Hold'em table

7-3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed.

KcQc is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value and initiative rather than completing from the small blind.

JTo in the big blind against a small-blind raise to 3bb is a clear defend. I get 2:1 odds and will be in position after the flop, so calling beats folding or 3-betting.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on this dry, paired board, where my preflop range has an advantage. I also have two overcards and backdoor club and straight draws if called.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board is well ahead of the small blind's continuation-betting range, and we're getting 4:1 on the call. Calling keeps their bluffs and weaker hands in, and it controls the pot size out of position.

I have only king-high with two overcards and no meaningful draw on this paired, relatively dry board. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a chance to improve on the river.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board after the preflop raiser checked the turn. A bet of just over half pot gets value from weaker pairs and draws, and denies free cards to overcards. I'm fine folding to heavy resistance.

K-high has no made hand or meaningful draw on this paired, disconnected board. The turn bet is too costly to continue with only overcard outs.

J7 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative and apply pressure to the blinds.

A5o is a strong 3-bet candidate from the SB against a wide 3-handed button open. The ace blocker and wheel playability make it better to 3-bet than to call out of position, and I sized it large to play from out of position.

54 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

J♦7♦ is too weak to continue against a large preflop re-raise. The call price is substantial and the hand is likely dominated, so I fold.

Pocket eights on the button in a 3-handed game are a clear open-raise; 2.5bb builds the pot while keeping it cheap to steal the blinds.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

32 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5x button raise, even with the pot odds from the big blind. It's likely to realize equity poorly postflop.

On the button, 4♦3♦ is playable as a small open: it has suited connectivity and position after the flop.

A2 offsuit is weak out of position, but the ace blocker makes a selective 3-bet bluff reasonable against a button open. Raising to 800 applies pressure while discouraging the big blind from entering cheaply.

Q7o is far too weak to continue in the big blind against a button open and a small-blind 3-bet. The button can still act behind, so folding is clear.

Four-three suited is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially at this stack depth.

Calling is a reasonable price with a connected hand on the button, where I retain position postflop and may see a multiway pot.

Calling 50 into a pot of 250 gives 6:1 odds, which is good enough to complete with 34o in a limped pot even though I'll be out of position. Raising as a bluff isn't worth it against two players.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to raise for value from the big blind. Checking takes a free flop against both limpers.

I have 43 offsite with no pair and no real draw on a K-T-9 board that hits the other players' ranges hard, so I check and plan to give up if anyone bets. Bluffing into two opponents from the small blind has little fold equity here.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents on this board is unlikely to get enough value from worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

I have only a gutshot to an 8 and no meaningful backdoor draw. With both opponents checking in a multiway pot, checking behind preserves my chance to improve without risking a bet.

I have 4-high with no draw, out of position against two opponents. A bluff has to get through both players, which is unlikely to happen often enough, so I'll check and give up cheaply unless the river offers a better spot.

I have a weak nine in a three-way pot. Checking controls the pot and avoids building it against stronger pairs.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and can take a free river card after both opponents checked. A bet risks chips without much showdown value.

I have 4-high with no showdown value. Two opponents limped and checked two streets, so on this connected board a bluff from first position is unlikely to fold out both of them, and one probably paired the jack or holds a queen; checking and giving up is the low-risk play.

My pair of nines has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents on this board is unlikely to get called by many worse hands.

Both opponents checked through the flop and turn, and checked the river, so a modest bluff may take the pot. The river’s connected board gives me a plausible straight to represent.

I hold 4-high with no pair on a straight-heavy board, and I can't win at showdown. A bluff-raise against a button bet with another player still to act is not worth it.

Bottom pair is unlikely to beat a river bet into two players on this connected board. Calling 200 requires more confidence that the bet is a bluff.

T2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play against two players left to act, so folding is the standard choice.

With the button folded, Q4 offsuit is playable heads-up. A modest raise can win the blinds or put pressure on the big blind without committing much of the stack.

Sevens are strong enough to defend against a small blind open, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position. The 150-chip call is favorable given the pot and likely opening range.

With queen-high and only backdoor draws on this low, connected flop, I prefer to check out of position rather than build the pot.

I have a strong set and should build the pot while charging draws on this two-club board. A 350-chip bet is substantial but leaves room to continue if raised.

Queen-high with no immediate straight or flush draw has too little equity to continue against this flop bet out of position.