Hold'em table

Opening on the button in 3-handed play with King-eight offsuit to apply pressure on the blinds.

J7o is too weak to continue against a button open with the big blind still to act, so folding is the highest-EV line.

Calling 125 more gets a favorable price with a suited hand from the big blind, and 3♦6♦ can realize equity postflop. I’ll avoid 3-betting this weak holding.

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

As the preflop raiser in position on an Ace-high board, a small continuation bet of 35% pot exerts pressure on big blind check-folds.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high flop, so calling the bet is not justified.

83 offsuit is too weak to call a full big blind or open-raise from the button in three-handed play. Folding avoids putting chips in with almost no playable equity.

9♦6♦ has reasonable playability heads-up, and completing costs only 50 chips. I’ll see the flop rather than inflate the pot out of position.

Raising with A9o in position against the small blind limp to build the pot and take initiative.

9♦6♦ is a weak, dominated hand out of position against a sizable raise. The call price is not worth continuing with poor realization prospects.

On the button, 8♣4♣ has enough suited playability to open-raise in a three-handed game. A small raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

T6o is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open.

J5s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; raw equity does not realize well enough to justify the call.

Holding 72 offsuit, the statistically worst starting hand, folding from the button is the standard and highest EV play.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Queen-eight suited is strong enough to raise for initiative rather than just complete.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind heads-up at these pot odds, though it plays better as a call than a 3-bet out of position.

Queen-high with no pair and no real draw on a paired ace flop has little equity or showdown value, so I check rather than bluff into the preflop caller.

I have only king-high with little realistic improvement, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser.

Queen-high with no draw on a paired ace board has little showdown value, and a turn bet is unlikely to fold better hands often enough. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes the free card.

With king-high and no meaningful draw, checking preserves showdown value and avoids bluffing into an ace, jack, or pocket pair.

Queen-high has no pair or draw on a paired ace board, so a free showdown is better than bluffing into a range that checked two streets but can still call with any pair.

I have a modest showdown hand, but many hands that checked back—such as pocket pairs or Jx—still beat it. I’ll take the free showdown rather than make a thin value bet that is unlikely to get called by worse.

Button open with A3o in three-handed play; a small raise steals the blinds and realizes equity better than calling or folding.

KJ offsuit is strong against a button’s wide opening range, and a 3-bet can take initiative while charging the big blind to continue. I’m sizing up out of position rather than inviting a multiway pot.

Folding 98o in the big blind facing an open raise and a 3-bet.

A3o is too weak to continue against a 9bb three-bet; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Calling cheaply in position with a suited hand keeps the pot manageable and gives me a chance to realize its flush potential.

QTs is strong enough to isolate the button limper from out of position and take the betting lead.

6T offsuit is too weak to continue against a small-blind raise after a button limp, so folding saves chips.

8♦3♦ is too weak to continue against a sizable preflop raise, even with position and suitedness.