Hold'em table

In a 3-handed game, K4o is a standard open from the button against only two blinds. A 2.5bb raise applies pressure while keeping the risk small.

AdTs is ahead of button's wide opening range in 3-max; 3-betting to 750 isolates and takes initiative.

99 is a strong pair three-handed and worth continuing against a raise and 3-bet for 650 more, with position on the small blind postflop and implied value if I hit a set.

K4o is weak against a 3-bet and a cold call; even with decent pot odds it is dominated and plays poorly multiway out of position relative to the ranges. Folding is the better option.

Continuation bet with two overcards on a low, disconnected board. I represent a strong pair from my preflop 3-bet, and can fold out many missed hands like KQ, QJ, or weak aces that didn't connect.

Overpair 99 on a low rainbow 6-5-2 flop beats opponent's unpaired 3-bet hands like AK/AQ, and calling 900 into 2650 needs only about 25% equity. Raising would fold worse hands and get continued by better overpairs and sets.

Missed the board with Ad-Ts, no pair and no draw. Checking to avoid building a pot with no equity and to see if we can catch an Ace or Ten on the river.

With pocket nines as an overpair on a low, draw-heavy board, opponent's turn check suggests weakness or a draw. A half-pot bet gets value from worse pairs and charges spade and straight draws while protecting against overcards.

Q6o is a very weak hand and not profitable to play even from the button in a 3-handed game; folding avoids risking chips with a hand that flops poorly.

T7 suited is a playable heads-up hand from the small blind after the button folds. Raising to 250 applies pressure on the big blind and takes initiative instead of limping.

In the big blind against a small blind 2.5x open, I'm getting 150 to win 400 and will have position postflop. Q8o is well ahead of a wide SB range, so calling beats folding.

As the preflop raiser heads-up I have range advantage on Q-J-2; a small c-bet can fold small pairs and ace-high while my ten-high has backdoor heart and straight equity if called.

Top pair with a weak kicker against a small c-bet (200 into 500) is too strong to fold and calling is getting good pot odds. Raising would mainly fold out worse hands and get called by better queens or draws.

With ten-high, no flush or straight draw on the turn, and an opponent who called preflop and the flop, continuing to bluff has little fold equity and no outs to improve to a likely winner, so check and give up if bet into.

Top pair facing a turn check on a draw-heavy board, so a medium bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws and denies equity. It's sized so we can still fold to a check-raise given our weak kicker.

Ten-high with no flush or straight draw on the turn; calling 550 needs far more equity than pairing outs provide against a turn bettor.

J9 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a strong opening hand with position, suitedness and straight potential, so raising is better than limping or folding.

A6o plays well enough to 3-bet from the SB against a wide 3-handed button open: the ace blocker helps, and calling out of position with the BB still behind is unattractive. Raising to 11bb takes the initiative and folds out much of the button's range.

9s6h is a weak hand and facing a 3-bet from SB, folding is best.

J9 suited plays well in position against a small-blind 3-bet in 3-handed play, with deep stacks and good implied odds for suited connectors. Calling 850 into 1450 preserves bluffing and drawing potential postflop.

As the preflop 3-bettor I have the range advantage on this ace-high board, and top pair is ahead of many of the button's calling hands (Qx, pocket pairs, club draws). A small one-third-pot bet gets value and charges the draws while keeping the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

J9 has no pair or real draw on an A-Q-4 board against a preflop 3-bettor who bet the flop. Calling 750 lacks the equity needed versus a likely Ace or better.

In 3-handed play the button opens a wide range, and J3s is suited and playable enough to steal the blinds with a 2.5bb raise.

J8s has decent playability and we close the action if big blind just calls; getting 3:1 immediate pot odds makes a call profitable enough to see a flop despite being out of position.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a button raise and small blind call, even for 1.5bb, as it will realize equity poorly out of position.

We have a weak hand with only backdoor flush and straight draws on an Ace-high board. Out of position, checking to see how the button acts and potentially get a free card.

Ace-high board favors the preflop raiser on the button. A small c-bet with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-less J-high is a good, cheap bluff against the small blind's check.","chat":""}

I have a flush draw with Jd8d on a two-diamond board and the 200 call is cheap relative to the pot. I can continue profitably with implied odds and backdoor straight potential without overcommitting out of position.

We have a J-high flush on a three-flush board, but it's not the nut flush. Out of position, checking to control the pot and induce a bet from worse hands or bluffs is safer than betting and risking a raise from a better flush.

I only hold a weak gutshot, and the diamond turn hits many of the hands that called the flop, such as flushes, straights and Ax. Bluffing into that range is poor, so I'll take the free card.

I have a strong Jack-high flush on a four-diamond board; only Kd or Qd beat me. Betting to extract value from smaller diamonds or non-believers.

Jack-high with no pair and no diamond on a four-diamond board loses to almost any hand that bets here. A bluff-raise makes little sense because the river lead suggests villain often holds a diamond.

T8o is a marginal but playable hand from the button in 3-max. Min-raising to 200 puts pressure on the blinds with minimal risk, and I can fold to a re-raise.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise out of position with the big blind still to act; folding preserves stack.

Facing a button min-raise, I get 3.5:1 on a call, needing about 22% equity, and 72o has roughly 30% against a wide stealing range. That makes a defend worthwhile even out of position.

I have 72o with no pair and no draw on an A-J-9 two-tone board, which favors the button raiser's range. Checking out of position and planning to give up is best.

I have an open-ended straight draw on an ace-high board. Since I was the preflop raiser, a continuation bet represents a strong ace and can pressure the big blind to fold many hands.

72o has no pair and no draw on an A-J-9 two-tone board, and the board favors the button's raising range. A raise as a bluff is not credible here, so folding is correct.

KTo is a strong opening hand on the button in 3-handed play, well ahead of blind ranges. Raising builds the pot in position and can take the blinds.

94s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position. Folding is standard.

Holding 83 offsuit deep out of position, this hand has almost no equity or playability; folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.