Hold'em table

K2 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

AJs in the small blind against a button open is a strong 3-bet hand, and 3-betting avoids playing out of position multiway. Sizing to 10bb applies pressure and isolates the button.

A9 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against the small blind's raise, especially with the button still in the pot. Calling keeps dominated aces and weaker hands involved without inflating the pot.

K2 suited is too weak to continue against a large three-bet and a cold call, even in position.

As the 3-bettor on a dry, low paired board I have a big range advantage, so a small c-bet with ace-high plus a backdoor flush draw works well and folds out many of the BB's unpaired hands.

A9 has strong showdown value against a standard small continuation bet in this 3-bet pot, while keeping in bluffs and weaker broadways. I will call and reassess turns.

Ace-high with little fold equity against a range that cold-called a 3-bet and then called the flop bet, which is mostly pocket pairs. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity.

The turn check gives an opportunity to apply pressure to unpaired overcards and some medium pairs while retaining ace-high diamond flush equity when called.

Ace-high with no draw on a paired board faces a turn bet from a range that called both the 3-bet and the flop c-bet, which should be heavy in pocket pairs and 5x hands. My equity is roughly at the 26% price at best, and the river would likely bring more pressure.

On the button in 3-handed play, 65s is a standard open. Raise to 2.5bb to pressure the blinds and take position.

A2 suited has reasonable equity and nut-flush potential against a button min-raise, particularly with the big blind still to act. Calling preserves flexibility at a low price.

Closing the action costs 150 into a 600-chip pot. The suited hand has enough potential to see a flop at that price, though I’ll play cautiously out of position.

With a nut-flush draw but no made hand in a multiway pot, checking preserves equity and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

With six-high and only weak backdoor draws, I’ll check rather than bluff into two opponents.

Both players checked to the preflop raiser on a dry K-high board that favors my range. A small one-third-pot c-bet should fold out many hands, and 65c keeps backdoor straight and flush draws.

A-high with no made hand or direct draw has too little equity in a three-way pot facing a bet.

Six-three suited has no pair or direct draw on this flop, and calling the bet offers too little equity.

Button open with suited-like connectivity? 65 offsuit is a marginal but playable steal in a 3-handed game; a small raise applies pressure while retaining maneuverability.

T4 suited is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

AKs in the big blind against a button open is a strong value 3-bet; sizing to 10bb out of position.

Suitedness is absent and 56o performs poorly against a large big-blind 3-bet after opening; folding preserves chips.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while preserving flexibility postflop.

KQo from the small blind facing a button open in 3-handed play is a strong hand against a wide range, so a 3-bet for value and initiative works well, and it avoids playing out of position with a big blind still behind.

K4 offsuit is too weak to continue against an early open and a large 3-bet from the small blind.

A6 offsuit is often dominated by a small blind three-bet range, and calling risks expensive postflop decisions despite having position.

62o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play against two blinds, so folding is the low-variance, +EV choice.

J8 offsuit is strong enough heads-up blind versus blind to raise for value and fold equity. I use a standard 3bb open size.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable in position.

I have top pair and retain a range advantage on this Q-J-6 board after raising preflop. A small continuation bet gets value from draws and weaker pairs while controlling the pot.

The small flop bet gives me a reasonable price to continue in position with ace-high, some showdown value, and backdoor draws.

With a marginal pair of jacks on this coordinated board, checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it against stronger queens, two pair, or made straights.

The small flop bet followed by a turn check leaves room for a bluff. Betting 650 can fold out stronger ace-high hands and some weak pairs.

I have a pair plus an open-ended straight draw, giving sufficient equity to continue against the turn bet.

Our pair of jacks has reasonable showdown value after the turn call, but betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough and risks value-owning ourselves.

My pair of fours has some showdown value against missed draws. The river club completes a possible flush, so a bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands.

A♠T♦ is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 3bb applies pressure and builds value with position.

K9 offsuit is too weak to call a 3bb button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

A9o in the big blind against a button 3x open is a comfortable defend: I'm getting 4.25:1 and I'm ahead of much of a wide button range. Calling keeps their weaker hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-ish backdoor is out of position against the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity or check-call a small c-bet.

I have limited showdown value with ace-high but little equity on this connected flop, so I check back and realize equity rather than bluffing into the caller's range.

Ace-high has some showdown value against a range that checked back the flop, and I have no real draw. Betting would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones, so I'll check and control the pot.

Ace-high retains some showdown value after the opponent checked twice, while a turn bet is likely called by most made pairs on this paired board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and preserves river options.

The button checked back the flop and turn, which suggests a weak, capped range. A small value bet with our 9 and top kicker can get called by 7x, underpairs and ace-high while risking little.

The river sizing is small after two streets of checking, so ace-high has enough bluff-catching value against missed overcards and random stabs. Raising would mostly be called by hands that already beat us.