Hold'em table

75o is at the very bottom of a 3-handed button opening range, and with two players left to act, folding is a low-risk, near-breakeven choice.

With A♣K♣ heads-up from the small blind after the button folds, I raise for value and initiative at a standard 3bb sizing.

7-3 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a raise, and calling 200 more with poor equity and position is not profitable.

T8 suited on the button is a playable open-raise hand with positional advantage. Raising to 3bb pressures the blinds and builds a pot when called.

Facing a raise to 300 with only A3 offsuit and needing to call 250 more, the hand is weak and likely dominated. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Getting about 3.25:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, 64o has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

The 64o flop is a gutshot (a 3 or 7 makes a straight) plus a backdoor heart draw on a board that favors the button's opening range. Checking to the preflop raiser is standard here.

Betting small with middle pair extracts value from weaker Tx, 5x, and draws while denying free equity on this coordinated board.

6-high with only backdoor draws on a Q-T-5 board that favors the preflop raiser; not enough equity to call even a small bet profitably.

Blind vs blind, 87o is a reasonable open from the small blind, so I'll raise to 3bb rather than limp.

With 5-3 offsuit facing a small-blind raise, this hand is too weak to defend profitably.

97o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard opening hand; a 2.5bb raise-first-in steals the blinds often and keeps position postflop.

7-2 offsuit is an extremely weak hand facing an opening raise from the small blind, with the big blind still to act.

I'm getting good pot odds to defend the big blind with a marginal hand, and T7o has enough playability to see a flop in position relative to the raiser.

With an open-ended straight draw on a paired board where I have the range advantage, a small c-bet works as a semi-bluff: it can take the pot now and still has equity when called.","placeholder":""}

KQs is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb builds the pot while retaining positional leverage.

Pocket threes have enough equity and implied odds to call the small raise, especially with the big blind yet to act and deep stacks. Folding is too weak, and raising with a small pair out of position is unnecessary.

Getting 5:1 on a 150-chip call in a multiway pot. Q6o has enough raw equity to defend despite being out of position.

My pair of threes is weak on this monotone diamond flop, so I prefer to see the action cheaply rather than build a pot with a vulnerable hand.

Bottom pair with no diamond on a monotone, very wet board in a three-way pot is weak, and the preflop raiser is still to act. Check and give up cheaply if there's significant action.

With two opponents on a monotone coordinated flop and no diamond, checking back preserves equity with overcards and a gutshot while avoiding facing a check-raise.

I have no diamond and only a small pair on a four-diamond board, so betting has little value. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

With four diamonds on board, bottom pair and no diamond has almost no showdown value and makes a poor bluff into two players who could easily hold a diamond. Checking keeps it cheap.

A small turn stab can profitably pressure two opponents who have checked twice and often lack a diamond. My hand has no showdown value on this four-diamond board, so betting is preferable to checking.

I only have a small underpair with no diamond on a four-to-flush board, and the turn bettor likely has a diamond or a better made hand. Calling is not profitable here.

Getting 5:1 against a small 1/4-pot stab from a player who checked back the flop, so bottom pair has enough showdown value to call once, although four diamonds on board mean I will be cautious on the river.

Our bottom pair has almost no showdown value on a four-diamond board that also makes straights possible. Bluffing into a turn bettor is unlikely to get folds, so we check and plan to fold to a bet.

I have no showdown value with king-high. A substantial river bluff credibly represents a diamond flush after betting the turn and can fold out many one-pair and missed holdings.

Bottom pair with no diamond on a four-flush board that also allows straights is nearly a bluff-catcher that loses to most of the button's value range after a turn bet and a river barrel. The call would need about 28% equity, which we likely don't have.

On the button with a suited king, I raise to apply pressure and try to take the blinds. K8s is playable enough if called.

75o from the small blind facing a 3x button open is too weak to call out of position with the big blind still to act, and it is too weak for a profitable 3-bet. Folding costs only the 50 already posted.

J6 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button 3x open out of position, especially with no prior reads available.