Hold'em table

On the button 3-handed, 78o is near the bottom of an opening range but position and fold equity justify a small open; I can release to a 3-bet and keep the pot cheap if called.

T5o is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open.

Pocket threes is a clear call versus a button open in three-handed play. I am getting a good price to set-mine and realize equity out of position.

Pocket threes are an underpair on an ace-high flop against the preflop raiser, so I check and let them act rather than bloating the pot with a weak made hand.

I whiffed the flop with 78s but have a backdoor draw against a passive check; a small c-bet folds out most hands, and I can cheaply take down the 550 pot.

Pocket threes are an underpair on an ace-high flop, and the preflop raiser is betting into me. Calling 450 with this weak holding is not profitable, so I fold.

Opening from the button with JTo to 2.5x BB to steal the blinds and take position postflop.

96 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, so folding is the highest-EV option.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot heads-up against a wide button raise needs only ~27% equity, and K5o has roughly 35-40% versus that range. Too weak to raise, but the price justifies seeing a flop.

I only have king-high on a Q-J-J board against the preflop raiser, with no pair or real draw. Checking keeps the pot small out of position, and I can easily fold to a bet.

We flopped trips on a board with straight and flush possibilities, so we bet small for value and protection against draws and weaker broadway cards.

K-high with only a backdoor flush draw on a paired Q-J-J board gives far under the ~21% equity needed to call 200 into 950 against a button raiser's c-bet. Folding now preserves chips for better spots.

65o is too weak to open from the button with both blinds still to act; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Heads-up against only the big blind, A7o has strong equity (~60% vs a random hand) and I act last postflop, so a 3x raise builds the pot with value plus fold equity.

K2o is too weak to defend against a 3x open from the small blind, so folding is the clear plus-EV play.

Q8s is a solid button open three-handed; raising to 3bb builds the pot with position and folds out weaker hands while keeping the option to steal postflop.

J9s has strong playability with zero rake against a button open, making a call profitable despite being out of position.

T2o is too weak to continue multiway against a button raise and a small-blind call; the price does not justify the dominated, low-equity hand.

Checking out of position to the preflop aggressor on an ace-king high flop with backdoor equity.

I took the initiative preflop and the A-K-3 flop likely missed the small blind caller's range; a ~55% pot continuation bet applies pressure to win it outright, and I retain backdoor spade equity if called.

We completely whiffed the flop with Jack-high and only weak backdoor draws on an ace-high board that favors the button's range.

Q7o is slightly too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so I raise Q7o from the small blind as a steal; a 3x size pressures the big blind's weak hands while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

Nine-five offsuit is far too weak to call 200 more out of position against a small blind raise; the hand is frequently dominated and plays poorly postflop, so folding is clearly best.

K5s is a standard button open in three-handed play; a 2.5x raise takes the initiative and folds out weaker hands.

Q8s out of position against a button raise is dominated too often by stronger queens and broadways, and playing it OOP postflop is unprofitable. Disciplined fold preserves chips for better spots.

Defending A3s in the big blind against a standard button open; getting great pot odds closing the preflop action.

Check to the preflop aggressor with bottom pair and top kicker to control the pot.

I have top pair on a dry flop and the opponent checked. A small value bet builds the pot and denies free cards.

Getting over 3 to 1 direct pot odds against a small flop c-bet, bottom pair with an ace kicker has sufficient equity and backdoor potential to call.

I have a modest two pair with nines and threes with an ace kicker out of position, making check the most standard play for pot control.

I have two pair, kings and nines, and the opponent checked the turn. A half-pot value bet gets called by worse pairs while keeping the pot manageable against trips or a better king.

Our bottom pair has low equity against a second barrel on a paired board, and we trail villain's value range and pocket pairs.