Hold'em table

K3 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A small raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J2 suited 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, so folding is standard.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button opening range, and a 3-bet builds value while taking initiative out of position. Raising to 900 is a substantial but reasonable size over the open.

K3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even with position.

63o is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game with both blinds left to act, so folding is the standard play.

AcJc is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 builds value and takes initiative while keeping the sizing standard.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable and gives me position after the flop.

With two overcards and no immediate draw, checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me respond to the preflop raiser’s action.

Ace-high has some showdown value on this dry flop, but little incentive to build the pot. Checking back also lets me see a turn card for free.

With ace-high and no meaningful draw, checking preserves the chance to improve cheaply and avoids bluffing into a likely pair after the flop checked through.

After the preflop raiser checked twice, a turn bet can fold out unpaired hands with equity against my ace-high. I also have a gutshot if called.

The delayed turn bet represents a made pair or a strong draw, and my ace-high has few clean river improvements against that range. Calling 400 would require about 29% equity, which I’m unlikely to have.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; raising applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

A6 suited is a reasonable three-bet from the small blind against a button open. Raising gives me fold equity and avoids inviting the big blind into a cheap multiway pot.

Facing a large SB 3-bet to 10bb over a button open, with the button still to act behind, JTs in the BB is too weak to call out of position and risk getting squeezed. Folding is the disciplined play.

J-8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind 3-bet; calling would realize equity poorly, and it is not a suitable 4-bet bluff.

AJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 builds the pot while keeping the sizing efficient.

J5o from the small blind facing a button raise to 2.5bb, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak offsuit hand loses money.

8♣3♠ is a very weak offsuit hand with poor playability out of position. Even against a button open, calling here is unlikely to realize enough equity to justify the price.

52o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, so folding is the lowest-loss option.

A8 offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folds. Raise for value and initiative rather than merely completing the small blind.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps weaker hands in while preserving position after the flop.

With only ace-high on a king-high flop and no strong draw, checking avoids putting chips in against the big blind’s continuing range while keeping the pot small.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker is worth a small bet after the preflop raiser checks. It can get value from weaker pairs and deny free cards to overcards.

The small bet gives favorable pot odds, and ace-high may already be ahead of bluffs or weaker hands. I also have backdoor nut-flush potential, so calling is preferable to folding or raising.

A-high has limited showdown value, but the turn gives me a wheel draw on a five. I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into a caller who may have a king or a pair.

Bottom pair has showdown value, and the gutshot adds a chance to improve. Checking keeps the pot manageable against a range that can include kings.

I have a wheel straight and can get value from hands such as Kx, while a modest bet limits exposure to a higher straight made with a 6.

I have an ace-high straight. A modest raise can get value from kings and other made hands while limiting losses when the opponent has a six.

My ace completes the wheel straight, which is strong enough to call at these odds. Raising risks isolating myself against a six-high straight or tying with another ace-high straight.

As the button in a three-handed game, K-high is playable as an open-raise; raising puts pressure on the blinds and avoids a weak limp.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

QJo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open gets a great price (150 to win 400) and plays well postflop. Calling is standard, with occasional 3-bets mixed in.

Queen-high on an A55 board strongly favors the button's range, so I check out of position and plan to fold to most c-bets.

K-high has some showdown value against missed broadways, but little useful backdoor equity on this paired ace-high flop. Take the free card rather than bluffing into the big blind's calling range.

The button checked back the flop, which caps their range. A small turn stab with a gutshot to broadway and two overcards to the ten can fold out underpairs and weak hands, and it keeps equity if called."}

King-high has no meaningful draw and is unlikely to beat a turn bet on this paired ace-high board. Preserve chips rather than bluff-catch with poor equity.