Hold'em table

94o is below a standard 3-handed button opening range at 100bb, so folding is the lowest-loss option.

With 9-7 offsuit in the small blind, calling 50 chips keeps the pot manageable while giving me a chance to see the flop heads-up.

With a strong suited broadway hand against the small blind’s limp, raise for value and take initiative while keeping the sizing modest. The button has folded, so this is likely heads-up.

Nine-seven offsuit is too weak to call a four-big-blind raise out of position.

On the button in a three-handed game, 8-7 offsuit is playable as a small open-raise, with position postflop.

J6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 150 to win 400 in the big blind against a button open, T7s is a clear defend with good playability; calling beats 3-betting here.

Middle pair with no heart on a monotone board is out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking to control the pot is best. The hand is fine to call a small bet but doesn't want to build a big pot.

Middle pair can get value and protection from weaker pairs and overcards. A small bet limits the risk on this three-heart flop.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a monotone board where I hold no heart; getting 200 into 750 (about 21% equity needed), calling is clearly profitable, while raising would fold out worse and get called by flushes.

Four hearts are on the board and I have no heart, so my middle pair of 7s is weak and near-drawing-dead against any flush. Checking controls the pot size and gives me a cheap showdown if the button checks behind.

I have a pair but no heart on a four-heart board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the river.

The board is a heart flush and I hold no heart, so I can only chop. Betting could only make a hand that would chop anyway fold, or lose to any heart, so checking is best.

The board gives both players a flush unless someone holds a heart. Betting cannot get value from worse hands, and a bluff is unlikely to fold out a heart, so I’ll take the showdown.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

42o in the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold.

A3 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise to 2.5 big blinds, especially with the small blind's chips in the pot. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that can be dominated.

I have a gutshot but no diamond on a coordinated flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see how the preflop raiser responds.

I have a made king-high straight and should get value while charging hands with a diamond or other strong draws on this monotone board.

With only ace-high and no diamond, this monotone flop gives me too few reliable ways to improve. Calling out of position is unlikely to realize enough equity.

K7 suited is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5x raise applies pressure to both blinds.

With 6-5 offsuit in the small blind, calling the button's raise leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a marginal spot.

J-4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button raise; its raw equity is unlikely to compensate for poor postflop playability.

Nine-deuce offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button.

Q7 offsuit is a marginal blind-versus-blind hand; completing cheaply keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a pot out of position.

T3 suited is weak; checking our option in the BB takes a free flop in position against the limping SB without bloating the pot.

Q-high has some showdown value and only a backdoor heart draw. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a board that connects with the big blind’s range.

Top two pair on a dry board in a limped pot; bet about two-thirds pot for value and to deny equity from overcards and draws.

I have only queen-high on a dry flop with no meaningful draw, and the big blind has made a sizable bet. Calling would be too loose.

A7 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

92s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet. Folding is standard.

The button can open a wide range, and calling 150 more with connected cards gives me reasonable pot odds. I’ll defend the big blind rather than build a larger pot out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but checking out of position lets me see how the preflop raiser responds before committing more chips.

A small bet can get value from weaker pairs and deny equity to overcards and straight-draw hands. With a modest made hand, I’ll keep the sizing small rather than build a large pot.

I have an open-ended straight draw. The small flop bet offers good odds to continue, with potential to win more if I hit.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking avoids building the pot and lets me assess the price if the button bets.

With only a weak pair of sevens on a turn that strengthens some flop-calling hands, betting is unlikely to get value and risks being raised. I’ll take the free river and preserve showdown value.

My straight draw missed and six-high has little showdown value. The button's turn check suggests a weaker range, so I’ll bluff the river to try to fold out better hands.

My two pair is a bluff-catcher, but the price is favorable enough to call against missed draws and weaker river leads. Folding would require assuming this line is almost always a king or better.