Hold'em table

T2o is far too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable defend against the big blind with only 50 more to call. I’ll keep the pot small out of position.

74o is too weak to raise for value or as a bluff after the small blind completes, and checking is free.

I have a modest middle pair on a connected, two-diamond board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to the big blind’s action.

I have a pair of sevens in a limped pot after the small blind checked, so a half-pot bet takes the pot often and gets value from worse hands while keeping the loss small if raised.

I have a middle pair with a decent kicker and only need to call 100 into a pot of 300. Calling keeps weaker bets and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise on a connected, two-diamond board.

With middle pair and a modest kicker, betting risks getting called or raised by stronger hands; checking keeps the pot manageable and allows me to reassess on the river.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker has some showdown value, but the flop caller can easily have a ten, an eight, or a draw. With a free check available, pot control is better than bloating the pot.

I have trips with a decent kicker, and the opponent’s turn check makes a modest value bet reasonable. This size can get calls from weaker pairs without risking too much against a stronger hand.

I have only a weak pair of sevens with a four kicker on a paired board, and the river bet is likely value from an eight, ten, or better seven. The price is not good enough to bluff-catch.

A2 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket tens is a premium three-handed, and a 3-bet to 800 isolates the button opener while building the pot before the flop.

K7o is far too weak to call a 3-bet out of position against two active players.

A♠2♥ is too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind 3-bet: it is often dominated and has poor playability postflop. I’ll avoid calling or turning it into a bluff 4-bet.

Pocket nines are ahead of a random button open range, so I raise to 3x to build the pot and take the initiative rather than flat the big blind.

T3s is far too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open with the big blind still behind.

I’m getting a reasonable price with a suited, connected hand against a button raise, so I’ll defend the big blind and see a flop.

I have no made hand and only backdoor draw potential, so I’ll take the free card rather than lead into the preflop raiser.

I flopped a set of nines on a wet board with two hearts, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value and protection rather than give a free card.

I have no pair and only backdoor straight or flush possibilities, which are not enough equity to call this sizable flop bet.

75 offsuit is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable heads-up blind-versus-blind opening hand. I raise for initiative and fold equity rather than just completing the small blind.

KTo has enough equity versus a small-blind raise after the button folds, and calling 200 into a 400 pot is a standard defend.

I have top pair and should value-bet while charging heart draws and weaker hands. A small bet keeps worse hands in and limits risk with my weak kicker.

Middle pair with a king kicker is ahead of enough of a small flop c-bet to continue. Calling 200 into 800 is the right price; raising an ace-high board with only tens is unnecessary.

I have top pair with a weak kicker, and the queen improves several hands in the caller’s range. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building it against stronger aces or made hands.

Seat 2 checked the turn after c-betting the flop, so I bet 650 into 1000 with pair of tens, a king kicker, and a gutshot to charge draws and get value from weaker hands.

Top pair has enough showdown value to call a moderate turn bet, and the pot odds allow continuing against bluffs and weaker Ax. Raising risks isolating against stronger hands.

The river completes the heart draw, and my pair of aces with a weak kicker is not strong enough to value-bet. Checking avoids putting more chips in against likely flushes or stronger made hands.

I have only a pair of tens on an ace-queen board with three hearts, so a bet is mostly called by better hands. Checking realizes my showdown value.

Pocket jacks are a strong hand in the three-handed button position; raise for value and initiative.

Jack-deuce offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Ad6d has solid equity and playability suited vs a button open getting over 2:1 direct odds.

I check to the preflop aggressor out of position with Ace-high and no direct draw on a King-high board.

A small bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges spade draws while keeping the pot manageable on this king-high board.

I have only Ace-high with no flush or strong straight draw out of position against a flop continuation bet.

A8s is a solid button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative and fold out weaker hands.

K2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

T3 suited is weak, but the small call price and button’s wide opening range make defending worthwhile. I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position.

I have no meaningful made hand or strong draw, so I’ll take the free option and avoid inflating the pot.

Ace-high with no pair and no draw has little fold equity backup, so I check back the dry flop and keep the pot small rather than bluff.

The turn jack is a useful scare card after the flop checked through, so a small bluff can take down the pot while risking relatively few chips.

Ace-high with no pair and no draw on a four-card board; calling 200 into 750 needs equity I do not have, and a bluff raise has little fold equity against a delayed turn bet.