Hold'em table

ATo on the button in 3-handed is a strong opening hand; a standard 2.5bb open takes the initiative.

5♣3♥ is too weak to continue against a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

K6 offsuit is worth defending in the big blind against a button raise, especially with the small blind's chips in the pot.

King-high has little value on this flop, and the preflop raiser has position. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess after their action.

On a dry-ish J72 two-tone board I'm the in-position preflop raiser against a big blind who checked, so a small c-bet fits my range. AT has ace-high, a gutshot, and a backdoor draw.

King-high has no immediate draw and limited ways to improve. Calling out of position against the flop bet is unlikely to be profitable.

As the button, 8♦7♦ is a playable three-handed opening hand. Raise for value and initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

3-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

AQo is well ahead of a button opening range in 3-handed play, so a 3-bet to 9bb from the big blind builds value while keeping dominated hands in.

The 3-bet is large, and 8♦7♦ is too weak to continue profitably against it despite having position and deep stacks.

King-high is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the cost if challenged.

Pocket 4s facing a small 2.2x button open with deep stacks: calling 170 into 370 gives good set-mining odds, and it keeps the pot small out of position, whereas a 3-bet would turn the hand into a bluff.

Q-2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a caller, even with the pot odds.

A small pair on a connected, two-tone board is out of position against the preflop raiser, so it plays best as a check for pot control and showdown value. Betting would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

K-high with no spade has little equity when called on this coordinated flop. Checking back preserves the pot and lets me use position on the turn.

After the button checked back the flop, their range is weak and capped. A small bet with 44 gets value from worse pairs and A-high, and it denies equity to overcards.

The small turn bet gives me a cheap price in position. King-high may still beat missed draws, and a river king could improve my hand.

The board of Ts Js 6h Tc Qs plays a two pair of tens and queens, so our 44 is only a weak board-level two pair. It has showdown value against busted hands, but three spades, straights and trips are all out there, so we check and don't bet.

King-high is unlikely to win at showdown. The queen and third spade make this a credible spot to bluff against a weak pair after the opponent checks.

The four-straight, three-flush board means 44 only beats pure air. Almost every value hand beats it and most missed draws got there, so the ~30% equity needed to call isn't there.

Suited 53 on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small raise steals the blinds often and plays well postflop.

AKo is a premium hand in a three-handed game, so I’ll 3-bet for value and take initiative. A raise to 900 gives the button a meaningful price while keeping the sizing appropriate out of position.

A5 suited has some potential, but calling a 9bb three-bet with the original raiser still to act is costly. Without a read that the small blind three-bets light, I prefer to fold.

Getting about 2.9:1 with position and deep stacks, suited connectors have enough equity and implied odds to defend against the SB 3-bet.

Bet small for value and protection with top pair, top kicker on a board that favors my preflop 3-betting range.

53 suited, with no pair and no draw on K97 against a 3-bettor's continuation bet, has too little equity to continue. The backdoor straight potential alone doesn't justify calling 650 into 2550.

On the button three-handed, K4 offsuit is playable as an open raise; a small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A8 suited is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising from the small blind also avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

KQo facing a 3-bet from the SB after a button open, with the opener still to act behind, is dominated too often and plays poorly out of position. Folding is the disciplined play.

K♠4♦ is too weak to continue against a substantial three-bet from the small blind; calling would leave me out of position postflop with a dominated king.

Nine-three offsuit is a weak button opener against two active blinds, so folding avoids investing with poor equity and playability.

KJs is a strong hand in blind-vs-blind play, so raising to 3x from the small blind is standard for value and to take the initiative.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable defend against a small-blind open, especially with 3:1 immediate pot odds and position postflop. A call keeps the pot manageable without inflating it with a weak 3-bet hand.

The low, connected 3-4-6 two-diamond board favors the big blind's calling range. KJ has only overcards and a backdoor club draw, so I'll check out of position and keep the pot small.

A small bet can get value from weaker pairs and draws while charging overcards on a coordinated board. My pair has showdown value, so I’m keeping the sizing modest.

The small bet gives me 20% pot odds, and two overcards plus a backdoor flush draw have enough equity to continue. Raising this low connected board with no made hand is unnecessary.

King-high with no draw on a paired low board that favors the big blind's calling range; I'll check to control the pot and keep the option to see a free river or fold to pressure.

I have a modest pair of sixes on a paired, connected board, and the preflop raiser called my flop bet. Checking preserves showdown value without risking a check-raise or building a pot against stronger hands.

The river king gives me top pair with a decent kicker, and villain's turn check caps their range. A roughly half-pot bet gets value from weaker kings, sixes, and pocket pairs.

Call the modest river bet with two pair, kings and sixes. Raising is less attractive because hands that continue may include trips or better two-pair combinations.