Hold'em table

Opening from the button with an Ace in 3-handed play to apply pressure and utilize positional advantage.

A9o is strong enough to defend the small blind against a button open in a 3-handed game, and I am getting good odds to see a flop. I will proceed cautiously if the big blind squeezes.

Calling 100 into a 500-chip pot gives 6-5 offsuit a good price to see a flop. Raising would build a larger pot with a weak hand against two opponents.

I missed the flop with ace-high on a paired low board and prefer to check rather than bloat the pot out of position against two opponents.

Trips are strong on this low paired flop. A moderate bet gets value from pocket pairs and draws while denying free cards.

Holding A3 offsuit on a paired 5-5-4 flop facing a donk bet with another player still left to act behind gives poor implied odds and insufficient equity.

I have ace-high with overcards and the bet is small relative to the pot; calling keeps my range wide and I can reevaluate on the turn.

Ace-high with no pair on a paired board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting more chips in without a made hand.

Trips are strong enough to bet for value against pairs and draws. A bet of 850 also charges diamond and straight draws without overcommitting against a better five.

Ace-high with no pair on a paired board, facing a large turn bet from a player who has bet flop and turn; my hand has little showdown value and I'm out of position, so folding is best.

T3o is too weak to call a full big blind preflop, especially with two players still behind and poor playability.

A7 suited is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value rather than complete from the small blind.

84s is too weak to defend against a 3x open from the small blind, even with position.

Pocket queens are a strong button hand three-handed. Raising to 3 big blinds builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in.

4s2s is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise with the big blind left to act.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3x button raise; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

95o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

T6o has enough equity against a likely wide big blind range to complete for 50 into 150, and raising would bloat the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

With a small pocket pair against a small-blind limp, I can see the flop for free and keep the pot manageable.

I have a weak gutshot with T6 on an AQ8 flop and I'm out of position against the big blind. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

With a small pocket pair on an ace-high flop, I have some showdown value but little reason to build the pot. Checking keeps the pot small.

I have a gutshot straight draw with Tc on an A-8-Q-J board, but no pair and no flush draw. Checking is the safe play to see a free river card, as betting into two opponents with only a draw is not profitable.

After two checks from the small blind, a small turn bet can win the pot from unpaired hands and protect my low pair. I'll avoid building a large pot if called.

I have a gutshot straight draw with only 8 outs (~17% equity), but the pot odds require about 29% to call. Out of position and facing a turn raise, folding is the best play.

Button steal with a weak hand; raising to 300 applies pressure and we have position postflop.

6-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

75o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.

Pocket sixes are a strong button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while keeping the investment modest.

Holding 9h 2d in the small blind against a button open is an easy fold.

J5o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even getting 2.7:1. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand with poor postflop potential.