Hold'em table

Ace-ten offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

53o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak hand loses money.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the call offers favorable pot odds.

I have only king-high with no immediate draw, so I’ll check and avoid building the pot without a strong reason.

A small continuation bet can pressure unpaired hands and deny equity to draws while keeping the pot manageable with ace-high.

King-high with only a runner-runner heart draw has too little equity against the flop bet to justify calling.

87s on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear opening hand, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds and play in position.

2♦3♥ is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a button raise risks investing more out of position with the big blind still to act.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button opening range. A three-bet to 10 big blinds builds value and compensates for being out of position.

87s plays well in position with 100bb stacks against a blind 3-bet, and calling 750 into a 2050 pot is a good price. A 4-bet bluff risks too much against a likely strong range.

Top pair with a strong kicker is ahead of many hands that call a three-bet. A small bet gets value from weaker aces and draws without committing too much against stronger hands.

87 with no pair and no real draw, facing a c-bet on A-K-6 from the preflop 3-bettor, whose range hits this board hard. Calling 700 into 3450 needs about 20% equity, and backdoor-only equity is well short of that.

K♦2♥ is a weak offsuit hand from the button, and limping invites the blinds to realize equity. Folding avoids investing more with poor playability.

Pocket fours are strong enough to open heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 gives us a chance to win the pot now while keeping the sizing modest.

Closing the action in the big blind against a 3x small-blind open, I need about 33% equity. Q2o has roughly that against a wide blind-vs-blind range, so this is a marginal but reasonable defend.

My small pair has little immediate value on this coordinated flop, and betting out of position is unlikely to get enough better hands to fold.

In position after a check, a small stab with a queen overcard and backdoor straight draws can take the pot from missed hands at a low price.

Pocket fours have little equity on this connected, two-spade flop and few ways to improve. Calling out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button with a suited, connected hand, a small open can steal the blinds while keeping the pot manageable when called.

AKo in the small blind facing a button open is a clear 3-bet for value. Sizing to 10bb out of position, with the big blind still to act, is a standard size that also isolates the button.

A5 suited has some blocker value, but calling a large 3-bet out of position with the button still able to act is too costly. I fold rather than inflate the pot with a marginal hand.

Five-three suited is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even in position.

Three-handed on the button, K4o is a standard opening hand. A 2.5bb steal puts pressure on both blinds.

A8 suited is strong enough to defend from the small blind, and calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving its postflop playability out of position.

KQo is strong enough to defend for 150 more, but squeezing out of position against both an opener and a caller risks building a large pot with a dominated hand.

Check with a medium-strength pair in a multiway pot while out of position; this keeps weaker hands in and avoids building the pot against stronger holdings.}

K-high has limited value as a bet in this three-way pot, especially with the preflop raiser still to act. Checking preserves the chance to improve without building the pot.

Bottom pair with a king kicker on a connected board. I'm in position and both opponents checked, so a small bet takes some value and denies equity to overcards and gutshots; I can give up if raised.

I have top pair with a strong ace kicker and am getting favorable pot odds against a small bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise.

K-high has only overcards on this flop and no immediate draw. Facing a bet and a call in a three-way pot, the hand is unlikely to realize enough equity to continue.

The queen is an unfavorable overcard, and my middle pair with an ace kicker has reasonable showdown value but little need to build a pot. I’ll check and keep the pot controlled.

Bottom pair with a king kicker has some showdown value but can't get called by worse on this Q-9-8 board. Checking back controls the pot and realizes equity.

With a modest pair of eights and an ace kicker, checking preserves showdown value; a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse often enough to justify it.

A pair of fours has some showdown value against missed draws like JT or A-high, but a bet would only get called by better hands such as 8x, 9x or the 67 that just made a straight. Checking back to take the free showdown is best.

9-3 offsuit is too weak to continue from the button against the big blind, even with a small call price. Fold rather than invest in a marginal multiway pot.

KJ suited is strong heads-up against the big blind and worth raising for value despite being out of position.

Facing a 3x small-blind open from the big blind, K6o has plenty of equity against a wide SB range. Calling 200 into a 600 pot while holding position postflop is profitable.

This low, connected flop favors the big blind's calling range. With only two overcards and a backdoor club draw, I prefer to check.

Top pair with a king kicker and a backdoor flush draw on a low, draw-heavy board after the preflop raiser checked. A small bet gets value and protection while keeping the pot controlled.

Two overcards and a backdoor club draw give me enough potential to continue against this small flop bet.

King-high has little value to bet on this board, which favors the big blind’s range. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

Top pair (a 6 with a king kicker) on a paired board is probably ahead of the small-blind raiser's floated overcards, weaker pairs and straight draws. A modest bet gets value and protection while keeping the pot controlled against overpairs.

K-high has no meaningful draw on this paired board. Against a second bet, the price is too high to continue with only uncertain overcard outs.