Hold'em table

Holding 32 offsuit on the button, this hand is too weak to open raise or play profitably even in a 3-handed game. Folding is standard.

3d5c offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the big blind; folding the small blind is the standard play here.

6c2c is a weak suited hand on the button in a 3-handed game; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop vs the blinds. Raising with it is marginal and calling invites a squeeze.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. A modest raise can win the pot now without committing too much out of position.

42o is too weak to defend against a small blind raise, even getting reasonable pot odds.

J-T offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise uses position without committing too much.

J4o is a very weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, making it an easy fold.

K4 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand out of position against a button open; folding avoids playing a marginal hand with reverse implied odds.

Open-raising standard 2x from the button with an Ace blocker to apply pressure on the blinds.

9h7h suited connector facing a min-raise from the button; getting 350:150 odds with BB still to act, calling is reasonable with a playable, well-coordinated hand at 100bb deep.

The call costs 100 chips into a 500-chip pot. Despite a weak hand, the price is good enough to see a flop, with a plan to fold if I miss.

Middle pair with a weak kicker out of position against two players; checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate before committing chips.

With no made hand or immediate draw in a three-way pot, checking avoids investing more chips.

In a three-way pot on a coordinated board, bottom pair with an Ace kicker has good showdown value and functions well as a pot-controlling check behind.

Turn gave us top-ish two pair (nines and sevens) but also completed a three-spade board; flop checked through so no one showed strength, and we bet ~2/3 pot for value and protection against single-spade hands and straight draws, ready to reassess if raised.

I have only a low flush draw, no pair, and no straight draw. Calling the turn bet with another player still to act is unlikely to be profitable.

Holding bottom pair with no flush draw on a very wet three-spade board facing a 2/3 pot bet makes this a clear fold.

Pocket jacks on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand; open-raise to 2.5bb for value and to build the pot in position.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting attractive pot odds (150 to call into 400) facing a button open in 3-handed play, K3s has sufficient equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Check out of position to the preflop raiser with king-high and a gutshot wheel draw.

Overpair on a dry flop against a single BB caller who checked; bet around 2/3 pot for value and protection against draws and overcards.

I only have King-high with a weak gutshot straight draw out of position, which does not offer sufficient equity to call a 350 chip bet.

A9 suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while keeping the open efficient.

J2o is a very weak offsuit hand out of position facing a button open, making it an easy fold.

A5o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open with SB folded; getting 400:150 pot odds, calling is standard with an ace-high hand that plays okay heads-up in position-disadvantaged spots. 3-betting is an option but calling keeps the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

Paired dry board, I'm out of position with A-high; check to the preflop raiser and decide based on their bet size rather than leading.

A small continuation bet on this dry paired flop can fold out some unpaired hands while keeping the cost modest when called.

Ace-high with a backdoor wheel/straight draw on a dry paired board facing a small 1/3-pot c-bet; getting ~4:1 we have enough equity vs a wide button range to peel one and reevaluate.

Board trips give us 333 with an Ace kicker, which beats everything except a full house/quads (pocket pairs, 7x, the last 3). Out of position, checking lets the button continue bluffing or value-betting worse kickers; we can call a bet and avoid bloating the pot vs the boats in his range.

Ace-high has showdown value on this board, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. I’ll keep the pot small and reassess on the river.

Board shows quad threes, so my ace kicker plays as the nuts (chop only vs another ace). Opponent checked back the turn showing weakness; a solid value bet gets called by hands that think they're chopping.

My ace is the best possible kicker to the four threes on the board, so I can only win or tie. A moderate raise offers a better chance of getting called by a weaker kicker than an all-in shove.

Board is four 3s and I hold an Ace, giving me the absolute nuts (quads with Ace kicker); I cannot lose, worst case is a chop with another Ace, so shoving is risk-free and maximizes value from a bluff or a misread king kicker.

The board has four threes, and my ace gives me the highest possible kicker. I cannot lose at showdown, so I call.