Hold'em table

Jack-ten suited is a strong button hand in a three-handed game, so I open to 3bb to build the pot and take the initiative.

KQ offsuit is strong against a button open, so I’ll 3-bet for value and initiative despite being out of position.

Q4o is a very weak hand facing a raise and a 3-bet preflop, making this a clear fold.

JTs plays well in position against a single 3-bettor, and calling 700 into a 1400 pot keeps the SPR manageable while realizing equity. A 4-bet would bloat the pot with a hand that prefers seeing a flop.

This low, connected flop favors the caller’s range, and KQ has no pair or useful backdoor flush draw. Check to control the pot and avoid bluffing into a board that connects well with their calling range.

JT has no pair or draw on 964 rainbow-ish, and the preflop 3-bettor checked. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes equity if an overcard comes.

Top pair with a strong kicker is likely ahead after the flop checked through. A half-pot turn bet gets value from weaker pairs and Kx while charging draws.

Jack-high with no pair or draw on a king-high board; calling a turn bet from the preflop 3-bettor is not justified.

On the button in a three-handed pot, 5-4 offsuit is weak but has some connected-card potential and can see a flop cheaply by completing the blind.

A8o is comfortably ahead of a button open-limp in 3-handed play; raising to 4bb punishes the limp and builds the pot with card advantage.

A2o is too weak to continue out of position against a 4x small-blind raise, with the button still able to come along. Folding avoids reverse implied odds with a dominated ace.

54 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise, even with position and the current pot odds.

53s is at the very bottom of the button opening range in 3-handed play; folding is standard and avoids postflop reverse implied odds.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind with suited Q7. A small raise builds the pot and takes the initiative rather than just completing.

9♠4♣ is a weak offsuit hand, and facing a 3× raise it lacks enough equity to defend even with the pot odds.

84 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in three-handed play; folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, poorly connected hand.

With the button folded, 66 is strong heads-up from the small blind. Raise to 300 for value and to deny the big blind a cheap flop.

Getting 2:1 odds in position with no rake against a small blind open, Q4s has sufficient equity and playability to defend.

With only an underpair on a connected flop that can hit the caller’s range, I’ll check rather than build the pot. This keeps the hand’s showdown value and lets me respond to a bet.

We hold an open-ended straight draw with position; checking behind takes a free card safely without risking facing a check-raise on a wet board.

With a small underpair on a connected board, betting is unlikely to get value and risks building a pot against stronger hands. I’ll check and preserve showdown value.

We hold bottom pair plus an open-ended straight draw; checking behind takes a free card to realize our substantial river equity.

My pocket sixes may already beat missed overcards, while a bet is unlikely to fold better hands. I’ll take the free showdown.

I have trip fours on the river and the opponent checked all three streets. A half-pot value bet targets calling ranges like weak pocket pairs or paired board cards.

The small river bet offers favorable pot odds, and my pair of sixes can beat missed draws and some lower pairs. I’ll bluff-catch rather than raise a marginal hand for value.

With 7-6 offsuit on the button, completing is inexpensive and preserves position against the blinds; raising would be unnecessarily thin.

Nine-three offsuit is far too weak to complete the small blind out of position against a limper and the big blind.

J2 offsuit is too weak to raise out of position against a button limp, and there is nothing to call, so checking is the standard play.

Bottom pair with a jack kicker on a connected two-diamond flop is too weak to build a pot, so I check and keep the price low.

I have a gutshot to a straight but little showdown value, so I’ll take the free card in position rather than build the pot with a weak draw.

Bottom pair with a jack kicker is too weak to bet into a connected turn, and checking keeps the pot small while I still have showdown value.

I have a four-out straight draw and position after the big blind checked twice. A small turn bet can win the pot now while keeping the risk modest.

I have bottom pair and the turn bet is small relative to the pot, so the price is good enough to continue heads-up rather than fold or raise a weak made hand.

I have only a weak pair of twos on a coordinated river and can check for free. There is no value in betting into the turn aggressor, so I take the free showdown.

I have a modest pair of sevens with no strong improvement, so checking preserves showdown value without risking a thin value bet into a stronger hand.

T3o is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against the big blind, so I fold rather than invest more.