Hold'em table

AJo is a strong button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and to take the initiative.

KTo is strong enough to contest a button open, but calling from the small blind risks a multiway pot out of position. A three-bet can win the pot now or isolate the opener.

7-6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the big blind against a large small-blind 3-bet and the opener still behind.

AJo on the button facing a small blind 3-bet in a 3-handed game: calling 700 into a 2000 pot keeps us in position with a hand that does well against a wide blind-vs-button range. Folding is too tight, and a 4-bet mostly gets called or shoved on by better hands.

Top pair in a three-bet pot is strong enough to bet for value. A small bet suits this dry flop.

The small c-bet offers good pot odds: I need to call 600 to win 2600, so about 19% equity is enough. Ace-high with a blocker to AK does well enough against the SB's whole 3-bet range, especially the bluffs and weaker ace-highs, to continue in position.

Top pair can get value from weaker kings, pocket pairs, and draws. A modest turn bet also protects against free river cards.

Ace-high with no draw facing a second barrel from a 3-bet range that is mostly Kx, overpairs, or better Ax. We have poor equity and no reliable showdown value, so the 21% price isn't enough.

J2 offsuit is a weak button opening hand against two players with deep stacks. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand in a potentially large pot.

Complete from the small blind with K-high against the big blind and play a heads-up pot.

Q4o is a marginal hand against a small-blind limp, so I'll take the free flop in position rather than build a pot out of position-neutral spots. Raising could work as a mild isolation, but checking keeps variance low.

I will make a small continuation bet with a king-high flush draw, gutshot, and two overcards, gaining fold equity against the big blind's limp-check range.

We have a gutshot to the wheel-type straight (any 5), a backdoor flush draw and an overcard, and are getting 4:1 on a small bet in a limped pot, so calling is clearly profitable.

I have a diamond flush draw plus a gutshot straight draw, with some fold equity against a one-pair-or-weaker flop call. A medium turn barrel builds a pot when called while pressuring unpaired holdings.

The opponent limped and is making small bets, so their range is weak and capped. A semi-bluff raise with a gutshot to the 5 and a queen overcard can take the pot down now and still has some equity when called.

Call with the diamond flush draw plus open-ended straight draw; the price is reasonable given the pot and potential river equity.

The queen is a credible scare card after my turn raise and can fold out many one-pair hands such as 3x or 6x, plus missed draws. Checking leaves me with only king-high at showdown.

Rivered queens-up with pot odds of about 29% needed; villain's range includes many worse hands and bluffs, but raising only gets called by straights, trips and better queens.

On the button, A8 suited is a strong opening hand short-handed and benefits from taking initiative. I raise to a standard 2.5bb size.

J4 suited from the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call out of position or 3-bet profitably, so I fold.

KTs is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding a large pot out of position.

King-ten has little immediate equity on this low flop, and checking preserves the option to respond to the preflop raiser without building the pot out of position.

This low connected board favors the big blind's calling range, while A8 has only a gutshot and showdown value. Checking preserves equity and avoids facing a check-raise.

King-high has some showdown value, but this connected board makes a bluff unlikely to fold better hands. I’ll check and keep the pot small.

Betting the turn applies pressure after the opponent checked twice and gives us fold equity with an ace-high double-gutshot draw.

King-high has no straight or flush draw on this turn, and calling 350 is unlikely to be profitable against a turn bet.

QTs is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.

J3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend against this button open at this stack depth.

Q5 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

K9 suited has adequate equity and playability to defend the small blind against a button min-raise with the big blind still in.

Getting 4:1 in the big blind with a closing action, so 73o has enough raw equity to justify a cheap multiway call, even though it will be tough to play out of position.

With king-high in a multiway pot and only weak backdoor potential, checking preserves equity and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

73o on T25 has only a gutshot (a 4 fills it), and a preflop raiser is still to act behind in a three-way pot. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me take a cheap card or fold to pressure.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents is unlikely to get enough value from worse hands. Checking controls the pot and preserves position on the turn.

Betting the turn with a king-high club draw and some showdown value applies pressure after the flop checked through. A moderate sizing can fold out unpaired overcards while retaining strong river equity.

Seven-high has no pair and no real draw, and a player is still behind to act. Calling 500 into 1750 isn't justified.

The turn bet can include draws and bluffs after the flop checked through. My pair of fives has some showdown value, and calling keeps the pot manageable in position.

After the turn call, a substantial river bluff can credibly represent a ten, overpair, or trips on this paired board. Checking leaves only king-high, so betting provides better fold equity against missed overcards and marginal holdings.

My two pair can beat missed club draws and some thinner bets. Calling 1200 into a pot of 2950 needs less than 29% equity, making this a reasonable bluff-catch.

9-6 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in this short three-handed format.

KQo is a strong hand in blind-vs-blind, so I raise for value to 3bb rather than just completing.

J7 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, especially with position after the flop.

The low, connected two-tone board favors the big blind's calling range, and KQ high has no draw. Checking out of position keeps the pot small and protects my checking range.

An open-ended straight draw and flush draw give me strong equity. After the preflop raiser checks, a 400-chip bet can win the pot now while building it when I improve.

KQ offhigh has no pair and no draw beyond two overcards on a coordinated 5-8-6 board that favors the BB's calling range. The 28.6% pot odds aren't justified out of position, with reverse implied odds when I do pair up.