Hold'em table

9-2 suited is one of the weakest hands in 3-handed play, and calling out of position against two players isn't worth it, so I fold from the button.

Completing costs 50 chips and keeps the pot small with a weak but playable hand against the big blind.

I have position on the small blind with A6o after a limp, so taking a free flop is a solid, low-variance option.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on an ace-high flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot.

We flopped top pair on a board with several flush and straight draws, so a half-pot value bet targets weaker pairs and drawing hands.

Ten-high has no made hand or useful draw on this ace-high flop. Calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and raising gives me a chance to win the blinds while retaining position postflop.

76o is too weak to defend out of position from the small blind against a button open.

3-6 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling 150 out of position against a button open would lose chips over time. Folding costs only the 100 already posted.

On the button with AKo, a standard 2.5x open raise builds value and leverages position against the blinds.

2-6 offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and I would be out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind me, so I fold.

The button's 2.5-big-blind open gives me a reasonable price to defend the big blind with a connected hand, despite being out of position.

I have little equity on this ace-paired flop and can see what the preflop raiser does without investing more.

We flop trip aces with top kicker on a paired board; a small continuation bet of around one-third pot extracts value from flush draws, underpairs, and weak floats.

Six-high has no immediate draw on this paired ace-high flop. The small bet does not justify continuing with only remote backdoor possibilities.

AKo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so raising to 3bb for value and position is standard.

A4 suited is a good three-bet candidate against a button open: the ace blocks strong hands, and raising helps avoid playing a multiway pot out of position.

Holding T3o in the big blind facing a raise and a 3-bet is an easy fold.

AKo is a premium hand in a 3-handed game, so I 3-bet the small blind's 4x re-raise to about 3x their bet, in position, rather than calling. It builds the pot with a strong hand and leaves room to continue against a 5-bet.

A4 suited is too weak to continue out of position against this large four-bet without a read that the opponent is bluffing frequently.

A3 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Folding 95o from the small blind facing a button open raise is standard as it has very poor playability and equity out of position.

A8s in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is getting about 2.7-to-1 pot odds, so calling is profitable. The hand has good playability and blocks strong aces, but a 3-bet would be dominated too often.

Ace-high on a K-Q-7 board is a weak hand with little showdown value. I'm out of position against a button raiser who likely connected with the board, so I check and keep the pot small.

A small continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands and some low pairs while keeping the pot manageable with ace-high.

Ace-high with a backdoor nut-flush draw and a gutshot (A-K-Q-x needs J for Broadway) on K-7-Q, facing a small 180 bet into 550 (about 25% pot odds); calling is profitable with some equity and ace-high showdown value.

I have ace-high with a gutshot to a Broadway straight (A-K-Q-T needs a J) and a backdoor nut-flush-free spade draw. That is too weak to bet for value, and a check keeps the pot small against a button who bet the flop, so I take a free card here.

The turn connects strongly with the big blind's flop-calling range, so a second barrel is unlikely to generate enough folds. I can take the free card and potentially improve with a jack.

I have only ace-high on a Kc 7c Qs Ts 4c board, and the straight and flush are possible. Seat_2 checked back the turn, so it likely has a marginal hand. Ace-high has some showdown value but would rarely be called by a worse hand, so I check instead of betting.

Ace-high has little showdown value, while the ace of clubs blocks the nut flush. A substantial river bet can pressure one-pair hands after the turn checked through.

I have only ace-high on a K-Q-T-7-4 board with three clubs, so I can beat only a bluff. Calling 1100 into a pot of 2010 needs about 35% equity, and a river bet after a checked turn usually means a made hand, so I fold.

Q5o is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

J9 offsuit heads-up against the big blind is a reasonable hand, and I only need 50 more chips to see a flop with good pot odds (call 50 to win 150). Raising is marginal, so I complete.

A3 offsuit is strong enough against a small-blind limp to raise for value, and I will have position after the flop.

J9o out of position facing a 4x raise from the big blind; calling 300 more to win a 500 pot (with 100 already in) is marginal, and the hand plays poorly postflop out of position, so folding is reasonable.