Hold'em table

Ace-high on the button in 3-handed play is ahead of blinds' ranges; raising leverages position and fold equity.

Ace-king offsuit is strong enough to three-bet the button's open. Raising to 1050 applies pressure and reduces the chance of playing a multiway pot out of position.

65 offsuit is too weak to cold-call a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still able to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity realization.

A4 offsuit is dominated and poorly connected facing a large 10.5bb 3-bet from the small blind; calling 800 would be negative EV despite position.

AJo is strong on the button in a three-handed game, so I open-raise for value and position.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and positional disadvantage.

3-8 offsuit is very weak against a button raise; calling out of position would lose more on average than folding the big blind.

82 offsuit is too weak to open profitably against two blinds without evidence they overfold. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and playability.

Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, K7o is ahead of a wide BB range and raising builds value with fold equity despite being out of position postflop.

Calling 200 closes the action, and 5-4 offsuit has enough playability to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise when I will have position after the flop.

Top pair with a flush draw on a wet board has strong equity and needs value and protection, so lead about two-thirds pot.

Bottom pair is weak on this board, but I have position and enough showdown value to call one flop bet rather than fold immediately.

Top pair of kings on a turn that brings a third diamond and completes ten-high straights; checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate a river or opponent bet with my diamond draw.

Bottom pair is weak on this coordinated board, and a bet is unlikely to make stronger hands fold. I'll check and take the free river card.

Pair of Kings with weak 7 kicker on a K-Q-J three-diamond board is only marginal showdown value. Checking controls the pot, lets worse Q/J hands check back, and avoids paying off flushes, straights, two pair, or better Kings that called the flop.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, and betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands or fold out many better ones.

8-4 offsuit is a very weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play; calling or raising 100bb deep has negative expected value versus the blinds.

With the button folded, J4 offsuit is playable heads-up. A minimum raise gives me a chance to win the blind without committing much.

Calling costs 100 chips to contest a 400-chip pot, requiring 25% equity. Against a small-blind min-raise, 6-4 offsuit is worth defending with position and no rake.

I have jack-high with no immediate draw on a paired board. Checking avoids investing more with a weak hand.

With almost no showdown value, I can use a small positional bluff to pressure the small blind's checked range. Betting 150 into 400 risks little and retains a backdoor diamond draw.

J-high has little showdown value and no immediate draw on this paired flop. Calling the bet out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

Q4 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

K7 suited is a reasonable three-bet bluff against a button open, with a king blocker and suited postflop potential. Raising to 1000 pressures the opener’s wide range and discourages the big blind from entering.

2-4 offsuit is very weak facing a raise and a large re-raise to 1000; calling 900 has poor equity and reverse implied odds.

Q4 suited is too easily dominated by a small-blind 3-bet to 10 big blinds, and calling risks costly postflop decisions despite having position.

Q3 offsuit is below a standard button opening range at 100 big blinds. Its weak kicker and poor playability make folding preferable to investing against both blinds.

Heads-up in the small blind versus the big blind after the button folded, T3 suited has enough equity and pot odds for just 50 more to see a flop.

9-2 offsuit is too weak to raise for value, and checking lets me see a free flop.

Top pair on a club-draw heavy flop heads-up; betting for value and protection against draws and overcards.

Bottom pair can beat bluffs and draws, and the call is affordable relative to the pot. Raising would turn a modest showdown hand into a bluff.

Top pair on a draw-heavy board with two flush draws and straight draws; betting OOP charges draws and gets value from worse pairs while keeping the pot manageable.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker is unlikely to be ahead often enough against a second bet, and the price is too high to continue for a possible five-out improvement.