Hold'em table

On the button, 8-7 offsuit is playable against two blinds. A small raise can win the blinds or give me position postflop.

T5o from the small blind facing a 2.5bb button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak offsuit hand loses money.

Call the small additional amount with a pocket pair; the favorable price and deep stacks give set-mining value, while reraising is unnecessary.

With only a low underpair on an ace-high, two-heart flop, betting is unlikely to improve the hand and risks building the pot against the preflop raiser. Check and reassess if the button bets.

A small continuation bet on this ace-high flop can fold out some of the big blind's missed hands without risking much with my weak holding.

The small flop bet gives favorable pot odds, and pocket threes can still be ahead of unpaired overcards in the raiser’s range. I’ll call once and reassess on the turn.

With only a small underpair on this ace-king-high board, betting has little value and is unlikely to fold better hands. I’ll take the free card and reassess on the river.

The flop bet was called, and the turn completes a heart flush while my hand has little chance to improve. Checking avoids putting more chips into a bluff with no heart blocker.

My pocket threes have little showdown value, but a bluff is unlikely to fold better hands and could fold out the missed draws I already beat. I’ll take the free showdown.

Eight-high has almost no showdown value. After the turn and river checks, a 600-chip bluff may fold out weak pairs and missed draws.

My pocket threes have no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high, three-heart board. Calling would require the river bet to be a bluff often enough, and I have no reason to expect that here.

JTo is a clear open from the button in a 3-handed game, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and have position.

9♣6♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling from the small blind would leave me out of position against a button raise.

K5 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button open at this price, especially with no rake.

King-high has little immediate showdown value on this paired flop, and betting into the preflop raiser is unlikely to achieve much. Checking keeps the pot small.

Trip jacks with a diamond backdoor on a wet board is strong enough to bet for value and protection. A 350 bet charges draws and Qx hands after the big blind checked.

K5 has no immediate draw on this paired board and plays poorly out of position against the button’s bet. Calling 350 is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button three-handed, a minimum open can win the blinds and preserves position if called. 6-5 offsuit is weak, so I keep the raise small.

A7 offsuit has an ace blocker and is strong enough to occasionally three-bet against a wide button min-raise. Raising avoids a difficult multiway pot out of position.

K2 offsuit is far too weak to continue facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet, especially with the opener still left to act behind.

5♠6♥ is a weak offsuit hand and the large 3-bet leaves poor odds to continue from position. Fold rather than invest more against a strong range.

Q8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Three-handed, the button's opening range is wide, and J9s plays well as a 3-bet from the small blind. It gains fold equity and initiative rather than flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

T2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a substantial preflop 3-bet, even with the big blind already posted.

Q8 suited is often dominated by a large small-blind three-bet, and calling 800 chips is too costly despite having position.

Q7o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open-raise; stealing the blinds with a 2.5bb raise is profitable.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to call a 2.5x button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5 big-blind button raise.

K♦5♦ is a playable button hand in a three-handed game, so I’m opening for value and initiative with a standard raise.

Q8 suited is playable against a button open, and calling costs 200 chips. I prefer keeping the pot small rather than three-betting out of position.

A3 suited in the big blind is getting 150 to win 600 in a multiway pot, which is an easy call with good playability. Squeezing is possible, but calling keeps the weaker parts of both opponents' ranges in.

With only queen-high and a backdoor flush draw in a three-way pot, checking avoids investing more out of position.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker in a 3-way pot, and the preflop raiser is still to act. Checking controls the pot and keeps my showdown value; I can decide against a bet from the button.

I have top pair on a dry board, and both opponents checked. A small value/protection bet can be called by weaker pairs while limiting exposure to stronger kings.

Q8 has no pair or meaningful draw on this rainbow flop. Facing a bet with another player still to act, folding avoids investing more with weak equity.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker facing a small c-bet (250 into 750) gets good odds of 4:1, and a button c-bet is wide on this dry board. Calling keeps the bluffs in and retains showdown value.

Third pair plus the board pair gives us a medium-strength bluff catcher out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets his bluffs keep betting; I plan to call a reasonable bet.

Bet 400 for value and protection with top pair, while keeping the sizing modest on a paired board. Worse kings and drawing hands may continue, and I can avoid inflating the pot too much against a nine.

Third pair with an ace kicker on a paired board gets good odds against a small turn bet, about 20% equity needed. The button's small-bet range includes plenty of bluffs and weaker hands. Calling keeps those bluffs in, while raising would mostly fold them out.

Our two pair (nines and threes, ace kicker) is mainly a bluff-catcher against the button's steady betting. Checking lets them keep bluffing, and we can call a reasonable river bet.

I have a weak-kicker top pair, but the opponent called bets on both prior streets and the river pairing the 9 improves some of their holdings. Checking preserves showdown value without risking a thin value bet into a stronger range.