Hold'em table

As the button in a three-handed game, T5 offsuit is playable with position. I’ll make a modest open-raise rather than limp into the blinds.

KQs is a premium hand three-handed and dominates much of a button open-raise range; I 3-bet for value and fold equity, and can still fold cheaply to a 4-bet.

Holding J3o facing an open and a 3-bet is an easy fold.

T5 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a three-bet, even with position; calling would needlessly invest more chips with poor equity.

75 offsuit is too weak to open even from the button in a 3-handed game; folding the trash hand and waiting for a better spot is the profitable play.

In blind-vs-blind after button folds, 76s has great playability and equity to open-raise for value and pressure.

K4 suited has enough playability to defend heads-up against the small blind’s raise at these pot odds. I’ll call and see the flop rather than inflate the pot out of position.

Holding bottom pair with a weak kicker on a paired board out of position, checking allows us to control the pot size and realize equity.

I have only king-high with a backdoor flush draw, so checking takes a free card without inflating the pot against the preflop raiser.

I have two pair (queens and sixes) on a paired board; checking controls pot size and allows me to see the river cheaply with medium showdown value.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw, and checking preserves the chance to reach showdown cheaply after the opponent checked twice.

I have two pair, Queens and Sixes, with mediocre kicker. Checking to realize showdown value against opponent's missed hands.

With only king-high and no meaningful draw, a river bet is unlikely to get better hands to fold and risks being called by a pair. I’ll take the free showdown.

Q3o is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

Completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, giving a favorable price to see a flop heads-up. Raising with 7-2 offsuit would be unnecessarily risky.

J6o is too weak to raise for value against a limper, and I have position postflop, so checking realizes my equity at no cost.

With bottom pair and a weak kicker on a coordinated, two-spade flop, I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot or face a check-raise. My hand has limited value if called.

Heads-up vs a limping SB who checked the flop, my J-high has little showdown value but position; a half-pot stab should fold out plenty of weak checked ranges, and I keep some equity if called.

Bottom pair is weak, but the small bet gives favorable pot odds and I can continue cautiously to the turn.

I have a weak pair with some showdown value, and the ace is a poor turn to bluff into the flop raiser. I’ll take the free card rather than build a pot against a stronger range.

The turn ace is a strong scare card and seat_1's limp-call, check-call, check-turn line looks capped at weak pairs or missed draws, so a second barrel of ~75% pot should generate good fold equity; I give up on the river if called.

A weak bottom pair with a poor kicker is unlikely to be good against a substantial turn bet, especially after the flop bet was called. I fold rather than pay to bluff-catch with little improvement potential.

On the button in a three-handed game, J5 offsuit is a reasonable steal-raise; a modest sizing applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

QJs is strong enough to 3-bet the button opener for value while OOP, and a raise denies the big blind a cheap squeeze or flop see. I can comfortably fold to a 4-bet.

Folding T9o facing an open raise and a 3-bet from the blinds.

J♥5♣ is a weak offsuit hand and does not have enough equity or playability to call a sizable three-bet out of position. Fold rather than invest more chips.

In a blind-versus-blind scenario after the button folds, KTo is well ahead of an average holding and warrants an open raise for value and fold equity.

9♥3♦ is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability out of position against a sizable small-blind raise. I’ll avoid investing another 200 chips.

Opening AKo from the button to 2.5x to extract value and gain initiative with a premium holding in position.

7♣6♥ offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Defending my big blind with Q9o against a button open; I only need ~27% equity and I'm getting 2.7:1 on the call, so folding is too tight despite being out of position.

Q-high with no pair or draws on an ace-high board has little showdown value or fold equity against the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold cheaply to aggression.

I hold top pair top kicker on a dry-to-medium flop with flush potential, betting for value and protection against draws.

I hold queen-high with no pair, no draws, and no equity on an ace-high board against a preflop raiser's c-bet. Calling or bluff-raising here just burns chips, so folding is clearly best.