Hold'em table

7♠5♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and opening from the button still leaves both blinds to act. I’ll avoid investing chips with a hand that plays poorly postflop.

AKs is a premium hand in the SB vs BB, so I'm raising for value to 3bb, a standard out-of-position sizing.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a three-big-blind raise, even with position postflop.

T8 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds.

Against a button open in a three-handed game, A3 offsuit is a reasonable occasional three-bet bluff. The ace blocks some strong continuing hands, while calling from the small blind would leave me out of position.

6-4 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a button open and a substantial small-blind 3-bet, especially with the button still to act.

T8s plays well in position with 100bb stacks, and calling 700 into 1300 gives a decent price against a blind-versus-button 3-bet range. Folding is too tight and 4-betting is unnecessary.

With ace-high and no immediate draw, I prefer to check this coordinated flop rather than build the pot out of position.

Middle pair with a weak kicker against a 3-bet range: it has showdown value but is vulnerable, so checking back controls the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

The king favors my preflop three-betting range, and a bet can pressure weaker pairs after the flop checked through. If called, I still have a gutshot to the nut straight.

Third pair with no real draw on a K-Q-T two-tone board against a 3-bettor's turn lead is too weak; the range that 3-bets and then fires here is dominated by Kx, Qx, and overpairs.

J7 offsuit is playable as a button open three-handed. A small raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

87 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act and poor postflop position.

Getting 4:1 against a wide button open, 53o has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind heads-up.

The open-ended straight draw with a backdoor flush plays well as a check-raise or check-call against the button's c-bet. Checking keeps the pot controlled out of position and lets the preflop raiser bet into me.

J-high has little immediate equity on this low, two-heart flop. Checking preserves chips and lets me reassess on the turn.

The button checked back the flop, which caps its range, and I have an open-ended straight draw (any ace or six). A 65% pot semi-bluff can take the pot now and still has equity when called.

I have no made hand or meaningful draw, and calling the turn bet with only weak overcard outs is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button three-handed, 9-7 offsuit is playable as an open raise. A modest raise applies pressure while preserving positional advantage.

72o from the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold; it's the worst hand and we'd be out of position with the big blind still to act.

T7 offsuit is a marginal but playable big-blind defense against a button raise, especially with the small blind's chips in the pot.

I have a gutshot straight draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot manageable out of position.

A small continuation bet uses our open-ended straight draw to apply pressure while risking little relative to the pot.

The small bet gives me a good price to continue with a gutshot straight draw, backdoor flush potential, and possible pair outs.

My trips have weak kickers on a board where many hands can have a full house. Checking keeps the pot manageable while preserving a chance to improve on the river.

I have only a weak kicker on the paired board and no meaningful draw. Taking the free river preserves showdown value without building a pot against hands that beat me.

My hand has showdown value against some missed draws, but worse hands are unlikely to call a river bet. I’ll check rather than turn it into a bluff.

I have a concealed straight that beats most hands likely to check down, so a modest river value bet can get calls from weaker pairs. A small sizing limits the cost if the opponent has an 8 or a full house.

I have only trip eights with a ten kicker. Many plausible value hands and even higher unpaired hands beat me, so I’ll fold to the river bet.

KQs on the button in 3-handed play is a strong open, so I'm making a standard 2.5bb raise.

Pocket threes can profitably see a flop against a 2.5-big-blind open with deep stacks, especially if the big blind joins. I'll keep the pot small and play cautiously without a set.

Q6 offsuit is weak, but the price is favorable and the blind discount plus multiway pot make a call preferable to folding. Raising would risk building a pot with a dominated hand.

My small pair has little value on this coordinated, three-diamond flop against two opponents. Checking avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

With only a weak pair on a coordinated monotone flop and multiple opponents still in, betting offers little value and risks being raised. I check to take a free card and keep the pot small.

The monotone diamond board hits the callers' ranges hard, and I hold no diamond, so betting into two players is risky. I'll check back with my gutshot and two overcards and take the free card.

With a small pocket pair and no diamond on a four-diamond board, I have little showdown value and poor bluff prospects against two opponents. I'll take the free card.

With only a weak pair and no diamond blocker on a four-diamond board, betting is unlikely to improve my position. I’ll take the free river card.

With no diamond on a four-flush board, K-high has almost no showdown value, and a bluff into two players is unlikely to fold out any diamond. Checking takes a free river card for the gutshot.

With a low pair and no diamond on a four-diamond board, a bluff into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the chance to win at showdown against unpaired hands.

I have a small pair and some showdown value, but the four-diamond board makes a bluff unattractive without a diamond blocker. I’ll check and take the free showdown.

King-high has a little showdown value after a three-way check-down. A bluff into two players on a four-flush board with no diamond blocker is unlikely to get enough folds.

K8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

7♦5♥ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a button raise leaves the big blind yet to act. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Getting about 27% pot odds in the big blind against a wide 3-handed button open, J6o is a reasonable defend. Calling is better than a 3-bet with a hand this weak.

Gutshot plus a backdoor straight draw, out of position against the preflop raiser on a board that favors their range; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity.

A small continuation bet can fold out some missed hands while keeping the pot manageable with king-high and backdoor draws.

The small c-bet of 180 into 550 gives good pot odds (180 to win 730, roughly 20% equity needed). J6 has a gutshot to a K for the straight, some backdoor potential, and J-high that can improve against a wide button range.

The turn gave me an open-ended straight draw with J6 on Q-T-9: any 8 or K completes it. Checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot controlled and lets me call a reasonably sized bet with good implied odds.

I have only a gutshot and limited fold equity against a flop caller on this connected turn. Checking takes the free river card.

J-high has almost no showdown value, and the button's turn check-back shows weakness. The paired queen on the river is a good card to represent, and the jack blocks KJ and J8 straights, so a ~2/3-pot bluff should get enough folds.

King-high is unlikely to win a call, and the king and eight block some of the opponent's strongest straights. A river raise can represent trips or better and pressure their one-pair bets.

My river bet was a bluff with jack-high and no straight. Against a river raise, jack-high has almost no showdown value. Re-bluffing all-in is too risky versus a raise that looks value-heavy.