Hold'em table

Opening with a suited connector on the button is standard in 3-handed play to leverage position.

K2o is a weak offsuit hand out of position, and calling 200 into a multiway pot invites a squeeze from the big blind. Folding limits losses with a marginal holding.

J8 suited has enough playability to defend the big blind against a button raise, but is not strong enough to build a larger pot out of position.

With jack-high and no immediate draw on a paired flop, I prefer to check out of position and avoid building the pot.

Paired, dry board strongly favors the preflop raiser's range; a small continuation bet of roughly one-third pot applies efficient pressure while retaining equity with our gutshot.

J-high has no flush backdoor and limited ways to improve on this paired flop. Out of position against the continuation bet, folding is preferable to a marginal call.

A9s is strong enough to open from the button in a 3-handed game, and raising applies pressure on the blinds while using position.

T2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips.

Facing a 3bb open from the button, J9 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position.

J9 offsuit is strong enough to open from the button three-handed. Raising to 250 gives me a chance to win the blinds and keeps the initiative in position.

Q5o is too weak to continue from the small blind facing a button open.

With 4s6c offsuit in the big blind, calling 150 more into a small pot leaves me out of position with a very weak hand that has poor playability. Folding avoids bleeding chips with a marginal-at-best defense.

K8o is a standard opening hand from the button in 3-handed play; min-raising applies pressure to the blinds with position.

24s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act; folding minimizes chip loss.

Pocket threes are worth defending from the big blind against a minimum raise, especially with only 100 more chips to call. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that can improve to a set.

With an underpair on a queen-high flop, I prefer to check to the preflop raiser and avoid building the pot.

I have King-high with minimal backdoor equity on a Queen-high board. Checking back in position controls the pot and realizes showdown value or lets me see a free turn.

Pocket threes have little value on this board, and the king favors the button's preflop raising range. Checking avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

Turned top pair with a weak kicker; betting for thin value and protection against draws after opponent checked twice.

Pocket threes have little chance to improve, and this turn bet leaves too little showdown value to justify a call.

K7s on the button has good steal equity; raising to 300 applies pressure and can take down the blinds.

A8 suited is strong against a button opening range. Raising from the small blind pressures the opener and avoids inviting the big blind into the pot cheaply.

QJo is an easy fold facing a button open and a small blind 3-bet.

K7s has enough equity against a small-blind 3-bet range, and calling keeps position with a manageable pot. Folding is too tight given the 800-to-call price, while 4-betting would overcommit with a marginal hand.

On a three-club flop, A-high without a club has little immediate equity. Checking avoids building the pot out of position with a weak hand.

I have king-high with no club on a monotone board and no real draw, so I prefer to check back in position and see a free turn rather than bloat the pot as a bluff.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a gutshot, but a turn bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands on this coordinated board. Checking preserves the chance to improve without building a larger pot.

I hold Kh7h with a board of Tc4cQc9h, giving me a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor flush draw, but no made hand. Facing no bet on the turn, checking is the optimal play to control the pot and see a free river card.

My queen-high straight can get value from pairs and two-pair hands after both players checked the flop and turn. A modest bet limits the cost when the opponent has a king or a flush.

Kh7h missed the board entirely; seat_3 raised preflop and is now betting the river into a board where I hold only king-high with no pair and no draw. Facing a 900 bet into 3200 with no showdown value, folding is correct.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open from the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the investment modest.

With zero rake and 100bb effective stacks, calling 200 chips to set-mine with pocket fours is profitable against a wide button opening range.

Closing the action with suited ace for only 150 more into a 600 pot; call has good pot odds and keeps the pot manageable out of position.

We hold an underpair on a board with two broadway cards multiway, making a check the clear standard play out of position.

With ace-high and only a backdoor flush draw against two opponents, I’ll check and take the free turn card.

I have an underpair on a coordinated board with two opponents still in the hand. Checking is standard to see what develops.

I have only ace-high with minimal equity on a coordinated board, and the preflop raiser is still to act behind me. Checking avoids inflating the pot with a weak hand and lets me see the river cheaply.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but little equity when called on this connected turn. I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into two opponents.

I hold a small pocket pair which beats unmade ace-highs; checking to see a cheap showdown multiway makes the most sense.

All players have checked to the river, and my Ace-high has showdown value against missed draws. Betting risks getting called by better hands in a multiway pot, so I'll check and hope to win at showdown.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but in a three-way pot a bet is more likely to be called by a better hand than a worse one.