and weaker hands in while avoiding a larger pot against the button’s likely Ax range.

I have two pair, but the turn adds an overcard and improves some of the button’s likely hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to their action.

I hold top pair top kicker (A5 on A-high board) and the BB checked to me after check-calling the flop, so I bet ~55% pot for value against their one-pair/draw range while charging straight and club draws.

My two pair is strong enough to continue against the turn bet, and the call needs only about 26% equity. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise against stronger hands.

The river king improves many plausible button-raise and double-barrel hands, while my two pair is only sevens and eights. I’ll take the showdown rather than value-bet into a stronger calling range.

Holding 4c 2d on the button is well below any standard opening range in a 3-handed game, making fold the clearly optimal play.

A♣T♦ is a strong hand heads-up from the small blind, so raise for value and to apply pressure to the big blind.

T8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. I’m raising to apply pressure while keeping the size modest.

Ten-three offsuit is far too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position, even at pot odds of 200 into 600. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

7c 4h is an unplayable offsuit trash hand facing an open raise out of position.

Queen-nine offsuit on the button is a decent stealing spot against two blinds; a small 2.5x raise applies pressure and can take the pot preflop or build it with position.

Q6o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

T6 offsuit is marginal out of position, but the button’s small raise and the pot odds make defending with a call reasonable. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a 3-bet.}

My T-high hand has little showdown value and only a backdoor diamond draw, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser.

I missed the K-high flop with Q9 high, and the preflop caller likely holds a king or pocket pair after checking. Checking back keeps the pot small and avoids building it without equity.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this turn, so betting would risk chips with little chance of improving. I’ll take the free card and see whether the river gives me a reason to continue.

Seat_1 checked the flop and turn, signaling weakness, and my pair of queens is likely ahead. A modest bet charges any diamond flush draw and extracts value from weaker holdings.

I have only ten-high with no meaningful draw, and calling 350 would require too much equity. The turn bet can be a stab, but this hand is not strong enough to continue.

QTo is well within standard 3-handed button opening range, so raising to 2.5bb to build a pot in position.

Q6 suited has enough equity to defend against a button raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable while avoiding an aggressive out-of-position 3-bet.

Closing the action preflop with only 150 more to call into a 600 pot gives roughly 4:1 odds, which justifies seeing a flop with J7o in 3-max despite its weak showdown value.

I have only queen-high with no immediate draw, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see how the others act.

I have jack-high on a paired board against a preflop raiser and a caller; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building it with no made hand or draw.

As the preflop raiser in position on a dry paired board (K-5-5), I have a significant range advantage; a standard one-third pot continuation bet exerts pressure on both blinds.

I have only queen-high with no meaningful immediate draw on a paired king-high flop. Facing a bet with another player still behind, calling is unlikely to be profitable.

I hold J-high with no pair or draw on a paired board, and seat_3 showed preflop aggression plus a flop bet that folded the other player. Calling 250 with J7o against that range has no fold equity or equity to justify it.