Hold'em table

76 offsuit is too weak to profitably open on the button even three-handed.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Ace-seven offsuit is strong enough to raise for initiative rather than just complete.

A8o has enough equity against a wide SB raising range, and I only need 200 to call into a 400 pot while acting last postflop. Calling keeps the pot small with a hand that plays fine in position.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a paired king board, out of position; checking keeps the pot small rather than bloating it with a hand that is usually behind when called.

On the paired KK6 board my Ah8s is merely one pair (board kings) with a mediocre kicker, and the preflop raiser's checking range (pocket pairs, better aces, Kx) mostly has me beat, so I check back for pot control and can release to turn aggression.

Ace-high has no pair or draw on a paired king board, and the pot is small after both checked the flop. Checking keeps the price free and preserves showdown value rather than bluffing into a caller who may be trapping.

Ace-high has some showdown value after both players checked the flop and turn, and betting into the paired board risks getting called by any pair or king. Checking is the highest-EV line.

J4o is too weak to call or raise even on the button in three-handed play; folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, disconnected hand.

Only 50 more into a 150-chip pot heads-up gives good odds; J4o has enough equity against a wide big-blind range, and I can release cheaply if raised.

I hold 82o in the big blind and have the option to check for free after the small blind limped.

I only have bottom pair with a weak kicker out of position, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the big blind's action before committing more chips.

I have eight-high with negligible equity, so checking behind to see a free turn card is optimal.

Seat 3 has checked both flop and turn, showing weakness. With 8-high and no showdown value, a half-pot stab can take down the pot with high fold equity.

I hold jacks and fours (top two pair essentially); seat_1's min bet is weak, so I raise for value while protecting against draws.

I bluffed the turn with eight-high after opponent checked, but got check-raised; folding is trivial with zero equity.

On the button 3-handed, 86o is weak but raising to 3bb applies pressure to both blinds and leverages position; I can fold cheaply if played back at.

95o is well below any reasonable continuing range from the small blind against a button raise.

J5o is too weak to continue against a button open; calling or 3-betting would be -EV from the big blind.

KQ suited is a premium holding on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb to build the pot in position.

K2o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated offsuit hand.

Only 150 more to call into a 400 pot against a wide 3-max button open, and Q5o has enough equity to defend the big blind despite poor position.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker out of position versus the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

As the preflop aggressor in position on a dry T-high board, a small continuation bet of roughly one-third pot effectively denies equity to unpaired hands and applies pressure.

I flopped bottom pair (55) and seat_1's small ~1/3-pot c-bet gives me ~4.7:1 pot odds; my pair beats their overcards and missed draws often enough to call, while raising would fold out bluffs and only get action from better pairs.

My pair of fives with a weak Q kicker is second pair on a turn that completes straight and flush draws, so building the pot against the preflop raiser is risky. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate a bet cheaply or get to showdown.

The turn card connects heavily with the board and opponent's calling range; checking back takes a free card with our overcards and showdown value.

I only hold a pair of fives on a board with many made straights and better pairs; checking keeps the pot small and avoids paying off a stronger hand.

We have King-high after villain called our flop bet. Bluffing into a board where villain likely holds a pair or better is unprofitable, so checking back to see showdown is the best play.

Pocket threes are ahead of most button opening ranges in three-handed play, so a small raise builds the pot and can take it down preflop.

T6 offsuit is far too weak to call a 2.5x button raise out of position with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Defending big blind with QTo against a standard button open getting attractive pot odds.

Flopped top pair with a decent kicker out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to let them c-bet and protect my checking range.

Underpair has some showdown value but is vulnerable on a queen-high two-heart flop. A small c-bet pressures ace-high and weak pairs after the big blind checks.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a dryish board facing a small continuation bet, making a call optimal to keep their range wide.

Check to control the pot with top pair, mediocre kicker out of position.

Pocket threes are an underpair on a Q-9-4-2 board after the opponent called my flop bet, so I check back to control the pot and realize equity cheaply.

We hold top pair with a mediocre kicker out of position; checking allows us to realize our showdown value cleanly or pick off missed river bluffs.

Pocket threes are only a weak pair on this board, so a river bet gets called by better and folds out worse. Checking realizes the small showdown value.

42o is far too weak to play even from the button; folding the trash hand and preserving 100bb for a better spot is clearly best.

73o is far too weak to play out of position against the big blind, making an easy fold.