Hold'em table

76o on the button 3-handed is a reasonable open-raise; a small 2.5bb open pressures the blinds.

A7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open in a three-handed game, especially out of position to the big blind.

A8o is playable in the big blind against a button open, and calling 150 offers good pot odds while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

I have a nut flush draw and an overcard, so I semi-bluff to take the pot now or build value if I hit.

Bottom pair on a paired board is getting 28% pot odds against a donk lead that includes plenty of draws and bluffs. Calling keeps their bluffs in and controls the pot size.

I have only ace-high with a nut flush draw on a paired board, so checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize my draw without risking more chips against a possible king.

A pair of sixes with a weak kicker has showdown value but is vulnerable to a check-raise on a paired board. Checking back controls the pot and lets me see the river cheaply.

A pair of sixes has some showdown value against missed draws and bluffs, but a bet would mostly get called by better hands. The river heart completes flushes, so checking behind is best.

J4 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button in this setup.

With the button folding, I'm getting good pot odds to complete the small blind with a weak but playable hand, and I'll have position postflop.

82o is weak; checking in the big blind gives a free flop against the SB limp, and raising would be a low-equity bluff.

I flopped bottom pair with a jack kicker; a small bet can protect against overcards and draws and often takes the pot if the big blind missed this flop.

I have a flush draw (8c plus 3c4c) with roughly 35% equity, and I only need to call 150 into a 350 pot, about 30%. With implied odds added, calling is profitable.

Eight-high with no draw has almost no showdown value. The SB's check was a timeout fallback and their small flop lead looked weak, so a 60% pot bet can win the pot now.

I have a marginal hand but am getting good pot odds with only 1 big blind to call, so I'll see a cheap flop in position.

The button limped, so completing costs 50 into a pot of 250, about 17% equity needed. 95 offsite has enough equity to see a cheap multiway flop, though I'll be out of position.

J5 offsuit is weak multiway, so checking the big blind realizes equity without inflating the pot.

I have bottom pair with a gutshot on a wet board, out of position in a three-way limped pot. Checking controls the pot and keeps my equity for a possible check-call.

Betting bottom pair for protection and value against draws and weaker made hands in this limped multiway pot.

I flopped top two pair on a draw-heavy board. Raising for value and to charge draws is the best play given my position.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker facing a bet and a raise on a wet, coordinated board is well behind both ranges, and my gutshot to the 7 is too thin to call 600 into 1700 with the original bettor still to act.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker is unlikely to be ahead after the raise on this coordinated board, and calling has poor implied odds.

KQs is a strong button open in 3-handed play; a standard 2.5bb raise builds the pot with a hand that plays well.

K2 offsuit is too weak to profitably defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

Calling 150 to see a flop with Q5o in the big blind is cheap given the pot odds, and I can proceed cautiously out of position.

I have a weak pair of fives with a queen kicker, so I prefer to keep the pot small and let the preflop raiser act first.

On a dry T53 rainbow board, KQ with overcards and backdoor potential makes a good small c-bet against the BB's check. A 1/3-pot bet takes the pot often and keeps the hand's equity if called.

I have a pair of fives with a queen kicker and am getting good pot odds, so I call to see the turn.

I have a marginal pair of fives and am out of position, so I prefer to keep the pot small and see what the opponent does on the turn before committing more chips.

KQ high with only overcard outs on a turn that helps the BB's wide calling range (wheel and 6-7 straights, pairs of fours). Checking back takes a free river rather than barreling into likely calls.

King-high has almost no showdown value, and this board lets me credibly represent a straight. The opponent's river check was a timeout fallback, so another timeout against a bet would be an automatic fold.

Pocket threes are a playable button raising hand three-handed; raising can win the blinds or isolate with initiative.

T6o is too weak to continue against a raise out of position, especially with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

QTo in the big blind against a button 3x open is getting 200 to win 650, so it is a clear defend. Calling keeps the button's wide range in; 3-betting this hand is not strong enough.

Top pair with a weak kicker, out of position against the button's range on a two-tone board, so checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me check-call against bluffs. Their raising range is full of stronger queens that would punish a lead.

With a marginal underpair on a coordinated board, checking preserves showdown value and avoids being called primarily by stronger queens, nines, and draws.

Top pair with a decent kicker; the button checked back the flop, which caps its range, so a ~2/3-pot bet gets value from weaker queens, 9s, and draws while charging the flush draws.

The turn lead after the checked flop is likely weighted toward made pairs that have us beat, and pocket threes lack meaningful redraws. Calling is too thin at this price.

4-2 offsuit is a very weak hand and calling out of position against the big blind is not profitable. I'll save my chips for a better spot.

73o is near the bottom of SB-vs-BB ranges; folding avoids playing out of position with a weak, dominated hand.