Hold'em table

75o is too weak to open profitably from the button in 3-handed play against two blinds; folding is the standard low-risk choice.

Ace-king suited is a premium hand heads-up against the big blind. Raise to build the pot and take the initiative.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x raise, even with position after the flop.

T8 suited is a solid button open three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

A3 offsuit blocks strong ace holdings and can profitably pressure a wide button opening range. Raising also avoids a difficult out-of-position call with the big blind still to act.

64 offsuit facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind, with the opener still behind, is a clear fold from the big blind.

T8 suited is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet to 10 big blinds; calling would put in a substantial amount with poor equity against a likely strong range.

J7 offsuit is a playable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

87o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold; calling out of position with a weak offsuit hand is -EV and 3-betting it is too loose.

3h5c is a very weak offsuit hand and will realize equity poorly out of position against the button's raise. The price is not enough to justify defending it.

97o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a small raise to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

7♣2♥ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling from the small blind would leave me out of position against a raise with the big blind still to act.

Calling 150 into a 400-chip pot gives T7 offsuit a reasonable price to defend the big blind against a button open.

I have a gutshot straight draw but little reason to build the pot out of position. Checking lets me see how the preflop raiser responds.

Open-ended straight draw (5 or 10) plus backdoor equity on a paired board, and we're in position against a check. A small c-bet works well here: it has good fold equity and builds the pot with a strong draw.

The small bet gives favorable pot odds to continue with a gutshot, a backdoor flush possibility, and some chance of pairing. Raising would overcommit a weak draw.

My ten kicker is often behind the preflop raiser on a board with three eights. Checking avoids building the pot while preserving my chance to improve on the river.

With 9-high on a trips board and an open-ended straight draw, a bluff is unlikely to fold out the 6x, pocket pairs and draws that called the flop. Checking back realizes equity cheaply.

My ten-high kicker makes the board’s trip eights a weak showdown hand, but a river bluff is unlikely to fold out enough better hands. Checking preserves my chance to win against missed draws.

We have a 9-high straight on a paired board. Villain has checked twice, which suggests weakness, so a small value bet can get calls from worse hands while keeping our losses small if they have a full house.

The river bet is small, but T7 is a weak bluff-catcher on a board with three eights. Many ordinary opening hands beat it, so I’ll fold.

KhQh is a strong button hand in a three-handed game, so I’ll open-raise for value and initiative. A 3x raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Calling 250 with pocket threes keeps the pot manageable while giving me a chance to flop a set. A reraise would commit too much with a hand that plays poorly against a call.

Getting 3.5:1 to close the action; Q6o has enough raw equity to take a cheap multiway flop, though I'll play it cautiously postflop.

My low pocket pair is weak on this three-way, monotone flop. Checking avoids building a pot out of position.

Bottom pair with no diamond on a very wet monotone board in a three-way pot, with the preflop raiser still to act; checking controls the pot and lets me see what happens behind.

With no pair or diamond on a three-diamond flop, my hand has little equity and poor bluff potential. I’ll take the free turn after both opponents checked.

With an underpair, no diamond, and two opponents still in the pot, a turn bet is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves chips.

Qs6c holds only bottom pair on a four-diamond board and has no diamond, so it is too weak to bet for value and has almost no outs to improve. Checking keeps the pot small and saves chips if someone behind has a flush.

With no diamond on a four-diamond board, my hand has little equity and opponents can easily have a flush. I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into two players.

My pocket threes have little showdown value on a four-diamond board, but a bluff into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. Checking costs nothing.

A pair of sixes has some showdown value on this four-diamond, straight-heavy board. A bluff into two opponents is unlikely to fold out any diamond, so I check.

With no diamond and only king-high, a river bluff is unlikely to get better hands to fold on this four-diamond board. I’ll take the free showdown.

K8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds without overcommitting.

75o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

J♦6♣ is a weak offsuit hand and does not defend profitably against a button raise, even with the blind already posted.