Hold'em table

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; a small raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

AKo in the big blind is a clear 3-bet for value against a wide button open in 3-handed play. Going to 10x gives a sizable raise out of position.

J♦8♥ is a weak offsuit hand against a substantial big-blind 3-bet, and calling 7.5 big blinds would be unprofitable out of position postflop.

Ace-king offsuit is strong on the button, so I raise for value while keeping the sizing modest.

75o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position gives poor equity realization.

QJo is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and calling 150 offers favorable pot odds while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

I have no made hand or immediate draw on this king-high flop, so I’ll take the free card and avoid inflating the pot.

Top pair with top kicker is strong against the big blind's calling range. A 375-chip bet gets value from weaker kings and draws while charging spade draws.

Q-high has no made hand and only backdoor straight/flush potential. The call requires substantial equity against a sizeable flop bet, so folding is best.

On the button 3-handed, 95s is a standard open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds, with playability if called.

8♣2♣ is near the bottom of my range and will often realize poorly out of position, especially with the big blind still to act. The price does not make this weak suited hand worth defending.

Eight-three suited is too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5x button raise, even with the small blind's dead money.

5♣4♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and entering from the button would leave it vulnerable to the blinds. I fold rather than invest chips with poor playability.

Completing costs only 50 chips, and 4-3 offsuit has enough potential against an unraised big blind to see a flop, though it is too weak to raise out of position.

K2o is a marginal hand in the big blind facing a small blind limp. Checking to see a free flop in position is fine, and raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

With four-high and no meaningful draw on this flop, I prefer to check rather than build the pot.

Bottom pair plus a king overcard and a gutshot to AQ on a limped pot; a small bet gets value and protection against overcards while folding out equity. I'm in position after the SB checked.

With 4-3 offsuit on J-T-2, I have no made hand or meaningful draw, so calling the flop bet is not worthwhile.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds without committing too much.

96o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold; it is too weak to call out of position and too weak to 3-bet.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the price is favorable enough to call rather than fold or 3-bet.

Top two pair is strong, but checking preserves the preflop raiser's opportunity to c-bet and keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot.

K-high has some showdown value, but little chance to improve on this flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

I have a very strong full house and should value-bet while the opponent may call with an ace or a pocket pair. A moderate bet gives them room to continue.

King-high has little chance to improve against a made hand, and the turn bet offers insufficient odds to continue.

A8o on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

K3 suited is a weak, dominated hand from the small blind, and calling leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act. Fold rather than pay 200 chips to continue.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5-big-blind button raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a marginal hand.

I have trips with a strong kicker on a dry board. Checking to the preflop raiser gives them a chance to bet with weaker hands or bluffs.

On a paired, dry board, a small c-bet with ace-high, which has decent equity and a backdoor draw, works well as the preflop raiser in position against a big blind who checked. A third of the pot pressures their many missed hands cheaply.}

Trips with a king kicker are strong on this dry board. Calling the small bet keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while preserving the chance to win more on later streets.

Trips with a king kicker are strong, but the ace favors the preflop raiser’s range. Checking gives them room to bet an ace or bluff while keeping weaker hands in.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board is ahead of most of the big blind's check-call range. I'll bet about two-thirds pot for value against tens, weaker aces, and draws.

Trips with a king kicker are strong here. Raising gets value from aces and draws while charging club draws to continue.

Top pair with a weak kicker is not strong enough to raise into a check-raise. However, we only need about 27% equity, and our hand beats club semi-bluffs, weaker aces and bluffs, so calling is profitable.

Trip sevens with a king kicker are strong on this river. A moderate value bet can be called by aces and weaker sevens.

We only need about 26% equity. Our A8 chops with weaker aces, since the board plays our kicker, and it beats missed club-draw semi-bluffs that check-raised the turn, so this bet size makes calling profitable enough.