Hold'em table

KJo on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise. A 2.5bb open applies pressure on the blinds.

T8 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

KTo has enough equity to defend from the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

We hold KTo on an A-J-8 flop with no pair and only a gutshot straight draw to a Q. We are out of position against the preflop raiser; checking is standard to see their action.

The ace-high board favors my preflop-raising range, so a small c-bet with second pair and a king kicker gets value from weaker Jx and 8x. It also denies equity to Q, T and 9 draws while risking little.

Holding Td Ks on Ad Jc 8h, I have a gutshot straight draw with only 4 outs and poor pot odds. Out of position, calling is unprofitable long-term, so I fold to preserve my stack.

K9 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q5o is a weak hand and I'm out of position against a button raise. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Getting 150 to win 400 (about 27% equity needed) against a button open, so 74s is a profitable defend from the big blind.

I have 7-high with no draw on a Q-high two-tone board, out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking is standard. I'll fold to a c-bet unless the price is very cheap.

A small continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands while risking relatively little with king-high and some backdoor potential.

74s has no pair and no real draw on Qd8d2h, so its equity is well below the roughly 20% that calling 180 into 730 requires. Check-raising as a bluff with no backup equity is not worthwhile.

J6o is a weak offsuit hand facing the big blind with no money invested; folding avoids playing a likely dominated hand out of position preflop.

73o is one of the weakest hands to play out of position from the small blind against the big blind. Completing for 50 into a pot of 150 doesn't make up for its poor playability postflop, so I fold.

In 3-handed play the button is the first to act, so 98o is a standard open here. A 2.5bb raise to 250 puts pressure on both blinds.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 2c5d is extremely weak and has poor playability out of position facing a raise; folding preserves my stack for better spots.

J8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

35s is too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position and lacks the equity to justify the pot odds; folding preserves my stack.

K9o in the big blind facing a 2.5bb button open has an easy defend: we need 150 to win a 400 pot, so the price is good. 3-betting it is too thin, so calling is the right action.

K-high on a dry paired board that favors the button's opening range; check to the raiser and plan to defend against small c-bets with overcards.

On this dry paired flop, a small continuation bet can fold out some unpaired hands while risking relatively little with jack-high.

Getting about 4:1 against a small c-bet on a dry 322 board, K9 has two overcards and enough equity to continue against the button's wide range. Calling keeps their bluffs in.

The turn 9 gives me top pair with a king kicker on a dry paired board. I'm leading about 55% pot to get value from overcards, smaller pairs and draws that would often check back, and to deny their equity.

J-high has no meaningful draw on this paired board, and calling the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

From the button with Tc6s, a raise to 200 attempts to steal the blinds; position advantage makes it profitable if opponents fold, and I can easily fold to a re-raise.

The button's min-raise gives a good price (150 to win 500), and 93s has enough equity against a wide 3-handed button range to call despite being out of position. It's marginal, but suited playability justifies a flat call.

Calling 100 more with pocket threes offers strong pot odds and a cheap chance to flop a set in a multiway pot.

I have a weak gutshot with a backdoor flush draw, out of position in a three-way pot. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see if the others show weakness.

With a small pair and a gutshot draw in a three-way pot, checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see what the preflop raiser does.

We have top pair with a ten kicker on a low board. Both opponents checked, so we bet for value and to protect against straight draws.

Getting 4:1 on the call with a gutshot to the 5, a backdoor flush draw and a 9 overcard against a small, wide c-bet. That makes a call reasonable, especially with good implied odds if the disguised straight comes in.

Pocket threes have a gutshot and set outs, but against a bet and a call in a multiway pot, those outs may not all be clean. Playing out of position makes calling unlikely to be profitable.

Top pair with a weak kicker plus a gutshot, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the button bluff, and I can decide on a call when I see the bet size.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker, and the turn didn't improve me. Since the opponent checked, I'll check behind to realize my showdown value and avoid inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

Our 6-high straight beats the one-pair and two-pair hands the opponent likely holds after checking back the turn. A medium-sized value bet gets calls from those hands while limiting losses to flushes and higher straights.

My pair of sixes is too weak on this river with flush and straight possible; I fold to conserve chips.