Hold'em table

Ad 5d is a standard open-raise on the button in 3-handed play to build the pot in position.

AKs is a premium hand and the button's 2.5x open is a good spot to 3-bet for value out of position before the big blind acts.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against an open and a substantial 3-bet. The pot odds do not make up for the likelihood of being dominated.

A5s has good playability, suited ace blockers, and position postflop against the small blind's 3-bet.

I am the preflop aggressor with two overcards and the lead on the flop, so a small c-bet pressures the button's calling range and can win the pot immediately.

I completely missed this wet flop with Ace-high and backdoors, facing a continuation bet from the 3-bettor. Folding is standard and avoids burning chips.

72o is the worst starting hand and I have not invested yet, so folding is the highest-EV option versus calling or bluff-raising with no reads.

With the button folded, 8♦5♦ is playable against the big blind. I’ll complete cheaply rather than build a pot out of position with a marginal hand.

Holding pocket aces in the big blind against an SB limp, raising to 4bb builds the pot and extracts value with the best starting hand.

The raise from the big blind makes this a costly call with a weak suited hand, and I’ll be out of position postflop. 8♦5♦ is unlikely to have enough equity to continue.

J3 suited is playable on the button in a three-handed game, so I’ll open-raise and apply pressure from position.

Holding 82o out of position facing a button raise is an easy standard fold.

85 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so I fold rather than play a dominated hand.

Opening on the button with JTo is standard in 3-handed play to leverage position and initiative.

96o is too weak to continue against a button open in the small blind, so folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated offsuit hand.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise at these pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

I have a weak pair with a gutshot draw on a highly connected flop, so checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the opponent’s action.

I have top pair with an open-ended straight draw on a wet board; betting for value and protection against various draws.

I have a pair of eights plus an open-ended straight draw, giving enough equity to continue against this bet at the pot odds offered. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot without inflating it.

I have a queen-high straight and want to get value from pairs, two pair, sets, and draws while charging the spade draws. A moderate turn bet keeps worse hands in while building the pot.

We hold the Queen-high straight with our jack. While three spades and higher straight possibilities exist, folding turn getting 2.6:1 would be overly tight against donk-bets, chops, and semi-bluffs.

I have only a weak pair of eights on a coordinated board, so betting is unlikely to get called by worse. I’ll take the free showdown rather than bluff into a range that called the turn raise.

The board has four to a straight (8-9-T-Q). Any Jack makes the straight and hands worse than a straight are very unlikely to call a river bet, so checking back realizes our showdown value and avoids getting raised by flushes or K-J.

A3o is playable as a button open in three-handed poker: a small raise takes the initiative with position and fold equity rather than calling or folding a suited-less ace.

Q♥6♥ has enough suited playability to defend the small blind against a button min-raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Getting 4:1 immediate pot odds closing the action in the big blind with suited connectors is an easy call.

I have a modest pair of queens, but the ace-high flop is unfavorable in a multiway pot. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to later action.

I completely missed the Ah-8c-Qs flop with 5s-4s in a multiway pot; checking is the standard play.

I have top pair on a rainbow flop and both opponents checked, so a small bet gets value from worse pairs and floats while keeping the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

Second pair is strong enough to continue against the small bet, though the ace-high board and weak kicker make raising unattractive with another player still to act.

I completely missed the flop with five-high and no direct draw against a bet and a call on an ace-high board, making this an easy fold.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high board, and the button’s flop bet-call line makes a turn lead unattractive. I’ll check and control the pot.

I have top pair on a dry board and the opponent checked the turn, so a half-pot bet extracts value from queens, eights, and draws while keeping the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

The turn bet is modest relative to the pot, and my pair of queens has enough showdown value against bluffs and straight draws to call. Raising would mostly isolate me against stronger hands.

I have a modest pair with a weak kicker, and the opponent’s flop and turn bets suggest enough stronger hands that a river value bet is unattractive. I’ll check and take the showdown.}

I have aces and threes on a dry river after seat_3 checked, so I value bet about two-thirds pot to get called by worse aces and queens.

I have a bluff-catcher, but the price is reasonable and several plausible straight draws missed. Calling also catches river bluffs from those draws.

Q8 offsuit is playable on the button in a three-handed game, and raising applies pressure while taking advantage of position.

6h 4c is an unplayable offsuit rag hand out of position facing a button open, making this an easy fold.

K2 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a button open after the small blind folds. Folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.