Hold'em table

65s is a prime suited connector to open from the button in 3-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and builds a pot with position.

With AJo in 3-handed play, 3-betting from the small blind applies pressure to the button's wide opening range and can take the pot down preflop or set up a favorable postflop situation.

K♦3♠ is a weak offsuit hand and is poorly positioned against a button open and a small-blind 3-bet. The price does not justify continuing.

Calling 450 in position with 65s against a relatively small 3-bet of 7bb gives good implied odds and playability postflop.

Top pair top kicker on a fairly dry board, want to build pot and charge draws while extracting value from weaker jacks and pocket pairs.

I have bottom pair and a flush draw with strong equity and position, making a call against the 60% pot c-bet clearly profitable.

I have top pair top kicker with a club flush draw, and the board is draw-heavy, so I continue betting for value/protection. A ~60% pot bet keeps worse jacks and draws in while setting up a river shove.

We have a pair, flush draw, and gutshot straight draw with 12+ strong outs. Getting roughly 27% direct pot odds with great implied odds in position makes calling highly profitable.

Our pair of fives has minimal showdown value after villain 3-bet and double-barreled. Shoving applies maximum pressure on one-pair holdings on an Ace river, and also secures the pot if villain's engine timed out.

Top two pair with AJ blocks both AA and JJ sets. Board has no flush or straight, so we mostly lose only to 55/88/44. Getting 2.14:1 pot odds, calling with our remaining 6400 is mandatory against a polarizing river shove.

J9o on the button is a marginal hand, but with position and only two opponents, a min-raise to 200 can steal the blinds or build a pot with a disguised hand.

J3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially out of position.

Getting 3.5 to 1 on a call against a button min-raise, JTo has more than enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

I flop second pair plus an open-ended straight draw; checking to the preflop raiser is standard out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw with J9 on QsTs4c. As the preflop raiser, this flop likely favors my range, so a c-bet may take the pot now or build it for when I hit a king or eight.

I hold second pair with an inside straight draw and need to call 250 into a pot of 700, which offers favorable direct pot odds against the button's continuation bet range.

We hold second pair with a gutshot on a paired queen turn. Checking out of position to control the pot and evaluate seat 2's action is standard.

We have a gutshot straight draw with no pair and the board is paired, so betting would likely only get called by better hands. Checking behind gives us a free card to hit our straight and keeps the pot small.

I have two pair (Queens and Tens) with a Jack kicker. Checking allows worse hands and busted draws to either bluff or check back to showdown without risking a raise from trips or straights.

Board has pair of queens, so our two pair is vulnerable. We have showdown value against busted draws or weaker pairs, but betting folds out worse and gets called by better hands like trips or straights.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising applies pressure to the blinds while taking advantage of position.

A8o plays poorly out of position facing a button open with the big blind still left to act, making folding the standard play.

A9o has enough equity to call getting 2.67:1 pot odds against a button open, and 3-betting out of position with a marginal ace is unnecessary.

I have Ace-high with no pair and only a backdoor straight draw. Checking is the standard play out of position with a weak hand.

K-high has some showdown value and only limited backdoor equity on this connected flop. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a board that can connect with the big blind’s calling range.

Opponent checked back the flop, often indicating weakness; I bet half pot with A-high to fold better unpaired hands and weak pairs, while still having outs if called.

Call with a pair of sixes and a strong kicker; the price is reasonable, and the turn bet could include draws or a bluff. I can reassess on the river.

We have only Ace-high on a board with a King and Jack, and opponent called our turn bet, suggesting they may have a pair. Checking avoids inflating the pot and gives us a chance to win at showdown if they were on a missed draw.

I have two pair and the river check gives me a chance to get called by weaker pairs or two pair. A modest value bet targets those hands while limiting the cost if raised.

I have only Ace-high with no draw on a coordinated board. Seat_3 raised preflop, called my turn bet, and bet the river after I checked, indicating likely a pair or better. Calling with no showdown value is -EV.

64o is too weak of an offsuit hand to open even from the button in a 3-handed game.

Holding 32o from the small blind with only the big blind left to act, folding avoids committing more chips with a very weak hand out of position postflop.

KJo is a strong enough hand to raise from the button in a 3-handed game, building the pot with position.

T7 offsuit is weak from the small blind facing a raise, especially with the big blind still to act and poor postflop position. Fold rather than invest another 200 chips.

Holding 83 offsuit in the big blind facing a button open is an easy standard fold.

On the button three-handed, J5 offsuit is playable as a steal attempt. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting the cost if they continue.

Holding T9s in the small blind against a button open, calling offers attractive pot odds and strong playability postflop.

Q7s is too weak to call out of position against two opponents, despite pot odds, due to poor playability postflop.

I am out of position as the preflop caller with ten-high and backdoor draws, making a standard check to the aggressor optimal.

I have a modest pair with a weak kicker on a queen-high board. Checking keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a pot against better hands.

I have a gutshot straight draw with ten-high; checking to the in-position flop checker is standard to see a free river card or evaluate a bet.

I have only a weak pair of fives and no meaningful draw, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value.

Ten-high has zero showdown value, and the opponent has shown weakness by checking through flop and turn, making a 2/3-pot river bluff profitable against their missed hands and weak ace-highs.

The river bet is a sizable share of the pot, and bottom pair is unlikely to beat enough value hands to justify a call. I fold rather than rely on a bluff-catching read.