Hold'em table

94o is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play, making fold standard.

In the small blind against only the big blind, 97o-style connectors (7h 9d) are playable. Calling costs 50 to win a 200 pot, so the price is good, and I avoid bloating the pot out of position.

JTs plays well heads-up, and raising the small blind's limp builds the pot while I have position postflop.

7h9d is a marginal offsuit hand; calling 300 more out of position against a big blind 3-bet-sized raise is unprofitable, so folding loses only the 100 already in.

8c7d is a suited-ish connector-type hand (offsuit) on the button in a 3-handed game; calling 100 to win a 250 pot is good odds and it plays fine in position.

Completing for 50 chips offers good pot odds against a button limp. J6 offsuit is too weak to raise, so I’ll keep the pot small.

With T7s in the big blind facing two limpers, checking to see a free flop multiway is a solid and standard play.

I have only jack-high and no heart on a three-heart flop against two opponents. Checking avoids investing with little equity.

We flopped top pair on a monotone board without a heart in a multiway pot, so checking to control the pot size is prudent.

On the button after two checks, I have middle pair (sevens) on a two-heart board. A small bet takes the pot or gets value from worse pairs and draws, and protects against heart draws.

J-6 with no heart has little equity on a monotone flop, especially with another player still to act.

In a limped pot heads-up closing the action on the flop, top pair is sufficient to call a 2/3 pot stab despite the monotone board.

With second pair and no heart on a four-flush, straight-possible board, checking out of position is standard.

I have a pair of sevens on a four-heart board, with no heart in my hand. Seat_1 checked the turn, so I bet for value and to deny equity, though a flush on board caps how strong my hand is. Heads up in position, a small bet of about 57% pot is reasonable.

The board has four hearts and multiple straight possibilities, while holding Ts 7s leaves me with second pair and no heart blocker or redraw.

J9 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, and raising gives me a chance to win the blinds or play in position.

4d 2h is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

A3s in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is a clear defend: the pot odds are good (150 to win 400), and the ace blocks strong hands. A call keeps the pot small while I still hold position-independent playability like the nut flush draw potential.

I hold A-3 with a nut-flush-less but Broadway straight draw on a Q-K-T board, since the ace gives me a gutshot (J needed) and an ace-high backdoor. Out of position against the preflop raiser, checking is reasonable to keep the pot small and see what they do.

I have a king-high straight on a coordinated three-diamond flop. Betting for value and protection charges diamond draws while getting calls from worse hands.

Ace-high with the nut-ish backdoor: the As gives a spade backdoor and an ace-high with a gutshot to Broadway (need J for A-K-Q-J-T). Pot odds are 950+400 to call 400, about 3.4:1, so calling with a gutshot plus an overcard-ish ace is reasonable versus a button c-bet.on a wet board. Raising is too risky. ok. Call.

I hold A-high with a backdoor nut-flush-less draw only; the board is Q-K-T-7 with two diamonds and I have no diamond. I do have a gutshot to a Broadway straight (A-J needed), but the button showed flop aggression, so I will check and take a free look instead of building the pot.

I have a king-high straight and want value from pairs, two-pair hands, and diamond draws. A 900-chip bet also charges draws without overcommitting on a board where flushes and higher straights are possible.

Ace-high with a backdoor-less nut-ish draw only (As with no diamond) on a KQT7 board with three diamonds; facing a 900 bet into 1350 (about 40% pot odds needed ~29%) after a check-call line, my ace-high has little showdown value and only 3 outs to a gutshot (J for broadway) that may be beaten by a flush. Folding is best.

K7s is a standard open on the button in 3-handed play, opening to 2.5bb for value and position.

5-6 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open to 250 with a big blind still to act is a weak hand out of position in a three-way pot, so folding is the disciplined choice.

J4 offsuit is a weak hand to defend out of position against a 2.5-big-blind raise.

2-9 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in a 3-handed game, and being on the button facing a big blind and a small blind gives no good reason to call or raise, so I fold.

Q7 offsuit is strong enough to raise against a lone big blind, taking initiative and giving them a chance to fold.

T3s is too weak to defend against a 3x open raise from the small blind.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

92s is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

Getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7-to-1) in position disadvantage but with a suited-ish connected 65o... it is offsuit, yet the price is good against a wide button open in a 3-handed game, so I call rather than fold or bloat the pot.'

I have a gutshot straight draw (6-5 on a 7-K-4 board, needing a 3 for the straight), out of position against the button's preflop raise. A check keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card.

A small continuation bet gets value from weaker pairs and protects middle pair against overcards without building a large pot.

I hold 6d5h on a 7d Ks 4c board, which is a gutshot straight draw (needs a 3 for 7-6-5-4-3, or an 8 for 8-7-6-5-4, so effectively an open-ended draw). Calling 180 into a pot of 730 gives about 3.0:1 odds, and with about 8 outs plus implied odds against a small continuation bet, calling is profitable. .

I have a gutshot straight draw (6-5 on 7-K-4-T, needing an 8 or 3... actually a 3 for 3-4-5-6-7 and an 8 for 4-5-6-7-8) with an open-ended draw, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small against a button who bets small, and lets me see the river cheaply.

Bottom pair has showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by much worse or fold out better hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Board is 7d Ks 4c Th Td and I hold 6d 5h, so I have only 6-high with no pair. That is worse than any pair, and the button checked back the turn, so a value bet is out. Checking is best; a bluff is unlikely to fold out a player who called the flop.

My sevens have showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking avoids paying more when the opponent has a king or better.