Hold'em table

84o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with 100bb stacks; folding is standard.

Pocket fives are strong enough to open-raise heads-up from the small blind.

K♦6♣ is a marginal but playable defend against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable with position-independent showdown potential.

With an underpair on a coordinated flop, I prefer to check and control the pot out of position.

I have only king-high with a weak backdoor flush draw, so betting offers little value and risks being called by stronger hands. I’ll take the free card.

My underpair has no club and little equity on this coordinated turn. A bet is unlikely to get enough better hands to fold, so I check.

The turn check gives me a good opportunity to take the pot, and my club and straight draws provide useful backup equity if called. A modest bet applies pressure without risking too much.

Pocket fives have no club and are behind most hands that would bet this turn. Calling out of position offers too little upside.

On the button in a three-handed pot, 9-7 offsuit is playable as a small opening raise. Position gives me a chance to win the blinds or play postflop in position.

A3 offsuit is a weak, dominated hand from the small blind facing a 2.5x button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids calling out of position with poor playability.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) against a button open, and suited 93 plays fine heads-up in position-disadvantaged BB defense; calling is standard.

Weak hand (9-high with a backdoor flush draw) out of position on an ace-high board that favors the preflop raiser, so I check and plan to give up to significant pressure.

A small continuation bet protects my middle pair and can get called by weaker pairs or draws without building a large pot.

Getting about 4:1 against a small c-bet; 93s has backdoor flush and straight draws plus some overcard equity, so a call is profitable while a fold would be too tight.

Bottom pair with little equity against a button range that includes many aces; checking keeps the pot small and lets us bluff-catch or realize equity cheaply.

My pair of sevens has some showdown value, but betting the turn is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate the river in position.

Our pair of threes has a little showdown value on a scary four-straight, three-heart board. Opponent's turn check caps their range, but weak aces will rarely fold to a bluff, so checking is the better play.

My pair of sevens has some showdown value, but this river completes possible flushes and straights. Betting is unlikely to get called by many worse hands.

With the button and favorable pot odds, calling keeps the pot small while preserving position with a weak hand. Raising risks more than the hand warrants.

A5o is well ahead of a button limp range and has blocker value, so an isolation raise from the small blind can take the pot down now or play it heads-up with initiative. Calling out of position multiway is a weaker option.

J8 suited has enough playability and pot odds to defend the big blind against this raise, despite the button still being in the hand.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a caller, especially with a substantial amount still to call.

As the preflop raiser on a dry paired board, a small c-bet has good fold equity, and A5d adds a backdoor nut flush draw, an ace overcard, and wheel equity. Betting a third of the pot is cheap and profitable.

Trips are strong here. Raising gets value from overpairs and charges diamond draws.

Ace-high with only backdoor draws, out of position against a large flop check-raise on a paired board, doesn't have enough equity to call profitably. The price is 25.6% equity, and I'd realize well below that out of position.

AJo on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb sizing applies pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Offsuit 5-4 plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small button open, but it is not a compelling 3-bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a large pot out of position.

I have top two pair on a relatively dry flop, so I’m betting for value and to charge overcards and straight draws. A 375-chip bet is a solid fraction of the pot without overcommitting.

AJ on QT5 gives a gutshot to the nut straight plus two overcards, and we're in position against a BB donk bet. At 375 into 550 we need about 29% equity, so calling is profitable and keeps weaker hands in.

Bet for value and protection with two pair; this size can get called by weaker queens or tens while charging straight draws. The king is a potentially favorable card for the caller, so I’m keeping the wager moderate.

We turned the nut Broadway straight. Raising builds the pot for value and charges spade flush draws.

I have two pair and need about 25% equity to call. The raise can include strong value hands, but also top-pair hands and straight draws, so folding would be too cautious and reraising risks isolating against better hands.

My two pair has solid showdown value, but the opponent’s turn raise and call strongly suggest a range that can include straights, sets, or better two pair. A river bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands, so I’ll check.

We hold the nut Broadway straight on a board where no flush is possible. Betting about 70% of the pot for value should get calls from sets, two pair and other strong hands that called our turn raise.

The turn raise followed by a river bet strongly favors a made straight or better two pair; the river does not change that range. Although my hand is a decent bluff-catcher, I doubt it wins often enough to justify the call.

T6 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position without committing much of the stack.

Pocket nines are strong three-handed against a button open, so I’ll 3-bet for value and deny the big blind an easy overcall. A substantial but non-all-in raise also keeps the pot manageable out of position.

A8o facing a button open and an SB 3-bet, with the opener still left to act behind, is dominated too often and plays poorly out of position. Folding is the disciplined choice.

T6 offsuit is too weak to continue against this large preflop three-bet.

Q9 suited is a profitable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the sizing controlled.

T7o in the small blind facing a button open is too weak, and calling out of position with the big blind still to act is a losing spot; folding is standard.

KTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button open, especially with no rake.

Top pair with a medium kicker is strong enough to continue, but checking to the preflop raiser keeps their weaker hands and bluffs in the pot.

A small continuation bet can win the pot against a checked range, and Q-high has some backdoor flush equity. Keeping the size modest limits the cost when called.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in without building a large pot out of position.

Top pair with a middling kicker has showdown value, but the turn also improves some of the button's drawing hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess their bet.

I have only a four-out gutshot to a straight and no pair. Taking the free river card is preferable to bluffing into a player who check-called the flop.

Top pair is likely ahead after the opponent checked the turn. A modest river bet can get called by weaker kings, jacks, or other pairs without risking much against a straight.

Qs-high has no made hand or meaningful showdown value on this connected board. The river lead can represent plenty of pairs or straights, so calling would rely on catching a bluff too often.