Hold'em table

3-handed on the button, 54s is a standard open-raise with good playability and fold equity against the blinds.

K2o is a weak hand facing a raise, and calling 200 more with poor equity is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Defend the big blind heads-up with suited J8 against a small button open, realizing equity with favorable pot odds.

Check to the preflop raiser with marginal showdown value and limited immediate equity on this paired board.

This paired, dry board favors the preflop raiser, so a small c-bet works well. Our 45s has backdoor straight and flush equity, which makes it a good candidate for a cheap stab at the pot.

J-high has little immediate equity on this paired board and only weak backdoor potential. Folding avoids continuing against the button's continuation bet.

A9s is a strong suited hand and I have position on the button, so I raise to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds. This sizing gives me initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

T2 offsuit is far too weak to defend the small blind against a 3x open, especially out of position in a three-player pot.

J9o in the big blind against a 3x button open is getting 200 to win 650, about 31% equity needed, and it realizes equity reasonably well. Defending by calling is standard.

Middle pair plus a gutshot out of position against the preflop raiser; I'll check to the button's likely c-bet and realize equity, calling a reasonable bet.

C-bet small with an overcard and backdoor nut flush draw to apply pressure and take the pot now, while keeping control in position.

Middle pair plus a gutshot (a 10 makes a straight) against a small c-bet of 300 into 650 is an easy call. Raising would mostly get folds from worse hands and calls from better ones.

Middle pair on a paired board is a pot-control hand against a button c-bettor, so I'll check and plan to call a reasonable bet.

With the nut flush draw and an overcard, I semi-bluff the turn to take the pot now or build it if I hit. The opponent's check suggests weakness, so I apply pressure.

Second pair on a paired board is a decent bluff-catcher against a wide button range, and the half-pot bet gives good odds, needing about 25% equity.

Second pair has showdown value but can't bet for value into a range that has barreled twice, so check and evaluate any river bet.

J9 offsuit is a suitable button open in three-handed play, leveraging position and initiative. A 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds while keeping the risk controlled.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act. Folding is the standard play.

64o is too weak to continue out of position against a raise, so I fold and preserve my stack.

K8o is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with a hand that has decent equity. An open-raise here is better than limping. It keeps the initiative against two blinds who will often fold.

2d4d is a very weak hand out of position against a raise, and calling would leave me vulnerable to the big blind. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Calling with pocket threes closes the action heads-up at a favorable price and keeps weaker hands in.

Check to the preflop raiser with this marginal pair on a queen-high board, keeping their range wide and avoiding an unnecessary bluff.

On this Q94 two-tone board I have the button against the big blind's calling range, holding a king overcard, a gutshot to J-T and a backdoor diamond draw, so a small c-bet at about a third of the pot is profitable. It works as a semi-bluff with decent equity if called."}

Call the small continuation bet with an underpair; the price is favorable and we retain outs to a set while the bettor can have unpaired overcards.

With a weak underpair on a high coordinated board, checking keeps the pot controlled and realizes showdown value against missed draws and weaker pairs.

We turned top pair (kings) and the BB checked to us again, so we bet about 60% of the pot. This gets value from Qx, 9x and draws, and protects against the heart draw and straight draws.

Pocket threes have little showdown value on this K-Q turn and insufficient equity to profitably continue versus the substantial barrel.

K7s is playable from the button in a three-handed pot, and calling keeps the pot small while seeing a flop with decent equity.

A8 suited is a strong enough three-handed small-blind hand to isolate the limper and build initiative. A larger raise compensates for being out of position.

QJo plays well enough 3-handed, and 400 to win 1100 is a good price against a wide SB isolation raise over a limp. The button limper may also call behind, which would improve my odds further.

Calling 4bb closes preflop action with a suited king in position; the pot odds and implied odds justify seeing a flop multiway.

With ace-high and no club or meaningful made draw on this coordinated multiway flop, checking preserves equity and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

On a monotone board in a three-way pot, top pair with a jack kicker and no club is vulnerable and plays poorly against raises, so I'll check to control the pot. I can then react to the button's action.

I have no made hand and no club on a monotone board, so betting into multiple opponents would likely be called by better hands. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free.

The checked flop leaves both opponents with many weak, unpaired holdings, while this coordinated turn favors a credible strong continuation. Betting also gives our open-ended straight draw a chance to win immediately.

Top pair with a decent kicker plus an open-ended straight draw is getting good odds (800 to win 3100), so this is an easy call. Raising on a flush-heavy board with a player still to act would bloat the pot and fold out worse hands.

I have a queen-high straight and can value-bet against trips, two pair, and strong one-pair hands. A moderate sizing preserves calls while limiting exposure to a king or a flopped flush.

Top two pair on a board full of straights and flushes is too strong to fold against a small river bet, since the call needs only about 24% equity. It is too weak to raise, because the straights and flushes in villain's range would beat it.

Button opening with A7 offsuit is profitable three-handed and applies pressure to the blinds. A 2.5bb sizing is efficient while retaining maneuverability.

A small pair in the SB facing a button open plays poorly out of position, and calling invites the BB to squeeze. A 3-bet to 9.5bb takes the initiative and folds out many of the button's wide opens, and 44 keeps some equity when called.

A7 offsuit is too weak and dominated against a substantial small-blind 3-bet; folding preserves chips.