Hold'em table

Pocket sixes are a strong enough button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5bb open builds value while retaining maneuverability postflop.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, T4o is a marginal but acceptable big blind defend, so I'll call rather than fold.

T4 offhand has only a gutshot to a wheel draw (needs a 2 for A-2-3-4-5? no, just backdoor) and little equity out of position against the preflop raiser on a K-high board; check and likely give up to a c-bet.

Betting small for value and protection with an underpair to the king on this dry flop, while retaining flexibility against a check-raise.

T4 offsuit has no pair, no draw beyond weak backdoors, and poor equity against a c-bet on a K-high board, so folding is the low-cost choice even at a good price.

J4 suited is playable from the button in a three-handed game. A minimum raise uses position while keeping the investment modest.

94 offsuit in the small blind facing a button min-raise, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. We'd be out of position with a weak, dominated hand.

K9 offsuit has sufficient equity to defend the big blind against a button min-raise, especially heads-up after the small blind folds.

I lead for value and protection with top pair on this coordinated board, while charging heart draws and weaker one-pair hands.

Top pair is strong enough to continue in position, but the weak kicker makes raising unattractive.

With only king-high and a heart blocker, checking preserves showdown value and avoids building a pot against the opponent's flop-calling range.

Top pair and an open-ended straight draw give me value against weaker pairs and draws. A moderate turn bet also charges heart draws without building an oversized pot.

With only a marginal nine-high heart draw and no made pair, calling the turn bet is not profitable against this line.

On the button 3-handed, 75s is a clear opening hand; a standard 2.5bb open takes initiative and positional advantage.

8c5s is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind facing a button raise, with the big blind still behind.

A-T offsuit is strong against a button opening range. A three-bet puts pressure on weaker hands and avoids playing a small pot out of position.

75s facing a large 3-bet (9.5bb) from the big blind is a marginal defend. The sizing leaves poor implied odds at this SPR, so folding is the low-variance, near-equal-EV choice.

T4 suited is too weak to profitably open reliably against both blinds at this depth, so I preserve the stack.

With 5♥4♥ in the small blind, completing for 50 chips is a low-cost way to see a flop against the big blind.

Q2o is weak. Checking my option against the small blind's limp sees a free flop in position without bloating the pot.

I have no made hand and only remote backdoor draws on this flop. Checking keeps the pot small while I see what the big blind does.

Top pair with a weak kicker in a limped pot against a small blind who checked. A half-pot bet gets value from worse queens, nines and draws, and protects against overcards.

I have only five-high with backdoor draws on a dry flop. Calling out of position offers little value, even against a small bet.

K8 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds 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, and it is too weak to 3-bet profitably.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise at this sizing, especially out of position.

Q9o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise hand; a 2.5x open applies pressure to both blinds.

Kh9c is strong enough to defend the small blind against a button min-raise at this depth, especially with the big blind still behind.

A5 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind for 150 chips into a 600-chip pot, but is not strong enough to squeeze against both opponents.

Multiway on a coordinated flop, K-high with a king-high heart draw has showdown and drawing value but is not strong enough to lead into two opponents. Checking preserves flexibility.

Middle pair has showdown value, but in a three-way pot it is not strong enough to build a large pot out of position. Checking keeps weaker hands in and lets me assess the button's action.

Checked to me on the button in a 3-way pot; Q9 with a backdoor heart draw and overcards makes a reasonable small c-bet on a low board that favors my range.

K-high with no made draw has insufficient equity multiway, especially with the big blind still behind us.

Middle pair with an ace kicker is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, especially after the other player folded.

My pair of fives has some showdown value, but a turn bet would often get called by better hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess if the button bets.

The ten is a good overcard for my preflop-raiser range, and the big blind's check shows weakness. Q-high has little showdown value, so a two-thirds pot barrel can fold out weak pairs and busted draws.

Bottom pair with little chance to improve is too weak to continue against a sizable turn bet. Calling out of position would require too many bluffs or draws in the button’s range.