Hold'em table

J3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play against two random blinds at 100bb; folding is standard.

Heads-up from the small blind after the button folds, A9 offsuit is well ahead of the big blind's defending range. Raising applies pressure and builds value with a strong ace.

The small blind can raise a wide range, and 7♣3♣ has enough suited potential to defend the big blind in position for 200 more chips.

This flop connects reasonably with the big blind's calling range, and A-high has limited immediate value multiway. Checking preserves equity and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

A small bet in position can fold out some unpaired overcards. If called, I still have backdoor flush and straight possibilities.

The small flop stab from the big blind can be wide after checking back to them. Ace-high retains showdown value and can improve on later streets, making the favorable price worth defending.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this board favors the caller's made-pair range and I have no strong draw. Checking keeps the pot controlled.

I have no made hand or meaningful draw, and the opponent called my flop bet. Taking the free card is better than bluffing this turn.

Ace-high has little showdown value after the passive turn. A moderate river bluff can fold out missed overcards and some weak pairs while risking less than a large bet.

I have only seven-high, and even many of my opponent’s possible bluffs beat it. With no reliable read that a raise would get through, folding is best.

J2 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in this format.

With the button folded, Q3 offsuit has enough equity to complete the small blind heads-up, but is too weak to build a large pot out of position.

J9o plays well in position against a small-blind limp range, so an isolation raise can take the pot now or build a pot where I have the edge.

Q3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a sizable big-blind raise, especially out of position.

T5 suited is playable on the button in a three-handed, rake-free game. A modest open uses position without committing too much with a marginal hand.

K8o in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is dominated and out of position. Folding beats flatting or 3-betting light here.

A2 suited has sufficient equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button min-raise heads-up.

Ace-high has little immediate showdown value on this coordinated board, but checking preserves flexibility and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker is too thin to bet for value on this draw-heavy flop. Checking keeps the pot manageable and preserves the option to call a reasonable turn bet.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a gutshot to the wheel. Checking keeps the pot controlled after the flop checked through.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Our ace-high has some showdown value but loses to most better ace-high holdings. A modest river bluff can fold out unpaired kings and jacks after the opponent has checked twice.

Bottom pair is a weak bluff-catcher on a river that completes the heart flush. The two-thirds-pot bet can be value from many hands that beat it, so I fold.

Three-handed on the button, a wide opening range makes T6o a marginal but acceptable steal. A small 2.5bb open pressures the blinds cheaply.

A-J offsuit is strong against a button open in short-handed play. A 3-bet from the small blind builds value and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

Nine-six suited is too weak to continue against a substantial three-bet, especially with the original raiser still in the hand.

T6o is a weak button open, and it can't profitably continue against a small-blind 3-bet to 8.5bb. Calling 6bb out of position of the aggressor with a dominated, low-equity hand loses money.

On the button, T8 offsuit is a reasonable steal candidate versus the blinds. A 2.5bb open applies pressure while keeping the investment modest.

K8 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 27% pot odds in the big blind against a wide three-handed button open, so 94o is a marginal but acceptable defend.

The weak hand has only a single-card 9-high flush draw on a monotone board. Checking to the preflop raiser out of position is best.

A small continuation bet leverages my preflop range advantage on this king-high board and can fold out unpaired holdings. The sizing limits risk on the monotone texture where I have little showdown value.

The price is good: 200 to win 950. My 9d gives me a flush draw on this monotone board, plus some backdoor equity, so calling beats folding. The draw is too weak to raise.

The four-diamond turn gives me a 9-high flush, which beats most of the button's c-betting range, including top pairs, two pairs, and lower flushes. A medium bet gets value from Ax, Kx and single low diamonds while keeping the pot controlled against higher flushes.

We have no pair, no diamond, and no meaningful draw on a four-diamond board facing a substantial turn bet.

QTo is a solid button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q6o from the small blind facing a button open is too weak to call out of position with the big blind still to act, so folding is best.

Defend the big blind against the button min-raise with K9 suited, which has adequate equity and playability heads-up.

With only king-high and little immediate equity on this dry flop, checking is preferable to building a pot out of position.

A small continuation bet on this dry flop can win the pot after the big blind checks. Q-T also has some backdoor straight potential if called.

King-high with no pair, draw, or strong backdoor equity is not worth continuing against the button's flop bet.