Hold'em table

K5 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

A2o in the big blind against a button open to 2.5bb: we need to call 150 into 400, about 27% equity, and A2o clearly clears that. Calling is fine; a 3-bet is an occasional mixed option.

Weak top pair with a bad kicker, out of position against a button raiser on an A-K board that favors their range; checking controls the pot and keeps their bluffs in.

A small bet can get value from weaker pairs and charge heart draws while keeping the pot manageable with my weak kicker. The checked-to action gives me a chance to take initiative.

Top pair with a weak kicker facing a small c-bet (180 into 550) is an easy call for pot control; raising would only get called or re-raised by better aces.

A2 is a weak top pair that gets outkicked by most of the button's value range, so checking controls the pot size. It also lets his bluffs keep betting, and I can decide on the river based on his sizing.

My pair of kings has a weak kicker, and the flop caller may have an ace or a better king. Checking keeps the pot manageable and preserves showdown value.

A2 has the worst possible kicker, so a bet gets called mostly by better Ax and folds out worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small and lets missed draws bluff, and I can call a reasonable bet.

A small river bet can get thin value from weaker Kx or marginal pairs after the turn checked through. Keeping it modest limits the cost when called by an ace or a better king.

Getting 1410:250 on a small river bet, top pair with a weak kicker has plenty of equity against the button's range, which includes many bluffs and thin value hands after it checked back the turn. A raise would only get called by better hands, so calling is best.

A6 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

KJo in the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play is a strong hand, and 3-betting avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot with the big blind still to act. Going to 1000 (about 4x the open) keeps the sizing standard for out of position.

8-5 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially out of position and with the button still involved.

A6 offsuit is often dominated by a 3-betting range, and calling the large raise risks playing a weak hand in an inflated pot.

Three-handed on the button, T6o is near the bottom of a wide opening range, and positional steal equity makes a small open profitable.

Q9 offsuit is a marginal out-of-position defend against a button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids entering a difficult pot with poor equity realization.

Nine-six offsuit is a weak, poorly connected hand to defend out of position against a 2.5x button raise.

With the button’s positional advantage, 6-7 offsuit is a reasonable selective open. A small raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Against a button open in a three-handed game, A2 offsuit has an ace blocker and enough strength to occasionally three-bet. Raising also avoids playing a weak ace out of position in a multiway pot.

Q9o facing an open and a 3-bet to 10bb, with the original raiser still to act behind, is a clear fold.

7-6 offsuit is too weak to continue against the small blind’s substantial preflop 3-bet; calling would needlessly put in another 750 chips.

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

98o out of position in the small blind, facing a button open with the big blind still to act, is a weak call. It's too loose to profitably 3-bet here, so folding is the default.

The button’s small open gives me favorable pot odds, and heads-up against a wide button range this hand has enough raw equity to defend the big blind. I’ll call rather than build a pot with a weak offsuit hand.

With only a six-high hand and a gutshot draw, I have little value in betting; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the next card.

Top pair is ahead of many hands that called preflop. A small bet gets value from weaker hands and charges overcards and draws.

My hand has only a four-out gutshot to a straight and little showdown value. The price is not enough to justify calling out of position.

K5 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

T6 suited has enough postflop potential to defend at the favorable price, though I’ll proceed cautiously out of position.

Calling 150 closes the preflop action in a 600-chip pot. The low suited hand is marginal, but the price is good enough to see a flop.

With T-high and no meaningful draw on this multiway flop, betting has little value. Check and see the turn for free.

With middle pair and a weak kicker in a three-way pot, I prefer to check and avoid building the pot before the preflop raiser acts.

As the preflop raiser on a dry ace-high board checked to me, a small c-bet puts pressure on both blinds and my hand has backdoor equity. Many of their hands without an ace will fold.

T-high has no pair or meaningful draw on this board, and calling the flop bet would rely on an unlikely improvement. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Middle pair has enough equity against a small continuation bet from the button. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

My weak seven has some showdown value, but the paired ace makes betting unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

King-high has some showdown value against missed club draws, and a second barrel is unlikely to fold out the pairs that called the flop, so I'll take the free river.

My aces and sevens have some showdown value, but the river club completes the flush and worse hands are unlikely to call a bet. Checking avoids turning this hand into a bluff.

King-high almost never wins at showdown here, and villain's two checks look weak (pairs and missed draws). A medium bet represents the ace or a flush and can fold out pocket pairs and 7x.

My sevens and aces are a weak bluff-catcher on a paired board where the club flush has completed. The river bet is likely to represent enough stronger hands that calling is not worthwhile.