Hold'em table

KJo is a strong hand on the button 3-handed, so I raise for value and to pressure the blinds. A 3bb raise to 300 gives fold equity while keeping the pot manageable.

T8 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

KTo in the big blind against a 3x button open in a 3-handed game is a clear defend; we're getting good odds (200 to win 650). It plays well as a call but isn't strong enough to 3-bet for value.

With the gutshot to broadway plus a king overcard on an ace-high board that favors the button raiser, checking to the raiser is standard; I can continue against a small c-bet.

I have middle pair with a king kicker on a somewhat wet A-J-8 board. The big blind checked, indicating weakness, so I bet for value and protection against draws or weaker pairs.

KTo has a gutshot to the nut straight with a Q, a backdoor flush draw and some overcard equity. Calling 400 into a 1450 pot is a reasonable defend against a wide button c-bet, with implied odds if I hit.

I hold king-high with only a gutshot (a queen makes Broadway) and no made hand, so I'll check to see a cheap river. Betting into the preflop raiser on an ace-high board would rarely fold out better hands.

I have second pair with a good kicker on an ace-high board. Checking back controls the pot and realizes my showdown value, avoiding value-owning myself against better aces.

King-high has little showdown value. The button checked back the turn, which caps their range away from most Ax, so a two-thirds-pot river bluff representing an ace can fold out Jx, 8x and weaker hands.

I have middle pair with a King kicker, but the ace on the board means any ace beats me. The opponent's river bet after both checking the turn suggests value with an ace, and there are many more ace combinations than bluffs, so I fold to conserve my stack.

K9 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q5o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet profitably.

Closing the action from the big blind getting about 27% pot odds; 74s has enough equity and postflop playability against a wide button open to defend.

Missed the flop completely with no draws, so checking to see a free turn and folding to any bet is the optimal play.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on this queen-high flop while keeping the cost modest with a king overcard and backdoor draws.

I have 4-high with no draw on a Q82 board facing a small bet. Folding is the only sensible option.

In 3-handed play the button open range is wide, and J6o is a reasonable steal against two blinds. A 2.5bb open keeps the risk small.

3s7d is a very weak hand, especially out of position against a button raise. Folding is the optimal play to preserve chips.

Ace-king suited is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising to 1100 builds the pot while accounting for being out of position.

J6o is too weak to continue against a big blind 3-bet to 11bb, even with position. Calling 850 into a 2250 pot needs about 38% equity, and this hand is badly dominated by a 3-betting range.

Opening from the button with 98o to steal blinds and play in position; 2.5x is standard.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

52o is one of the weakest hands. Defending it out of position against a 2.5x button open is marginal at best, given its poor playability despite the decent price.

J8 offsuit is playable as a button open in three-handed hold'em. Raising to 250 pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

From the small blind, 53s facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act would be out of position in a multiway pot. Folding is standard; a 3-bet bluff with this hand is low-value.

K9o is a weak hand out of position against a button raise; folding avoids difficult postflop decisions and preserves chips for better opportunities.

In 3-handed play the button can open a wide range, and T6o is a marginal but acceptable steal with position against both blinds. Opening to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds at a small price.

3s9s is too weak to call or raise from the small blind against a button open; folding is the standard play.

Pocket threes are worth defending against a button raise at this price. Calling preserves the chance to flop a set without inflating the pot out of position.

With a small pair and a gutshot straight draw, I prefer to check rather than build the pot out of position.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a dry, low board. A small in-position bet gets value from worse pairs and draws and protects against overcards.

The small flop bet gives my pair and gutshot straight draw enough equity to continue. Raising would risk too much against a stronger hand.

My small pair and gutshot have some showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser is unlikely to get enough better hands to fold. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Middle pair with a ten kicker has showdown value, and the 9 on the turn improves some of the big blind's calling range. Checking back controls the pot and avoids getting check-raised off my equity.

The river gives me a straight. A half-pot bet can get value from pairs and two-pair hands, while my diamond blocks some flushes.

Middle pair is a bluff-catcher. Calling 500 into 1450 needs only about 26% equity, and villain's half-pot river bet still contains enough bluffs and thinner value hands (4x, 5x, missed overcards) to justify a call.