Hold'em table

On the button three-handed, 7♠5♦ is weak but playable as a steal against the blinds. A small open uses position and puts pressure on both blinds without overcommitting.

Ace-king suited is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. A larger size accounts for being out of position and the big blind still to act.

73o facing a raise and a 3-bet is far too weak to continue, even from the big blind.

A weak offsuit 7-5 is not worth continuing against a large three-bet, even in position. Fold and preserve the stack.

T8 suited is a profitable button open in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range, and A3o from the small blind makes a good 3-bet candidate thanks to the ace blocker. Raising takes the initiative and avoids a weak out-of-position call with the big blind still behind.

I have a weak offsuit hand and am facing a large 3-bet with another player still to act. The pot odds do not justify continuing.

T8 suited has enough playability to defend in position against this three-bet, especially with no rake.

As the preflop 3-bettor, this Q-high board favors my range. A small c-bet with ace-high and the nut backdoor flush draw can fold out better hands and keeps my equity when called.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, especially in position. Raising would risk bloating the pot against a strong three-betting range.

The Kd turn favors my 3-bet range. I hold a gutshot to the nut straight plus an ace blocker, so a roughly 55% pot semi-bluff can fold out Tx, 5x, weak Qx and small pairs while keeping equity when called.

Middle pair is weak against a three-bettor's turn barrel on this queen-king board. Calling costs 2100 chips and risks facing another bet on the river.

Three-handed on the button, J7o is a standard open against only the two blinds, so I'm raising to 2.5bb.

87 offsuit is marginal out of position, but the small additional call offers good pot odds and can realize useful straight potential. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a raise.

53 offsuit plays poorly in a three-way pot, and the price is not good enough to justify defending against a raise and a call.

A small flop bet gets value and protection with top pair while keeping the pot manageable against the preflop raiser.

J-high with no draw and only weak backdoors against a donk lead; calling or bluff-raising isn't profitable enough here.

As the button in a three-handed game, 9-7 offsuit is playable as an open-raise. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the risk modest.

Seven-deuce offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 in the big blind against a wide button open, so T7o is a profitable defend. Calling is better than 3-betting with a hand this weak.

Out of position with a gutshot, backdoor flush, and one overcard on a paired board that favors the preflop raiser, so checking to the raiser is standard. I plan to continue against a small c-bet.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on this paired flop while building the pot with my open-ended straight draw. If called, I can continue on many turn cards.

We are getting over 4:1 on a small c-bet with a gutshot (any 9), a backdoor flush draw in spades, and some overcard equity, so this is an easy defend. Calling keeps the button's range wide rather than raising into a board that favors the preflop raiser. Note a 9 puts four to a straight on the board, so any 7 in their hand would split the pot with us.

On a trips-on-board texture we have only a ten kicker and a gutshot to a nine, so checking to take a free card and keep the pot small is best.

I have a modest kicker with the board’s trips and little reason to build the pot; checking preserves showdown value and avoids a check-raise.

On a trip-eights board our hand plays as eights with a ten kicker. Any pocket pair makes a full house and any ace, king, queen or jack out-kicks us, so betting mostly gets called by better hands; checking for a cheap showdown is best.

I have a nine-high straight and can value-bet into the checked-through river. A modest sizing may get calls from weaker pairs or trips while limiting exposure if the opponent has the same straight.

With trips on the board, my T7 plays only a ten kicker. Nearly every hand in a button opening range has a card above ten or a pocket pair, and those beat me, so even at 4:1 pot odds the call loses.

KQ suited is a strong button opening hand. Raising to 250 builds the pot while retaining position postflop.

Against a wide 3-handed button open, small pairs from the SB play better as a 3-bet than as a flat call, which invites a BB squeeze and leaves me out of position. A 3-bet to 10.5bb takes the initiative and gives fold equity.

Qs6c is a weak offsuit hand facing a large three-bet and a 950-chip call. Fold rather than continue out of position with poor equity.

KQs plays well in position against a small-blind three-bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding a large preflop pot.

Small pair with no diamond on a monotone, connected board that heavily favors the button's calling range; out of position, checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it with weak equity.

On this monotone flop, KQ has a gutshot but no diamond and little immediate fold equity against a 3-bettor's strong hands. Checking in position preserves the chance to improve without inflating the pot.

Pocket threes without a diamond on a four-diamond board have little equity. Betting mostly gets called by diamonds and gets better hands to fold only rarely, so I'll check and take a free showdown if it's offered.

With no diamond on a four-diamond board and little chance to improve safely, betting has little value. I’ll check behind and keep the pot small.

Our 33 has some showdown value against unpaired big cards like AK or AQ, which would fold to a bet anyway. Better hands like diamonds, straights and overpairs will rarely fold on this board, so I check.

King-high has little showdown value. After three checks from the preflop aggressor, a river bet can fold out better hands without a diamond.

Pocket threes on a four-diamond, straight-heavy board beat only pure bluffs. Villain's range after checking the flop and turn is full of diamonds, pairs and straights, so the 29% pot odds aren't enough to call.

K8s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; a 2.5bb raise-first-in applies pressure on both blinds.

7♦5♥ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling a raise from the small blind would leave me out of position with the big blind still to act.

J6 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand to play out of position against a button raise. Calling is unlikely to recover enough value despite the dead small blind.