Hold'em table

Ten-four offsuit is a very weak hand from the button in a 3-max game with no limpers; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Holding 72s out of position in a blind vs blind situation is too weak to profitably complete or open-raise.

84 offsuit is too weak to open on the button, even in 3-handed play.

K-high is a strong blind-versus-blind hand, so I raise for value and initiative while using a moderate size to limit risk out of position.

AQo dominates most of a 2.5x SB open range, so I 3-bet for value and to build a pot with position on the aggressor postflop.

K♠8♣ is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind’s substantial 3-bet. The 250 chips already invested are sunk; calling would require 550 more.

A♠2♠ is a playable button hand in a three-handed game. Raise to 250 to apply pressure while keeping the open size modest.

Suited connector 87s has good implied odds deep-stacked against a 2.5x button open; calling 200 into a 400 pot is cheap and the hand plays well if it connects.

KQo is very strong multiway getting 4:1 pot odds to close the preflop action in the big blind.

I flopped top pair with 8s7s on a dry 5-8-3 board, so a small half-pot bet charges draws and extracts value from the preflop raiser's unpaired overcards while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

I have only king-high on a low unconnected board, facing a flop lead with the preflop aggressor still left to act behind.

A♠2♠ has a gutshot to the wheel, a backdoor nut-flush draw, and some showdown value with ace-high. Calling is a reasonable price without needing to inflate the pot.

I flopped top pair and turned two pair (eights and sevens), so I bet for value against overpairs and to charge any 4-6 straight draws or flush chases. A ~3/4 pot bet builds the pot while I'm likely ahead of seat_3's flop-calling range.

The turn bet is large relative to the pot, and my only meaningful draw is a four-out gutshot. That is not enough equity to justify calling without stronger evidence of a bluff.

Pocket nines from the button is a strong raising hand; I'll take the initiative and build a pot or win it preflop.

K6o is too weak to call a 3bb open out of position from the small blind with the big blind still left to act.

AJo is strong against a button open in a three-handed game, so I’ll 3-bet for value and initiative from the big blind.

Pocket nines play well in position against a 3-bet; calling 700 keeps the pot manageable while retaining set potential and initiative postflop, rather than 4-betting a marginal hand or folding decent equity.

A-J is currently only ace-high with no meaningful draw, and the king-high, two-tone flop can connect with the caller’s range. I’ll check and preserve showdown value rather than bluffing from out of position.

My 99 is likely behind seat_3's strong three-betting range on this K-high flop, and a check behind keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot out of position with a marginal made hand.

With only ace-high and no spade, this turn completes a flush draw and adds straight possibilities. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a board that favors many continuing hands.

Villain 3-bet preflop then checked flop and turn out of position; that line most often holds JJ-TT or AK, all of which beat my nines, so I take the free river rather than bluff into a trapping range. My 9s also blocks flush draws, making a bluff less effective.

My ace-high may beat missed hands, and the four-spade board makes a bluff risky without a spade. I’ll take the free showdown rather than bet into likely flushes or made pairs.

Opening from the button with K9o is standard 3-handed play to apply pressure and utilize positional advantage.

Td4d is too weak to continue out of position against the button's raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

I only need to call 100 into a 350 pot (3.5:1) heads-up against a button min-raise, and J8o has plenty of equity to defend the big blind cheaply.

I have second pair with a weak kicker out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate their bet before committing more chips.

Check behind in position with King-high and backdoor flush equity to see a free turn card.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a paired, flushy board against the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and preserves my showdown value while avoiding getting raised off my equity.

We have King-high with some showdown value in position after checking through the flop; checking behind keeps the pot small and lets us realize our equity.

My 8c pairs the board for a pair of eights, and the preflop raiser's triple check-through smells like a missed hand. A small river bet folds out ace-high and gets thin value from worse small pairs, while staying cheap if raised.

Holding only King-high on a board of Q-5-8-5-T, we lack sufficient showdown value to call a river bet.

A4 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

K7s is dominated by most raising ranges from the button, and calling 200 into a 400 pot out of position with a weak kicker is unprofitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

In 3-handed play, A8o is a clear defense against a standard button open getting attractive pot odds of 150 to call into a 400 chip pot.

I check my second pair top kicker out of position to control the pot and see what the preflop aggressor does.

I have only bottom pair on a queen-high board, so checking back controls the pot while preserving showdown value and allowing me to improve.

I have second pair with top kicker on a relatively dry board after the flop checked through. Checking controls the pot size and allows me to catch bluffs from missed overcards.

A pair of fours has some showdown value, but it is too weak to build a pot with. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids value-owning myself against a queen or stronger pair.

I hold second pair with top kicker in a pot checked down on both the flop and turn, giving me solid showdown value to check and realize rather than value bet.

I have a weak pair with an ace kicker, which has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. I’ll take the free showdown.