Hold'em table

T4 suited is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest and preserving our positional advantage.

K3 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open, especially out of position heads-up.

On the button in a three-handed game, 8-7 offsuit is playable as an unopened raise, and the small sizing limits the risk.

KJo is a strong enough blocker-heavy hand to 3-bet from the small blind against a button open. Raising applies pressure and avoids realizing equity passively out of position.

42 offsuit is too weak to continue against an open and a three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and playability.

87 offsuit is too weak to call a large small-blind three-bet, even with position.

KQc is a strong button opening hand three-handed; raising applies pressure and builds value against weaker calls.

75 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Its poor equity realization out of position makes calling or three-betting unattractive.

J6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button min-plus raise, especially with the small blind's dead money in the pot.

I have only a weak overcard and backdoor straight possibilities on this coordinated flop, so checking avoids building a pot out of position.

I will make a small continuation bet heads-up with two overcards and useful backdoor potential, applying pressure to the blind's unpaired holdings while keeping risk controlled.

J-high has no made hand or immediate straight draw on this flop. Calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

64 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open with both blinds still to act. Without evidence that they overfold, folding is preferable to investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

AQ suited is a strong heads-up starting hand. Raising from the small blind builds value and puts pressure on the big blind.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a small-blind raise heads-up, even with the favorable price.

J8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Calling from the small blind with suited ace preserves a playable hand at a favorable price in a three-handed pot.

Despite the favorable pot odds, 42 offsuit realizes equity poorly against two opponents and is too weak to defend. It also lacks useful blockers for a squeeze.

Check with ace-high on this paired board; preserve equity and avoid inflating the pot against the preflop raiser.

Trips with a jack kicker are strong heads-up. A half-pot bet builds value from 9x and straight draws while keeping weaker hands in.

Ace-high with no meaningful draw has insufficient equity to continue against the flop bet on this paired board.

6-high suited with a weak kicker is too weak to enter from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 chips with 150 already in the pot. Against a single opponent and with no rake, 7-5 offsuit has enough playability to limp rather than fold or inflate the pot out of position.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to raise for value, and checking lets me see a free flop against the small blind.

Betting half-pot gets thin value from lower pairs and straight draws while denying free equity to overcards. Top pair is strong enough to bet against the big blind’s wide checking range.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position. Calling the small flop bet lets me realize my equity without building a large pot on a paired board.

The ace weakens my marginal showdown hand, and another bet would get limited value from worse hands. Checking controls the pot and keeps the opponent's weaker hands and bluffs in play.

The ace is a useful card to represent after the small blind checks, and an open-ended straight draw gives me outs when called. A 250-chip bet can also fold out some weaker hands.

The ace is a natural bluffing card after my check, and the big blind can still have straight draws or weaker flop floats. Calling 250 to contest a 900-chip pot is reasonable with two pair; raising would mostly isolate stronger hands.

Our sevens have showdown value against missed straight draws, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse or fold out an ace. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets us evaluate any opposing bet.

Eight-high is unlikely to win at showdown. The river king is a credible scare card, so a 750-chip bluff may fold out a weak pair.

Calling requires 31.25% equity, and our sevens are only a bluff-catcher against this large river bet. The opponent can value-bet aces, kings, or trips, while our five blocks some missed straight draws that could bluff.