Hold'em table

76o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open, since only the two blinds are left to act. A small 2.5bb raise works as a steal with some playability behind it.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to play against a button open in a three-handed game. A three-bet uses the ace blocker and avoids calling out of position with the big blind still to act.

A8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Fold and preserve the stack.

76o plays poorly against a 10bb 3-bet from the small blind. It is dominated too often and does not realize enough equity to justify calling 750 more, even in position.

On the button, a minimum raise with J4 offsuit offers a low-cost chance to win the blinds while retaining position if called.

J-4 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 3.5:1 against a button min-raise, 82o has enough raw equity to defend from the big blind. Calling is profitable here even though the hand will play out of position.

I have 8-high with a weak backdoor club draw out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking is standard. I'll fold to a bet unless the price is very cheap.

A small flop bet protects my pair of fours against overcards and club draws without building a large pot.

8-high with only backdoor draws and poor realization out of position; this is the bottom of my range, so I'm folding despite the small bet size.

On the button in a three-handed game, 8♦6♠ is playable as an unopened raise; a modest sizing applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

95o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably.

The button can open a wide range, and the dead small blind improves my pot odds. J5 offsuit is marginal, but calling the extra 150 is preferable to folding in this rake-free pot.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but this coordinated flop favors a cautious approach out of position.

I have two pair on a wet board with straight and flush draws available. A substantial value bet charges those draws while getting called by weaker pairs.

Bottom pair without a club or meaningful draw is too weak to continue against this sizable flop bet, especially out of position.

KQs on the button is a strong opening hand, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and position.

K2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Q5 offsuit is marginal, but the button’s small raise and favorable pot odds make defending from the big blind preferable to folding. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a weak three-bet hand.

I have middle pair with a decent kicker on a relatively dry flop, but checking out of position keeps the pot manageable and lets the preflop raiser act.

On a dry T53 board I hold the range advantage as the preflop raiser, and KQs has two overcards plus a backdoor spade draw, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot is profitable. It should fold out many of the big blind's hands and keeps my equity in play when called.

A pair of fives is often ahead of a broad c-bet range, and the price is favorable. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise with a weak kicker.

With only a weak pair of fives on a connected board, betting risks value-owning against stronger pairs and draws. Check and keep the pot manageable.

KQ high has showdown-ish value and six clean outs, while the big blind's flop-calling range is full of pairs and draws that rarely fold. Checking back takes a free card instead of running a low-equity bluff.

My pair of fives is too weak for a confident value bet on this connected river, and checking can still win at showdown against missed overcards.

King-high has a little showdown value against busted draws. A bluff is unlikely to fold out the many weak pairs in the big blind's calling range on this connected board, so I'll take the free showdown.

Pocket threes are strong enough to open on the button, where position helps realize their value.

T6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

QTo in the big blind facing a 2.5bb button open is a clear defend, getting 150 to win 400. It plays well enough to call, but it isn't strong enough to 3-bet for value.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position against the preflop raiser plays well as a check-call. Checking keeps his bluffs in and controls pot size against his better queens.

A small continuation bet can fold out overcards and protect the low pair without committing much against a stronger hand.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a wet board facing a small c-bet (180 into 550) is a clear call to keep the button's bluffs in. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better queens.

Top pair with a ten kicker is a medium-strength hand. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the button's wide small-c-bet range keep bluffing; I plan to call a reasonable bet.

My pocket threes have little equity when called, and this turn is unlikely to fold out many hands that called the flop. Checking keeps the pot small.

Top pair on a bricked river after villain checked back the turn; a small value bet targets weaker pairs and underpairs that often check back, while keeping risk low against better Qx.

The small river bet gives me favorable pot odds. My pocket threes beat missed heart and straight draws, making this a reasonable bluff-catch.

On the button in a three-handed game, a small open can profitably steal the blinds despite this weak hand. The minimum raise limits the cost while preserving position postflop.

73o from the small blind facing a button raise, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold; it is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet.

Q7 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button min-raise at this price.

With no pair or spade on an ace-high monotone flop, I prefer checking rather than bluffing out of position.

Make a small continuation bet on a board that favors my preflop range, with the 2♠ giving me a flush draw. This can win the pot immediately while keeping the cost modest when called.

Queen-high with no spade or immediate draw has little equity on this monotone ace-high flop, and continuing out of position is unlikely to be profitable.