Hold'em table

83s on the button 3-handed is a marginal steal. Folding is a fine, low-variance default here.

K9 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 puts pressure on the blind without committing too much.

JTs is a strong, playable blind-versus-blind defend against a small-blind 3bb open, and calling preserves their wider range while avoiding unnecessary variance.

I have king-high with no immediate draw on a low, connected flop. Checking avoids building the pot out of position.

A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired overcards and other missed hands after the preflop raiser checks. Our hand has little showdown value, so taking the initiative is preferable to checking back.

King-high has no meaningful draw on this low, heart-heavy flop. Out of position against a bet, the hand is unlikely to realize enough equity to justify a call.

J-T suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while preserving flexibility postflop.

A5 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button open from the small blind in this format.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot with 98o from the big blind against a button open is well within defense range given the odds; reraising offers little benefit here.

Top pair with a weak kicker plus a backdoor flush draw, out of position against the button's raise; checking controls the pot and lets the preflop raiser c-bet with his wide range, which I can call.

A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands while risking relatively little on this low flop.

Top pair with a backdoor spade draw is well ahead of the button's c-bet range, and facing a small 200 into 550 a call keeps his bluffs in. Check-raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by overpairs.

Second pair plus a 9-high flush draw is decent but vulnerable after the Qs. Checking keeps the pot controlled, and I can call a reasonable bet with pair-plus-draw equity.

The queen and third spade are strong cards for the preflop raiser's range, so a turn bet can pressure weaker flop calls. I also have a gutshot if called.

We have a pair of eights plus a spade flush draw. We need roughly 29% equity to call 650 into 1600, and our draw plus showdown value clears that.

Middle pair (8s with a 9 kicker) is a bluff-catcher on a board where the flush came in and the 4 completes several straights. Checking controls the pot, and I can decide against a bet from there.

The turn call leaves my opponent with many pairs and flushes, and J-high has no spade blocker to make a river bluff attractive. I'll check rather than risk more chips.

Pocket nines is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. Raising builds value and pressures the blinds while retaining maneuverability.

87o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still behind, is a clear fold; playing out of position with a weak offsuit hand loses money.

Pocket threes are worth defending against a button open at this price, with the chance to flop a set. Raising would build a large pot out of position with a hand that rarely improves.

With a small underpair on a dry flop, I prefer to check out of position and avoid building a pot against the preflop raiser.

Betting for value with an overpair on this low, relatively dry board while charging straight draws and weaker pairs.

Pocket threes have little chance to improve on this dry flop, and calling out of position would leave difficult decisions on later streets.

A3o on the button three-handed is a clear open-raise; a standard 2.5bb sizing steals the blinds often and plays fine postflop with the ace blocker.

KTo is a reasonable three-bet bluff against a button open: the king blocks strong continuing hands, and raising avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

K6 offsuit is too weak to defend against an open and a large 3-bet out of position in a three-handed game.

A3o plays poorly against a large 10bb 3-bet from the small blind, and the equity isn't enough to justify calling 750 despite having position. The ace blocker makes a 4-bet bluff possible, but folding is the lower-risk choice.

QJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise builds the pot while retaining position.

2c3s offsuit has very poor equity and playability against a button raise from the small blind. Folding avoids defending a dominated weak hand out of position.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, 63o has enough equity to defend with a call even out of position.

We have 6-high with no draw on K-J-8, a board that favors the preflop raiser, so the plan is to check and fold to a bet.

Middle pair can get value from weaker jacks, eights, and draws while denying free cards to overcards. A small bet keeps the pot manageable.

63o has no pair and no real draw on K-J-8 (only a backdoor), and it is facing a c-bet. Folding is correct; bluff-raising this board against a button range heavy in Kx/Jx is unprofitable.

Button open with 96 offsuit can profitably apply pressure against the blinds in a short-handed game. A modest raise risks little while retaining positional advantage.

Q7o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold: it plays poorly out of position and is too weak to 3-bet.

Q4 suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a 2.5x button raise, especially with the small blind’s chips already in the pot.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but this dry flop gives little reason to build a pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

A small continuation bet leverages position and range advantage on this dry flop, while risking little with minimal showdown value.

Bottom pair with a queen kicker has enough equity to call this small flop bet against a button opening range.

I have bottom pair on a dry board and am out of position. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess the opponent's turn action.

The turn ten is a credible card for my preflop raising range, and villain's check leaves room to pressure weaker flop calls. I retain a gutshot to the eight if called.

Bottom pair has little chance to improve against a made hand, and calling the second barrel out of position risks facing another bet on the river.