Hold'em table

A6o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; going 2.5bb to steal the blinds while keeping it cheap.

A7o in the small blind versus a wide 3-handed button open plays poorly as a flat out of position; 3-betting to ~3.5x applies pressure, folds out much of the button's range, and blocks premium aces.

JTs has enough playability to call the 3-bet, especially with position on the small blind if the button folds.

A6o is dominated against a 3-bet range plus a cold-call, and I would be out of position to two players. The 650 call isn't worth it with this reverse-implied-odds hand, so I'll fold.

Bottom pair with ace kicker on a coordinated Q-T-7 two-spade board that hits the BB's 3-bet calling range; out of position with marginal showdown value, checking controls the pot rather than bloating it with a weak hand.

Middle pair has showdown value, but betting into the preflop reraiser's strong range risks building a pot against better hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Bottom pair with ace kicker on a very wet board (two flush draws, straight possibilities); betting has little value and folds out worse while getting called by better, so check and evaluate the river.

With a pair, a flush draw, and a straight draw, a modest bet can deny free cards to overcards while keeping the pot manageable against stronger hands.

Half-pot turn bet after flop checked through; bottom pair with ace kicker gets ~22% pot odds and villain's range includes many draws (J9, 96, flush draws, KJ/AJ) on this wet board. Calling once and reevaluating river; raising has no merit.

Pair of sevens with ace kicker on a board that completed flushes and straights; no value in betting, so check and decide versus a river bet.

I have a jack-high flush. A moderate river bet can get called by queens and overpairs while limiting losses against a higher flush.

Holding only fourth pair (7s with ace kicker) on a Qd-7s-Ts-8d-2d board that completed a flush and multiple straights; opponent called a 3-bet then bet turn and river, so our hand beats almost nothing in that line besides pure bluffs, and the value range (Qx, Tx, 8x, 99/JJ, flushes, straights) is too wide to call at ~30% required equity.

K4o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure on the blinds with position.

Eight-six 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 3-handed button open, 32s has enough playability with suited and straight potential to defend by calling.

I have 3-high with no spade on a monotone A-Q-7 board that strongly favors the button's opening range, so a stab has little fold equity. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me give up cheaply.

Ace-high monotone flop favors my preflop raising range; a small c-bet with K4o (no spade, no showdown value) folds out the big blind's non-spade, non-pair hands cheaply while risking little.

3-2 offsuit in clubs has no pair, no draw, and no backdoor equity on a monotone spade A-Q-7 board. Folding to the small c-bet is clearly correct.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand. I’m raising to build the pot while keeping weaker hands in.

J8 offsuit in the small blind against a button open is too weak to call out of position with the big blind still to act. It's not a good 3-bet bluff candidate either, so I'll fold.

T4 offsuit is a weak, unconnected hand out of position against a button open; folding is the standard play despite decent pot odds.

Q9s on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the risk small.

K4 suited from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position against two opponents; folding is the standard play.

A8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding a large pot out of position.

I have the nut flush draw and a gutshot. Checking to the preflop raiser preserves the option to respond to a bet while avoiding an unnecessary out-of-position lead.

Flush draw plus overcards on a connected board; c-betting about 2/3 pot gives fold equity and builds the pot with a strong draw. Betting in position versus the big blind's check is the standard play here.

The nut flush draw and gutshot give me strong equity, and a check-raise can also win the pot immediately against weaker bets.

The nut-ish flush draw (Q-high spades) plus two overcards gets good odds: 950 to win 3150, needing about 23% equity. Shoving 94bb over a check-raise is too large, so I call and realize equity in position.

The turn gives me the nut flush. Betting for value targets weaker flushes, straights, and sets while leaving a river shove possible.

The Ks completed my Q-high flush, and only As-x spade flushes beat it. Villain's check-raise range has many sets, two pairs, straights and non-nut flush draws, so I'm going all-in for value and to deny equity to sets drawing to a full house.

I have the ace-high flush and am well ahead of almost every possible hand. Calling the all-in is clear.

QJ suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; raising to 2.5bb builds the pot in position with a strong playable hand.

T3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 150 into 400 (27% equity needed) from the big blind against a button 2.5x open, 76o has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

Bottom two pair on a J-high board that favors the preflop raiser. Checking to the button, who should c-bet often here, sets up a check-raise to build the pot and protect against straight draws.

Top pair with a queen kicker on a dry-ish Jh6c7s board; value bet about 60% of pot against the BB's capped calling range after they checked.

Bottom two pair on a draw-heavy J76 board is strong and vulnerable to many turn cards, so check-raising builds the pot and denies equity against the button's c-bet range.","table_message":""}

Top pair with a queen kicker on a dry-ish board facing a check-raise; the BB's range includes draws (98, T9, 85) and bluffs as well as sets/two pair, so calling to see the turn at ~28% required equity is clearly profitable while raising would only isolate against the strong part of the range.

Two pair is still well ahead of the overpairs, top pairs and draws that call a flop check-raise, though the 5 completes some straights. I'll bet about 63% pot for value and protection, keeping the pot manageable if I get raised.

Top pair with Q kicker on J67-5 faces a flop check-raise plus a large turn barrel; the 5 completes 89/43/84 straights and improves two-pair/set combos that dominate the check-raise range. With a river shove looming and little equity against value, folding is best.

Five-four suited is playable on the button three-handed. A small raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

A2o from the small blind against a wide 3-handed button open plays poorly flatting out of position with the big blind still to act. A2o is a reasonable 3-bet bluff with an ace blocker, so I'll 3-bet to 10bb and take the initiative."

T3 suited is far too weak to continue facing a 3-bet to 1000 with the original raiser still to act behind; folding loses only the blind.

With 5♥4♥ on the button, I can call the 3-bet and play in position with a suited connector and deep stacks.

In a 3-bet pot on a low board that favors my range, a small c-bet with bottom pair, an ace kicker, and wheel/backdoor equity gets value and protection against the overcards in the button's calling range.

Middle pair is worth continuing against this small flop bet, especially in position. Raising would risk too much against the small blind’s strong preflop range.

Bottom pair is weak against a range that called a 3-bet and a flop c-bet, and the 8s brings more draws. Checking controls the pot and keeps some showdown value.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting is unlikely to fold out an overpair. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to the river.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker has some showdown value against missed draws, but it won't get called by worse hands and makes a poor bluff against the 9x and 8x hands that called the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us realize our equity.

Bottom pair has some showdown value against missed overcards. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse or fold out enough better hands.