Hold'em table

On the button in three-handed play, K5 offsuit is suitable for a small opening raise to leverage position and initiative.

73 offsuit in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It is out of position and too weak to call or 3-bet profitably.

K-T suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small button raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in without building a large pot out of position.

With king-high and only backdoor draws, I prefer to check out of position against the preflop raiser.

A small continuation bet leverages the preflop range advantage and can fold out unpaired overcards while retaining a manageable pot with king-high.

The small bet gives K-high with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw enough potential to continue against a button continuation bet.

The turn gives me a king-high flush draw, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to the preflop raiser's action.

Betting the turned open-ended straight draw gives us strong equity when called while applying pressure to missed overcards and weaker draws.

The turn gives me a king-high flush draw, and a king or ten may also be good. Calling preserves my equity without building a large pot out of position.

The club draw missed, leaving only king-high. Checking avoids committing more chips against a range that has bet both the flop and turn.

The queen is a strong overcard to the opponent's likely medium-pair check-call range, while my king-high has little showdown value. A substantial river bluff can fold hands such as a 4, small pocket pair, or some 9x.

King-high missed its draw and is unlikely to beat a third bet. Raising would risk too many chips with little reason to expect a fold.

52o is too weak to open from the button even 3-handed; folding is standard.

Q4 suited is strong enough to raise from the small blind against a lone big blind, with position offset by the chance to win the pot preflop.

T2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a small-blind raise, even at a favorable price.

75 offsuit is a weak button hand at 100 big blinds, with limited playability when called. Folding avoids investing in a marginal spot.

9-3 suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against the big blind with shallow positional disadvantage.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand; a standard button open builds value while retaining action from weaker hands.

84s in the small blind facing a 3x button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; calling out of position is unprofitable.

T7 offsuit is a marginal but playable big-blind defense against a button open. The dead small blind improves the price of calling.

I have no made hand and only weak backdoor draws, so I’ll check rather than bet into the preflop raiser.

With top overpair and the nut diamond draw, I value-bet while keeping worse one-pair hands and draws involved.

Ten-high has no immediate straight or flush draw on this board. Calling 400 out of position against the preflop raiser is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button 3-handed, 54o is a reasonable steal candidate with two players left to act. A small open to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

T7 suited has enough potential to continue against a button open at this price. Calling keeps the pot manageable from the small blind.

2-4 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a raise and call from the big blind.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but not enough to build a pot out of position. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

As the preflop raiser in position on a King-high board that favors my range, a small one-third-pot c-bet can fold out many of the small blind's weaker hands. My 5-high has almost no showdown value, so this is a cheap bluff.

Middle pair and a backdoor diamond draw are worth continuing against this small flop bet. Raising would risk building a large pot with a vulnerable hand.

Second pair with a gutshot has showdown value, but betting out of position risks building a large pot against stronger hands. I’ll check and evaluate the button’s action.

Semi-bluff barrel with a gutshot to the 7 against a range that checked twice; fold equity combined with 4 outs makes betting better than taking a free card.

Middle pair and a gutshot have enough equity against a reasonable turn betting range to call at this price. I can reassess on the river if I don't improve.

My seven makes a ten-high straight. I’ll bet for value against kings, two pair, and sets, while keeping the sizing modest because QJ and J7 make higher straights.

I have five-high with no pair and cannot beat anything at showdown. The villain's lead after check-calling twice on a board that just completed straight draws looks strong, so bluff-raising is unlikely to get a fold.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket jacks are a strong value 3-bet from the small blind against a button open. Raising to 8.5bb builds value and reduces the big blind's attractive calling price.

65o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind, with the opener still to act behind; calling 750 out of position is clearly unprofitable, so I fold.

A7 offsuit is often dominated by the small blind's 3-bet range, and calling the larger raise risks difficult postflop decisions despite having position.