Hold'em table

K3 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding is the clear choice.

Defending big blind with J6s getting attractive pot odds (150 to win 400) heads-up against a wide button opening range.

Check to the preflop raiser with middle pair and see how they act on this board.

King-high has some showdown value, but little potential to improve on this connected, two-spade flop. Checking in position keeps the pot small.

Turn gave us trips with three sixes. Betting around 64% pot to extract value from pairs and flush draws after flop checked through.

King-high has no spade and few reliable outs against a turn bet on this paired, three-spade board. Calling or bluff-raising is unlikely to be profitable.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding on the button is the best play.

Completing from the small blind with 43s getting 3-to-1 pot odds to see a flop.

5♥2♥ is too weak to build a pot preflop, but I can see a free flop in position against the small blind.

Check out of position with a weak gutshot draw to see what the opponent does.

I have little equity on this flop, and the board can connect with the small blind’s limping range. I’ll take the free turn rather than bluff into a small pot.

I hold a gutshot straight draw with four-high and no showdown value, so checking to see a free river card is standard.

With a flush draw and little showdown value, a small turn bet can win the pot now while retaining outs if called.

I hold a gutshot straight draw to the low end on a paired board with weak implied odds, facing a more than half-pot bet.

76 offsuit is too weak to open profitably even on the button in 3-handed play.

Pocket nines are strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising builds value and puts pressure on weaker hands.

Q7 offsuit is weak; facing a 3.5bb raise from the small blind with 250 more to call, I'd be out of position with a dominated hand. Pot odds are about 1.8:1, but the hand's equity and playability are too poor, so I fold.

KJo is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while preserving positional advantage.

ATo is a strong hand in a 3-handed game against a button open to 2.5bb. Out of position, with a big blind still to act behind me, a 3-bet to 9bb is better than a flat call because it gets value and denies equity.

Q5o is very weak and easily dominated against a button open and small blind 3-bet, making fold the obvious play.

KJo has enough equity to call the small blind's three-bet, and position helps me realize it postflop.

I 3-bet preflop and flopped top pair with an ace kicker on a wet board (Th 9c Qc). Betting about half the pot builds the pot and charges flush and straight draws, and I'm first to act heads-up.

I have the nut straight on a coordinated flop. Raising builds the pot against strong made hands and charges draws.

Top pair with an ace kicker on a Th 9c Qc board. Facing a 3.5x re-raise, I have decent equity against a range that includes sets, two pair, straights and draws. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating it out of position; I could still fold to a big turn bet.

I have top pair with an ace kicker on a coordinated board. The opponent raised the flop to 3500 and I called, so betting risks getting only better hands to call. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the river.

I have the nut straight on a turn that does not complete the draws. Shoving for less than the pot gets value from strong hands while charging draws.

I have top pair with an ace kicker on a Th 9c Qc 6s board. The pot is 14500 and I must call 5600 to win 20100, so I need about 28% equity. Seat_1's 3-bet on the flop and all-in on the turn suggest a strong range of sets, two pair and straights, but it also includes bluffs and draws, and my hand is priced well enough to call.

T2 offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and being on the button in a 3-handed pot doesn't make calling profitable against two opponents still to act behind or in the blinds; folding costs nothing.

T4o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind, making fold the clearly profitable standard play.

K2o is too weak to profitably open-raise from the button in standard 3-handed play.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. A 3bb raise builds value while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

K6o in the big blind facing a 3x raise from the small blind, with only 200 more to call for a pot of 400 (2:1 odds). The SB is raising a wide range in 3-handed play, so K-high has enough equity to defend, and I'll play it cautiously postflop.

Top pair with a weak kicker benefits from a small value-and-protection bet against weaker pairs and diamond draws, while keeping the pot manageable.

King-high with a 6 on an A-5-3 board has only a weak backdoor draw. Calling 200 into 800 needs about 20% equity, and this hand likely has less against an opponent who raised preflop and bet the flop. Folding is the better choice.