Hold'em table

73o is below a profitable button opening range in 3-handed play at 100bb with two players left to act, so folding is standard.

KQ suited is a strong heads-up hand. Raising from the small blind builds value and pressures the big blind.

JTo has enough equity to defend the big blind against a likely wide small-blind raise, while calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

A small continuation bet pressures the big blind's unpaired hands on this dry paired board. K-Q has two overcards and a backdoor club flush draw if called.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against the small lead, but raising risks isolating against better Jacks or trips. Call and reassess on the turn.

The turn gives K-Q high little reason to build the pot after the flop call. Checking keeps the pot manageable and preserves the chance to improve on the river.

I have two pair with jacks and fives, and the turn check suggests a value bet can be called by weaker pairs or draws. A moderate sizing builds the pot without overcommitting.

K-high has little chance to improve against a jack, pocket pair, or five, and the turn bet doesn't offer sufficient odds to continue.

J7 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while preserving position.

A5 offsuit is a reasonable defend against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while avoiding an unnecessary 3-bet out of position with the big blind still to act.

Getting 4:1 in the big blind with suited-connector-like 54o in a multiway pot; closing the action makes calling 150 into 600 profitable given implied odds.

Top pair with a weak kicker is vulnerable on this coordinated, multiway flop. Check to avoid inflating the pot and reassess against any bets.

I have air (54 with a weak club backdoor) on an AQJ two-tone board in a 3-way pot, with the preflop raiser still to act. Checking is clearly best.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker has little value betting into two opponents on this coordinated board. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess on the turn.

Bet small for value and protection against worse pairs and draws after everyone checked the flop. With a weak kicker on a connected board, I’ll avoid inflating the pot unnecessarily.

5-4 offsuit has nothing on Q-A-J-9 except a gutshot needing an 8 for a Q-high straight that is itself vulnerable. With the button still to act, calling 300 into 1050 isn't justified.

The small turn bet gives me a good price to continue with a pair of jacks. I can reassess in position on the river.

A small river bet can get called by weaker pairs such as Qx and may extract value from weaker aces, while keeping the cost controlled with my weak kicker.

The 300-chip bet gives me good pot odds. My pair of jacks can beat missed club draws and some thin value bets.

Pocket eights are strong on the button against the blinds. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to take the initiative while keeping weaker hands in.

T6o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It is out of position and dominated too often.

3-2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5 BB open.

Three-handed on the button, 43s is a playable steal: it has suitedness and straight potential and only the blinds are left to act. A small open to 2.5bb puts pressure on them cheaply.

A2 offsuit is vulnerable to domination and plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button-sized open, and the call price is favorable heads-up. Raising would turn a marginal hand into an unnecessary bluff.

Q-high has little showdown value on this ace-high board and no strong draw. Check and avoid investing chips without a favorable turn.

The A-K-3 board strongly favors my button raising range, and bottom pair plus a backdoor wheel draw is a good small c-bet for thin value and protection. About a third of the pot gets folds from worse hands and denies equity.

I have only queen-high with no pair or meaningful immediate draw, and the opponent’s flop bet makes continuing unprofitable.

On the button in a three-handed game, 7-6 offsuit is playable as a small open, using position to contest the blinds.

3♦4♣ is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind facing a raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips in out of position.

I'm getting 150 to win 400, about 27% equity needed, and 95o does well enough against a wide button open to call from the big blind. Folding would give up too much, and 3-betting this hand is weak.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a K-T-9 board that hits the button's raising range hard; check to the raiser and keep the pot small.

A small continuation bet can fold out some unpaired hands while keeping the cost of bluffing low. The gutshot gives me a chance to improve when called.

Middle pair on K-T-9 facing a small bet of about 1/3 pot. I only need about 20% equity at 180 into 730, so calling is clearly profitable, while raising would mostly fold out worse hands.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated K-T-9 board plays best as a check for pot control. Our hand has showdown value but is vulnerable, so there is no value in betting.

The turn gives me no made hand or meaningful draw, and the flop caller can have many hands that continue. Checking preserves chips and lets me reassess on the river.

A weak pair of nines on a board this coordinated has some showdown value but can't bet for value. Checking keeps the pot small and lets my opponent bluff.

Seven-high is unlikely to win at showdown. A river bet can represent a queen-high straight and may fold out weaker one-pair hands.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a scary, connected board facing a large river bet after a turn check-back. It beats only pure bluffs, which are unlikely to make up the 43% of the betting range needed to call.

On the button three-handed, a small open gives me a chance to take the blinds and preserves positional advantage with a weak but potentially playable hand.

Q4o in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position is unprofitable and the hand is too weak to 3-bet.

Pocket sevens are strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise, but calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

With top set, I can let the preflop raiser bet and then build the pot with a check-raise.

With a weak bottom pair on a low, connected two-club board, checking preserves showdown value and avoids building a pot against the big blind’s continuing range.

I have a set of sevens. Betting for value also charges club and straight draws after the flop checked through.

My bottom pair with a weak kicker is unlikely to be ahead against a sizable turn bet after the queen arrives. Calling would leave me vulnerable to many river bets, so I fold.