Hold'em table

A2 offsuit is a profitable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and initiative.

7h3d is one of the worst hands in hold'em and I'm out of position facing a 2.5x raise with a third player still to act. Folding is clearly correct.

Getting attractive pot odds (150 to call into a pot of 400) against a wide button opening range in 3-max, T9o is a standard defend from the big blind.

Check to the preflop aggressor with second pair to control pot size and evaluate their c-bet.

With bottom pair on a coordinated, two-spade flop, checking keeps the pot manageable and preserves my showdown value. I can reassess on the turn.

I have second pair with a gutshot straight draw. Checking keeps the pot controlled and allows me to realize my equity comfortably out of position.

My pair of deuces is weak on this board, and betting risks building the pot against stronger hands. I’ll take the free showdown card and preserve my showdown value.

I have showdown value with two pair, nines and deuces with a queen kicker, after the button checked through flop and turn. Checking allows them to bluff missed draws or take a cheap showdown.

I have trips with the ace kicker and have been checked to on every street. A small river bet can get called by weaker pairs or a queen while limiting the cost if my opponent has a full house.

Seat 1 checked flop and turn, then made a small bet on the paired river; holding second pair with two pair on board gives enough equity against bluffs and worse made hands getting over 3.7:1 pot odds.

KQo is a strong button hand in 3-max; I raise for value and position, targeting a standard 3x open to build the pot while keeping the option to fold to heavy resistance.

With TsJs in the small blind against a button open, three-betting applies pressure to a wide opening range while taking the initiative with a high-equity suited connector.

7♣3♠ is far too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with another player still involved.

Holding 9c 3d on the button is well outside any profitable opening range, making this a clear fold.

Q6 offsuit is weak, but with the button folded and only 50 chips to call into a 150-chip pot, completing from the small blind is worthwhile.

98s plays well heads-up against a limper; raising from the BB builds a pot with position advantage and can win blinds or set up a favorable flop.

Q6 offsuit is weak out of position, and the raise leaves me needing too much equity to continue profitably.

On the button three-handed, T3 offsuit is marginal but playable as an open-raise; a small raise applies pressure to the blinds and avoids a weak limp.

J9 suited plays well 3-handed and I only need 200 more into a 400 pot with position on the raiser postflop. Calling keeps the pot small with a speculative hand rather than 3-betting a marginal holding.

Q3o is far too weak to defend out of position in a multiway pot facing a raise and call.

I hold middle pair (nines) with a gutshot on a K-Q-9 flop that heavily favors the preflop raiser's range, and I'm out of position. Checking keeps the pot small, realizes my equity cheaply, and lets me evaluate their bet before committing more.

I have only a gutshot to a straight and no pair, so I’ll take the free turn card rather than bluff into a connected flop that can hit my opponent’s range.

I only hold a gutshot to a ten with no pair, and the preflop raiser checked the flop, so building a big pot is bad. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me re-evaluate cheaply.

A small turn bet can fold out weak hands after the flop and turn checks, while keeping the cost modest with a gutshot to a straight.

7-9 offsuit is one of the weakest hands and is dominated by typical blinds' ranges; folding pre-flop from the button is the profitable play.

J2o is far too weak to complete or raise blind vs blind.

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

Completing costs only 50 chips and 6-5 has some connected-hand potential, but it is too weak offsuit to raise here.

JTo offsuit is marginal out of position against a small-blind limper; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a cheap flop with a hand that plays fine postflop.

I have only a gutshot and backdoor flush potential, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot out of position.

I hold J-high with an open-ended straight draw (any Q or 7) plus a backdoor club draw, and I'm in position against a capped limping range. A ~70% pot semi-bluff is +EV through fold equity and still has ~35% equity when called.

I have only a weak gutshot draw and insufficient equity to continue against this bet. Folding avoids investing more with a hand that is currently unlikely to be ahead.