Hold'em table

Pocket sixes are strong enough to open on the button. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while keeping the sizing controlled.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide three-handed button open, T4o has enough equity to defend from the big blind. It is a marginal hand, so I'm calling rather than 3-betting.

Ten-high with only a gutshot to a wheel (needs a deuce) on a K-high board that favors the button's raising range, so check and see what the preflop raiser does.

A small continuation bet can get value from weaker hands and deny equity to unpaired overcards on this dry flop.

Facing a small c-bet, I only need about 20% equity. T-high with a backdoor straight and some chance of pairing up has enough equity against a wide range to continue by calling.

I only have ten-high with a gutshot to the wheel, and the ace on the turn favors the preflop raiser's range. Checking gives me a free chance to hit a deuce and keeps the pot small.

The ace improves many hands that called the flop, and a bet is unlikely to fold out a king or an ace. Checking keeps the pot manageable with my underpair.

Ten-high has no showdown value, and the button's check back on the turn caps their range. A river bet represents Ax or a 64 straight and can fold out weak pairs and air.

My pocket sixes beat few plausible river value bets, and this dry board offers few missed draws to bluff. Calling 600 is unlikely to be profitable.

J4 suited is too weak to profitably enter from the button at this stack depth, especially multiway.

94o is near the bottom of the SB-vs-BB range and plays poorly out of position. A limp or raise isn't profitable enough against a 100bb stack, so folding is fine.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 75s is a standard open-raise candidate; a 2.5bb open steals the blinds often and plays well postflop in position.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A♠T♦ is a strong heads-up big blind holding against a button min-raise. I 3-bet for value and initiative.

Suited connector in position with 100bb deep and good implied odds; calling 6.5bb into a 12bb pot is a standard defend against a BB 3-bet.

Betting top pair for value and protection against broadway overcards and weaker aces. A moderate sizing keeps worse hands and draws involved.

With 7-5 we hold only backdoor draws on an A-J board, facing a 3-bettor's c-bet whose range is strong here. Calling needs about 24.5% equity and we have far less, so fold.

T4 suited is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise leverages position while keeping the risk modest.

4h5h is a playable suited connector getting a reasonable price versus a small button open, with strong implied-odds potential.

Getting about 5.5:1 in the big blind, Q2o has enough raw equity to justify a call, even though it will be hard to realize out of position in a multiway pot. I'll play carefully post-flop and continue mainly when I hit top pair or better.

With no made hand and only weak backdoor possibilities in a multiway pot, checking preserves equity without inflating the pot.

Top pair with a weak kicker in a three-way pot, and the preflop raiser acts behind me. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the raiser c-bet, which I can call.

With a weak hand and little draw potential in a three-way pot, I’ll take the free card.

With only a gutshot to a wheel and no pair in a multiway pot, checking preserves equity and avoids bluffing into two opponents.

Second pair with a weak kicker on an ace turn that favors the preflop raiser's range, so I'll check for pot control and showdown value.

Both opponents checked twice, and the ace favors my preflop raising range. With little showdown value, I’ll bet to try to take the pot now.

With only 4-high on an A-Q-9-3 board and no meaningful draw, folding to the turn bet is best.

Pot odds are 2.5:1, so I need about 29% equity. The button checked back the flop and then bet when the ace came, which makes a stab with missed broadways or small pairs likely, and my second pair beats those.

Second pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high board has showdown value but is a poor value bet and a poor bluff, so checking is best; we'll decide on facing a bet if the button fires again.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, and a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands or reliably fold better ones.

K8 suited is a profitable button opening hand in three-handed play, applying pressure to the blinds while retaining strong playability.

Q6o from the small blind facing a button open is too weak to call out of position with the big blind still to act; folding is standard.

6-4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, so I’ll save the 150 chips.

Q9o is a standard button open in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

K9 offsuit is marginal against a button raise, and calling from the small blind leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act.

A5 offsuit has sufficient equity to defend the big blind against a button 2.5x open, especially heads-up. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining strong ace-high and wheel potential.

Check top pair with a strong kicker to keep the opener's bluffs and weaker hands in range while avoiding inflating the pot out of position.

On a low two-tone board, Q9 with a backdoor heart draw and an overcard is a fine small c-bet against the big blind's check, and the button raiser has the range advantage here.

I call with top pair and an ace kicker, retaining showdown value and draws to a wheel while keeping the pot manageable.

Our pair of fives has some showdown value but is too weak to build a larger pot against the caller's continuing range. Checking keeps in bluffs and avoids being called mainly by better made hands and draws with strong equity.

With Q-high and no real draw against a flop check-caller who will rarely fold a pair, barreling has poor fold equity. Checking back takes a free card to try to pair up.

Our pair of fives has modest showdown value, while a river bet is unlikely to be called by worse hands and risks value-owning ourselves against the button's range.

Queen-high rarely wins at showdown, and the river king is a good card for the preflop raiser's range. A 60% pot bet can fold out the weak pairs that called the flop and then checked twice.

Our pair of fives is only a bluff-catcher on this king river. The button's river sizing after a checked turn is likely weighted toward kings and other made pairs, so calling is too thin.