Hold'em table

K5o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and plays fine in position.

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

A2 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button min-raise, and calling gets a favorable price while keeping the pot manageable.

Top pair with a weak kicker is strong enough to continue, but checking out of position keeps the pot manageable and allows the preflop raiser to bet with a wider range.

On an A-K-4 board that favors the preflop raiser's range, a small c-bet gets value and protection with second pair plus a backdoor heart draw, and gets worse Kx, 4x, and draws to continue.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against the small flop bet, but the weak kicker makes a raise unnecessary. Calling keeps bluffs and weaker hands in the pot while controlling the size.

Check the turn with top pair but a very weak kicker. This keeps the pot controlled and lets the preflop raiser continue bluffing with weaker hands.

Second pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high board is bluff-catcher strength against a BB who called the flop, so I'll take the free card and control the pot. The 5 also gives me a gutshot to a 2-3-4-5-6 straight.

Make a small river value bet: the checked-through turn and river can leave the opponent with Kx that may call, while my hand has strong showdown value. A modest size limits the cost against a slow-played 6 or better hand.

Getting 1410:250 (about 15% equity needed) with second pair on a paired board against a small river lead. A lot of busted draws and weaker hands will take this line, so calling beats both folding and raising.

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

KJo is strong enough to defend against a button raise, but calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and avoids isolating myself against a stronger continuing range.

Getting 150 to win 750 (5:1) with 85o in a multiway pot with deep stacks, so the price is good enough to defend. I'll play it carefully postflop.

With only king-high on an ace-high, multiway flop and no meaningful draw, betting is unlikely to get better hands to fold. Check and see the next card without investing more.

This is only a gutshot to a 7, with the preflop raiser still to act behind me in a three-way pot. Checking keeps the pot small and may let me see a cheap turn.

Top and bottom two pair is strong on this dry flop. A 500-chip bet builds the pot against weaker aces and draws.

K-high has no pair and only backdoor draws, while the button's bet must still get past the big blind. The price is not attractive with this weak equity, so fold.

A bare gutshot is getting only 2.5:1 against a c-bet on an ace-high board that favors the raiser, and implied odds don't make up the gap. A check-raise bluff is also unappealing into a range full of aces.

As the button in a three-handed game, T6 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable steal candidate. A small open applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q9o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a weak hand out of position. Folding is standard here.

Nine-six offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, and the price is not attractive enough to defend.

76o on the button 3-handed is a standard open-raise; stealing the blinds with a playable connector is profitable.

A2 offsuit blocks strong ace hands, and a three-bet can pressure a wide button opening range while avoiding a difficult call from the small blind.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, especially with the button still involved. Fold and preserve the stack.

76 offsuit plays poorly against a large out-of-position 3-bet. Calling 650 would put us near a third of the pot with a dominated, low-equity hand, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

98 offsuit has reasonable connectivity against a button open, and the price is favorable enough to defend from the small blind. I’ll avoid a 3-bet and see a flop, while accounting for the big blind still being able to act.

62o is the bottom of the range, and multiway it would realize its equity poorly despite the 5:1 price. Folding is the disciplined play.

With 9-high and no meaningful draw on this Q-3-4 flop, betting as the out-of-position preflop caller is unlikely to be profitable. Check and preserve chips.

Top pair is worth a small value bet on this dry flop, while charging weaker pairs and overcards.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, and calling the bet would be unlikely to improve my hand enough to win.

K5 suited is a playable button hand in a three-handed game. A small 2.5× open pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

T6s from the small blind facing a button open of 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act behind, is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard here, and a 3-bet bluff with this holding is thin.

The button's raise costs 150 more to call, and 7♠3♠ has enough suited potential to defend at this price.

With a weak middle pair out of position against the preflop raiser, I prefer to check and evaluate their bet rather than build the pot.

I have only king-high with little chance to improve, and betting risks getting called by an ace or a pair. I’ll take the free card and preserve my showdown value against weaker hands.

My sevens have showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

With only king-high and no meaningful draw, checking preserves showdown value against the opponent’s missed hands without risking chips into pairs or a slow-played ace.

My sevens have showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands on this paired, three-club board.

My pair of aces with a king kicker has some showdown value, but the river completes a club flush draw and worse hands are unlikely to call a bet. I’ll take the free showdown.