Hold'em table

Seven-five offsuit is a marginal button hand against two live blinds. Without a read that they fold often, I’ll pass on the open.

AKs is a premium hand in the small blind heads-up against the big blind, so I raise to 3.5bb for value and to build the pot.

Holding 7h 3c offsuit facing a 3.5bb open from the small blind is an easy fold.

T8 suited on the button in a 3-handed pot has decent playability and the price is only 100 to call, so I'll see a flop rather than fold or bloat the pot.

Getting 5:1 pot odds from the small blind against a button limp, completing with an ace is standard and profitable.

With a weak offsuit hand against two limpers, I’ll take the free flop rather than build the pot out of position.

Check out of position in a multiway limped pot holding ace-high with a backdoor nut flush draw.

With six-high and only weak backdoor draws in a three-way pot, I’ll check rather than bet.

I have middle pair (tens) with a backdoor club draw on Th 5d Qh, and both opponents checked. Betting about 2/3 of the pot for value and protection is reasonable, and I'm last to act in position.

I only hold Ace-high with weak backdoor draws on a connected board and seat 1 still left to act behind me, making folding the standard play.

I have no pair or immediate draw, and calling 200 chips against a flop bet is not worthwhile.

J7o is too weak to open even on the button in 3-handed play.

With 8-7 offsuit in the small blind, completing for 50 chips is a low-cost way to see a flop heads-up; raising would build a larger pot out of position.

3-5 offsuit is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind instead of raising.

Top pair is likely ahead of the big blind's wide checking range. A modest bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while charging overcards.

I have a gutshot-plus-backdoor hand: 3h5c on 8d2h4h gives a wheel straight draw (A-any needs A; 3-4-5-2 needs an ace) plus a backdoor heart flush draw. The price is 140 into 340, about 29% equity needed, and with a small bet from a weak range this is a reasonable call.

I have a weak pair on a turn that adds an overcard and another flush draw. Checking controls the pot and lets me assess a bet.

I have a gutshot straight draw (A-2-3-4-5 needs an ace) with a backdoor heart flush draw, and the small blind checked the turn, which signals weakness. A bet of about 60% of the pot can win the pot now and keeps some equity if called.

Middle pair can still be ahead of a turn stab or a draw, and the price is reasonable. I’ll call and reassess on the river.

My pair of eights has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate a bet.

My hand is only the board's pair of twos with a queen kicker. Seat 1 bet the flop and then called my turn raise, so a bet would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse ones. Checking keeps showdown value cheaply.

On the button in a three-handed pot, 9-7 offsuit is playable as a small open raise. Position helps offset its marginal strength.

7-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand; facing a raise from the button with a player still to act behind, folding is clearly best.

T7o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button open.

KQ suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so a 3x raise builds the pot with position.

Pocket threes play poorly out of position facing a 3bb button open with the big blind left to act.

The button can open a wide range, and the folded small blind adds dead money. Q6 offsuit is marginal, but the pot odds make a call reasonable.

Bottom pair with no diamond is too weak to value-bet on this monotone flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate the button’s action.

Heads-up on the flop with K-Q hearts, I have a flush draw with no made hand yet, plus overcard and straight draw outs (J gives a straight). Villain checked, so a bet of about 60% of the pot works as a semi-bluff that can win now or when I hit. .

Bottom pair with no diamond has poor prospects on this monotone flop, especially facing a sizable bet out of position.

K8s on the button in a 3-handed game is well within standard opening range; raising to 2.25bb for value and position.

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

J6 offsuit is weak, and calling 125 to win 375 out of position against a button raiser is a marginal, likely losing play over time, so I fold.