Hold'em table

K2o is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

5-3 offsuit is a weak hand out of position, and completing costs 50 more with no good prospects. Folding is the disciplined choice, though the price is cheap heads-up against the big blind.

T6s on the button in a 3-handed pot is marginal. Calling 100 to win 150 is close, but the hand plays poorly out of position against two opponents and a raise isn't compelling, so folding is the safe choice.

J8 suited is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, and 300 chips applies pressure without overcommitting.

Pocket sevens is strong enough to continue; calling closes the preflop action and allows us to play in position with great pot odds.

This low, dry flop can connect with the big blind’s calling range, and J-high has little immediate equity. Checking avoids building a pot out of position.

Flopped top set on a dry 7-5-2 rainbow board after the preflop aggressor checked; checking back to disguise hand strength and allow them to bluff or catch up on the turn.

J-high has little equity on this paired board, and a turn bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands. Checking avoids investing more chips without a strong draw.

Turned a full house with sevens full of fives; betting for value after opponent checks twice.

J-high has little chance to improve on this paired board, and calling 400 to contest the pot is unlikely to be profitable.

J4 suited is playable on the button in a three-handed game. A small open-raise can win the blinds while keeping the risk modest.

Holding 8c 4s out of position against a button raise is an easy standard fold.

A2s in the big blind is a solid hand against a button min-raise to 2.5bb, and the price is good. Calling keeps the pot manageable, since the hand plays poorly out of position in a big 3-bet pot.rationale.length}

Ace-high on a paired Q-Q-7 board is likely best or close to it against a button raiser's wide range, so a small bet gets value from worse hands and folds out hands like 8x or 9x with overcards. It also risks little if I'm behind.</br>

I have a flush draw and position. Calling gets a reasonable price while keeping the opponent's weaker hands in the pot.

Ace-high on a Q-7-Q-K board has little showdown value against a opponent who called the flop. I'm out of position, so I'm checking to keep the pot small rather than bluffing into a likely pair or better.

The king favors my preflop raising range, and the turn gives me a club flush draw. Betting can fold out weaker hands while leaving nine flush outs when called.

I hold ace-high with a deuce on a Q-7-Q-K board, so I have essentially no showdown value and only a few outs. I would need to call 700 to win a pot of 1800, about 28% equity required, and I don't have that against a button bet after a flop call.

Open-raising T9o from the button in 3-handed play to steal blinds and realize positional advantage.

AKo is a premium hand in 3-handed play. Facing a button min-ish open of 2.2bb, a 3-bet from the small blind builds the pot and isolates the button while the big blind is still to act.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a substantial three-bet with the original raiser still to act.

T9o is too weak to call an 8bb 3-bet preflop, even with position.

Q7 offsuit is a weak hand, and being out of position against two players after the button acts is unprofitable. Folding is the simplest choice even though the price is only 100.

J5 suited is strong enough to open from the small blind heads-up. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures the big blind while keeping the pot manageable.

AdQd is a premium holding in a blind-versus-blind scenario; 3-betting to 900 builds the pot with position and strong equity.

J5 suited is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 900, especially out of position.

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed, rake-free game. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

Fold J5s from the small blind facing a 2.5bb button open, as it lacks sufficient playability and equity out of position.

Q3s in the big blind getting 400+150 pot odds (need ~27% equity) against a wide button open in 3-handed play; calling is profitable and a 3-bet with this weak hand is not attractive.

Queen-high with a backdoor club draw on an Ace-high board is weak, and I'm out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card.

This dry ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small bet can win the pot against the big blind's missed hands without committing much.

Queen-high with a backdoor club draw and a possible overcard outs; the button's small 180 bet into 550 offers about 4-to-1 pot odds, and he is likely betting wide as the preflop raiser, so calling is reasonable over folding.

I have Qc with a backdoor-type weak holding (no pair, no flush draw) on an A-2-T-4 board, so I check and give up the initiative. The button bet the flop small, so I can call a modest bet with some equity or fold to a big one.}

My hand has little equity, and the flop call makes a turn bluff unlikely to get enough folds. I'll take the free river card.

I have only queen-high on a board of A-2-T-4-J with three spades, so I can't win at showdown against most hands. Villain checked back the turn, so a bluff is unlikely to work well. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a chance to win if villain also has air.

Queen-high has little showdown value. A 600-chip river bluff can pressure weak pairs and missed draws after the opponent checks again.

I hold only queen-high with no pair or made draw on a board of Ad 2h Ts 4s Js. Calling 600 into a pot of 1510 needs about 28% equity, and the button's river bet after a checked turn looks value-heavy, so I fold.