Hold'em table

K5 offsuit is a standard button open in 3-handed play, since only the blinds are left to act. A 2.5bb raise steals often and plays fine in position.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against an early 2.5bb open with the big blind still behind.

Calling 150 to see a flop with A2o offers good pot odds in position as the big blind, and folding would give up equity against a wide button open.

Top pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high board is best played cautiously out of position; checking keeps the pot manageable and lets the preflop raiser bluff or bet worse hands.

Second pair plus a backdoor heart draw on an A-K board that favors the preflop raiser, so a small cbet around 1/3 pot gets value from worse hands and folds out hands with equity. It also plays well with our range advantage.

I have top pair on an A-K board and only need to call 200 into a 750 pot, so I have enough equity against the button's continuation-bet range. Raising would fold worse hands and get called by better aces, so calling keeps the pot manageable.

Opponent checked the turn after betting the flop, which suggests weakness. I have top pair and should bet for value and protection against draws and worse made hands.

K5 is only a weak second pair against a check-call followed by a turn donk lead, which should be heavy in Ax, better kings and two pair. We need about 28% equity, and we have few clean outs, so folding is best.

Open-raise the button with an ace to leverage position and likely dominate weaker calling ranges.

KJs is a strong hand and calling 200 more gives me good pot odds to see a flop, even out of position. I'll keep the pot small and reassess on the flop.

Closing the action in the big blind, I need only 150 to win a 750 pot (20% equity required). 85o has enough multiway equity and deep implied odds to justify a call.

I missed this flop and an ace is on board, so there is little reason to bet into multiple opponents. I'll take the free card and see the turn.

This is only a gutshot to a 7 with weak showdown value, in a three-way pot with the preflop raiser still to act behind me. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me take a free or cheap card.

Top two pair is strong in this multiway raised pot and benefits from value plus protection against draws and weaker aces. I will use a substantial flop bet.

I have only king-high with no draw on an ace-high board, and facing a bet from the preflop raiser, this is a clear fold.

I only have a gutshot to a 7 (4 outs) with 8-high against a c-bet on an ace-high board. My direct pot odds require about 29% equity, so calling isn't justified, and a bluff raise is unappealing into the button's strong range.

Calling 100 with 6dTh closes the action preflop and gives decent pot odds in a three-handed hand, while avoiding unnecessary risk with a marginal hand.

Getting 5:1 to complete with Q9o against a button limp, so calling is profitable. Raising out of position with a dominated-prone hand is marginal.

9-6 offsuit is too weak to inflate a three-way pot from the big blind after both opponents have limped. Check and realize equity.

I have queen-high with a gutshot to KJ, out of position in a three-way limped pot on an ace-high board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the others do.

With no pair or meaningful draw in a multiway limped pot, checking preserves equity and avoids bluffing into two opponents on an ace-high board.

I have top pair on a fairly dry board and both opponents checked, so I can bet for value and protection. A modest bet takes the pot now or builds it when I am ahead.

Queen-high with only backdoor draws on an ace-high board, facing a bet in a three-way pot with the big blind still to act. The price does not justify continuing.

With 9-high and virtually no immediate draw on an ace-high board, calling the flop bet is unprofitable.

76o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard opening hand; a small raise to 2.5bb steals the blinds with some equity when called.

A2o has an ace blocker and plays better as a polarized squeeze than as a call from the small blind with the big blind still behind. Raising applies pressure to the button's opening range.

Facing a raise and a re-raise with Q9 offsuit out of position, this hand is too weak to continue for 800 more chips.

76 offsuit plays poorly against a small-blind 3-bet to 9bb; even in position, the equity and playability are too thin to justify calling 650 chips.

Q8 offsuit is a profitable button open in a three-handed game, with position against both blinds. I use a moderate sizing to pressure their ranges while keeping risk controlled.

9-8 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

62o is one of the weakest hands to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open. Its poor playability makes folding the standard, low-loss choice despite the decent price.

K5s is playable from the button in a 3-handed pot, and raising lets me take initiative while in position.

T6s out of the small blind facing a 2.5x button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard here.

7-3 suited is too weak to defend against a button open at this sizing; folding avoids a dominated, out-of-position spot.