Hold'em table

On the button, 8-7 offsuit is playable as an opening raise, with position helping it realize its equity postflop.

T5 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak, dominated hand loses money.

Calling 150 gets a favorable price in position against one raise, and pocket threes have set-mining value with deep stacks. Re-raising would risk building a pot with a hand that is difficult to continue with postflop unimproved.

With pocket threes on an ace-high, two-heart flop, I have little value to bet and would rather control the pot and see the button's action.

The ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can win the pot when the big blind misses without risking much.

With only a low pocket pair on an ace-high, two-heart flop, I have little showdown value and no useful draw. The bet makes continuing an unfavorable call.

JTo on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open; a 2.5bb raise applies pressure to both blinds.

9♣6♦ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling the raise would leave me out of position with poor playability.

K5 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button-sized open, especially with the small blind's dead money in the pot. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

King-high has little value on this paired flop, and I have only a backdoor flush draw. Checking keeps the pot small.

Trips with a strong kicker on a wet board full of draws; I'll bet about half pot for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

King-high has little immediate equity or useful draw on this paired flop. Calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

I have position and a small call relative to the pot, so seeing a flop with this connected hand is reasonable. I avoid raising with a weak offsuit holding.

A7 offsuit plays reasonably well for one more half-blind, but raising out of position risks building a large pot with a hand that is often dominated.

K2 offsite is weak and plays poorly in a three-way limped pot, so I'll take the free flop rather than raise out of position into two players.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this hand is too weak to bet into two opponents on a diamond-draw flop.

K-high with no draw in a three-way limped pot, and the button still has to act behind. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card if it checks through.

I have only a weak pair in a three-way pot, and checking preserves the chance to improve without building a pot against stronger hands.

Ace-high has little value to protect on this paired, draw-heavy board, and betting into two players from out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

King-high with no draw on a paired, two-tone board in a three-way limped pot; checking takes a free river card and keeps the pot small. A stab could work, but the button still acts behind and could easily have a five, a jack or a draw.

I have trips and both opponents checked the flop, so a modest value bet can get calls from Jx, draws, or weaker pairs while charging equity. A small sizing also avoids needlessly isolating myself against stronger hands.

Ace-high has no flush draw on this paired board. Facing a turn bet with another player still to act, calling is unlikely to be profitable.

King-high with no real draw facing a turn bet gives poor equity and poor playability; folding is cheap.

Q8 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5bb raise gives me initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

J9s in the small blind facing a button open. A 3-bet to 10bb is a solid mixed play that blocks some continues and plays fine against steals, and it avoids calling out of position with the big blind still to act.

T2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a button open and a large small-blind 3-bet; calling would put in 9 more big blinds with poor equity and playability.

Q8 suited is playable in position against a small-blind three-bet, especially with deep stacks and no rake. Calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving its flush and straight potential.

As the 3-bettor out of position on an A-K high board that favors my range, a small c-bet with a gutshot and backdoor flush draw applies pressure to the button's many underpairs and weaker hands.

Q-high has no immediate draw on this A-K-3 flop, and the small blind's preflop three-bet and flop bet favor a strong range. Folding avoids investing more with little chance to improve.

Q7o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5-big-blind button raise.

K5 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q8 suited is strong enough to contest a button open three-handed. A reraise pressures the button's wide range and avoids inviting the big blind into the pot cheaply.

A3s facing a 3-bet to 10bb from the SB over a button open, with the opener still to act behind, is too weak to call out of position; folding is standard.

K5 suited is too weak to continue against the small blind’s large 3-bet; calling would put in 7.5bb with poor prospects and a likely dominated hand.