Hold'em table

On the button, T4 suited is playable as an open-raise for positional advantage; a modest raise puts pressure on the blinds.

72s is one of the worst hands in hold'em and I'm facing a 2.5x raise out of position with a third player still to act. Folding is clearly correct.

ATo is well ahead of a standard button opening range in 3-handed play, and calling closes preflop action with favorable pot odds.

Check to the preflop aggressor out of position with an overcard and a gutshot straight draw.

A small continuation bet can pressure unpaired hands on this paired board, and my backdoor heart draw gives me some equity if called. I keep the sizing modest with little immediate showdown value.

With ace-high and a gutshot straight draw to the nuts, calling a small continuation bet of 150 into a 700 pot is getting excellent direct and implied odds.

I have Ace-high with an open-ended straight draw out of position; checking to realize equity or react to the button's action is standard.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but the paired, connected board is likely to have hit the caller. I’ll take the free river card rather than inflate the pot with a marginal bluff.

On this board with three Jacks, any pocket pair or board pair makes a full house. We have trip Jacks with an Ace kicker, which has showdown value against busted straight draws, so checking is the best play.

With three jacks on board, my ten improves the second kicker to Q-T, but betting is unlikely to be called by worse hands. I’ll check and take the showdown.

84 offsuit is far too weak to play even a cheap limped pot from the button with two players already in; folding preserves chips for better spots.

In a blind-versus-blind scenario after the button folds, K8o is a strong hand that should be opened for value and initiative with a raise to 3bb.

A♠Q♥ is a strong hand against the small blind’s wide opening range, so I’ll 3-bet for value and deny equity rather than just call out of position.

K8o is too weak to continue out of position against a substantial 3-bet.

Opening A2s from the button is standard in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds while playing in position.

87s is a playable hand against a button raise, and calling offers reasonable pot odds while avoiding an unnecessary 3-bet from the small blind.

KQo is strong enough to see a flop cheaply for 150 into a 600 pot, but out of position three-way I'd rather not inflate with a 3-bet. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining a strong top-pair hand.

Check with middle pair and a weak kicker in a three-way pot; avoid building a large pot while keeping the option to continue if checked through.

I hold king-high on a 5-8-3 rainbow board with no pair or draw, and seat_3's preflop raise suggests a strong range. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a free card with minimal risk.

Checking back in position with an overcard, gutshot straight draw, and backdoor flush draw to realize equity multiway.

I have two pair on a checked-through flop, and a turn bet can get value from weaker pairs while charging draws. A moderate bet keeps worse hands in the pot.}

I hold king-high with no draws (only 3 hearts total, no straight possible), so calling 500 into 1250 needs ~22% equity but I have at most ~13% with overcard outs. Folding is clearly cheapest against a turn bet from the preflop caller.

Holding ace-deuce high with only an inside straight draw to the low end on a connected board, calling a two-thirds pot bet offers poor pot odds and severe reverse implied odds.

Pocket nines are a strong button-opening hand three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to take initiative.

K6 offsuit from the small blind is dominated too often against a 2.5x button open; calling leaves me out of position with a weak kicker, so folding is the best EV play.

AJo is comfortably ahead of a standard button opening range in 3-handed play, making a 3-bet for value and initiative the preferred line.

Pocket nines are strong enough to continue in position against the 3-bet, but not strong enough to 4-bet for value here. Calling keeps the pot manageable and preserves their postflop value.

I missed the flop completely with AcJd out of position on a wet K-high board, making checking standard against the in-position caller.

With 99 on a king-high flop in a 3-bet pot, a check keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize equity against the opponent’s stronger range. I can also call or value-bet later streets if the runout and action are favorable.

I have Ace-high with no spade on a three-flush board; checking is prudent to realize equity or control the pot.

The turn check gives me an opportunity to apply pressure on a four-spade board, while the 9♠ provides a flush draw if called. A modest bet can fold out overcards and keeps the risk controlled.

I hold Ace-high with no spade or straight draw on a board with three spades and four to a straight. Calling or raising with no spade equity is unprofitable against a delayed turn bet.

King-nine offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 3x builds the pot with position and can win blinds immediately.

Folding T4s out of position in the small blind facing a 3x button open.

J8 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the pot odds favor calling. I’ll avoid a 3-bet with a hand that plays poorly when reraised.

I have a modest pair with a decent kicker on a two-spade flop, so checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the preflop raiser act.

A small turn bet can get value from weaker pairs and charge spade draws after the flop checked through. I’ll keep it modest because a queen or stronger made hand is likely to call or raise.

On the button in 3-handed play, A4o is well within a standard opening range. A min-raise allows us to steal the blinds or play in position postflop.

K7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A8o in the big blind has enough equity to defend against a wide button min-raise; calling just 100 into a 350 pot is cheap despite being out of position.

I hold second pair (eights) with an ace kicker out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets their action define their range before I commit more chips.

I have bottom pair with top kicker in position on a relatively dry board; checking back controls the pot and allows me to realize showdown value or catch bluffs on later streets.

I hold top pair with an ace kicker on a dry turn against a preflop raiser who checked back the flop, so a ~2/3-pot bet extracts thin value from worse pairs and chops while denying equity to gutshot draws; I can comfortably fold if raised.

We hold third pair with top kicker in position after checking back the flop. Opponent's turn lead often contains bluffs and weak stabs, giving us sufficient equity and pot odds to call one bet.

I only hold one pair (eights with an ace kicker) on a board full of straights, queens, and aces that beat me, and the preflop raiser called my turn bet. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids paying off stronger hands.

I have a pair of fours with an ace kicker which has reasonable showdown value after the opponent checks the river. Betting would only get called by better hands.