Hold'em table

Opening from the button with A6o in a 3-handed game is standard for applying pressure and stealing blinds.

JTo has enough equity against a button open and I am getting over 3:1 to call; folding is too tight in a 3-handed game.

Q3 offsuit is weak and out of position facing a raise and call; not worth continuing.

My J-high has little equity on an ace-high flop, and the preflop raiser is likely ahead. I'll check and fold to further aggression.

I have top pair on an Ace-high board where I hold a significant range advantage; a small 1/3 pot continuation bet extracts value from pocket pairs and gutshots.

J-high on an ace-high flop has little equity against a bet, and calling 160 into 660 would only chase thin outs with two overcards that may already be dominated.

Three-handed on the button, K7o is a reasonable open to apply pressure and take initiative with position.

9-2 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct to avoid committing more chips with poor equity.

Defending the big blind with KJo against a standard button open getting almost 2.7 to 1 pot odds.

I hold second pair with a strong kicker out of position on an Ace-high board; checking to the preflop raiser is standard.

With K-high and no pair on an A-J-6 flop, checking behind is best; I have little equity and no need to bloat the pot against the big blind's calling range.

Second pair has decent showdown value after the flop checked through; checking keeps the pot manageable and allows us to catch bluffs or see a cheap river.

My hand has no showdown value on this board, and opponent has shown weakness by checking flop and turn. A half-pot bet can fold out many missed hands and take down the pot.

Second pair with a king kicker is well ahead of delayed bluffs and marginal holdings after the button checked back the flop; getting almost 3-to-1 pot odds, a call is standard.

I have middle pair with a good kicker, which has decent showdown value. Checking allows me to see a showdown cheaply or evaluate if seat 2 bets.

King-high has some showdown value against missed draws, and betting risks getting called by any ace or jack. Checking realizes equity and keeps the pot controlled.

Button raise with suited ace is standard value/steal against two limpers in a 3-handed game.

A8o plays poorly out of position from the small blind against a button open, making fold the cleanest standard play.

A4s has enough equity against a button open, and calling 150 into a 400 pot offers good odds with no further preflop action.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker and backdoor flush. Out of position against the preflop raiser on a K-high board, checking controls the pot and lets me see the opponent's action before committing more chips.

As preflop aggressor I continuation bet a small sizing into a checked flop with overcard potential and fold equity, since I have no pair but A-high with backup outs.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker and am getting over 4:1 pot odds, so calling is profitable against a likely wide button c-bet range. Raising would bloat the pot with a marginal hand.

I have bottom pair with a gutshot straight draw and two-pair/trips outs, but I'm out of position against a likely stronger range. Checking controls the pot and lets me see the river cheaply.

Ace-high with no pair and no real draw on this scary board; checking back to control pot size against a caller who may have a made hand.

I have only bottom pair on a coordinated board, so checking realizes my showdown value against busted draws and avoids putting more chips in as an underdog when called or raised.

I only have bottom pair with ace kicker; no reason to bet into a caller who may have top pair or better, so I check and take a cheap showdown.

Ten-seven offsuit is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play, making fold standard.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with 87o against a single big blind, so calling is cheap and keeps the pot small out of position. Raising risks too much with a weak offsuit hand.

I'm BB with 4-5 offsuit, no raise to face, checking to see a free flop.

I have middle pair on a dry board and position is heads-up; betting for value and protection against overcards.

Gutshot only with 4-5 on 2-8-T board, no pair, small bet still not worth continuing out of position.

With 4h7c in the button and facing a full big blind call, this hand is too weak to continue in a 3-handed pot. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and playability.

Cheap to complete the small blind heads-up with decent pot odds; J6o isn't strong but folding here is too costly given the price.

I have an offsuit ace in position against a small blind limp, so I raise to build the pot and punish a wide limping range.

J6o is weak out of position facing a raise; not worth continuing with calling 200 more into a small pot.

Suited low connector on the button facing a raise-limp situation isn't strong enough to invest preflop out of position postflop against two others; better spots will come.

In a blind versus blind battle, K7o has solid equity and playability to open-raise for value and initiative.

With 2-6 offsuit in the big blind facing a raise, this is a clear fold; the hand has very poor equity and I'd be playing out of position with a weak holding.