Holdem table

On the button three-handed, T7 offsuit is a marginal but playable steal candidate. A minimum raise applies pressure while risking little.

The small raise gives my suited hand a reasonable price to see a flop, with deep stacks offering upside when it connects.

Getting 5:1 on the call (100 to win 500) in the big blind makes calling with 92o reasonable in a multiway pot, though the hand is weak, so I'll play carefully postflop.

Bottom pair on a monotone A-K-high flop is too weak to value-bet into two players. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to their actions.

92 offsuit with no heart has zero equity on a monotone AK6 board in a three-way pot, and the preflop raiser is still to act behind. Check and give up unless it's checked through.

With only a low flush draw on a coordinated ace-high board in a multiway pot, checking controls the pot and realizes equity without facing unnecessary resistance.

My two pair is weak on an ace-high, three-heart board. Checking avoids building a multiway pot against stronger hands.

I have 9-high with no draw on a monotone, paired board. A bluff into two opponents who likely hold hearts or an ace is unlikely to work, so I'll check and give up if anyone bets.

We have some showdown value with the paired king and a heart draw, while betting mainly gets action from stronger kings, aces, or made flushes. Checking realizes our equity cheaply.

Bottom pair has limited showdown value, but a river bluff into two opponents is unlikely to get enough folds on this board. Checking avoids risking chips unnecessarily.

With 9-high and no pair, there is no showdown value, but bluffing into two opponents on a paired, heart-heavy board needs both to fold. Their checked-down ranges will often contain a pair or better, so I check and give up.

I have a flush and can make a small value bet targeting checked kings, queens, and weaker heart holdings while limiting exposure to stronger flushes.

The small river bet offers good pot odds, and my two pair can beat bluffs and weaker pairs. Raising would mostly get action from better hands.

Holding 9-high with no pair on a paired board that has three hearts, I can't beat anything, and a bet plus a call in front of me means a bluff-raise has very little chance of getting both opponents to fold.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button in a three-handed game.

In a blind-vs-blind spot, 86o is a reasonable hand to open for a raise from the small blind. A 3x open applies fold pressure on the big blind and takes the initiative.

KJs is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind hand with useful blockers. A 3-bet builds value against a wide small-blind opening range and applies pressure preflop.

86o out of position facing a 3-bet from the big blind is too weak to continue profitably, even getting 600 to win 1800.

KJs on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; a 2.5bb sizing is standard.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

A5 suited is a good big-blind three-bet against a button open: it blocks strong aces and retains playability when called.

KJs plays well in position against a big blind 3-bet, which tends to be wide versus a button open. Calling keeps their bluffs in and avoids bloating the pot out of position to 4-bet calls.

This connected flop favors the caller's range. I have an open-ended straight draw, so checking keeps the pot manageable while preserving my equity.

KJ high has only overcards and a backdoor heart draw on a coordinated board that can hit a 3-bettor's overpairs, so checking back realizes equity cheaply and controls the pot.

The paired turn gives my preflop three-betting range a credible overpair story. A small bet can fold out unpaired hands, while my open-ended straight draw has outs when called.

King-high with no pair and no real draw on a coordinated 8-7-6-7 board, facing a turn bet from a preflop 3-bettor whose range is weighted toward overpairs. Few clean outs, so the price isn't worth calling.

9-high with a weak kicker is not worth opening from the button at this stack depth.

With the button folded, calling the extra 50 keeps the pot small with a playable but weak connected hand against the big blind.

A5s is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so I'll isolate with a raise to 4bb. That builds the pot in position with a hand that plays well postflop.

With 6-5 offsuit, calling 300 more out of position against a raise to 400 is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button in a three-handed game, 7-4 suited is playable as a small open raise, with position for later streets.

AJo from the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play is well ahead of a wide opening range, so I'm 3-betting for value and initiative rather than flatting out of position. The size is 10bb.

A9 offsuit is not strong enough to continue profitably versus a cold 10bb 3-bet after an open, especially out of position in a multiway setup.

7♠4♠ is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even with position.

3-handed on the button, 73s is a reasonable steal candidate against two blinds; small open to 2.5bb.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to 3-bet against a likely wide button opening and gains value from folds while avoiding a weak multiway pot out of position.

8-6 offsuit is too weak to call a large three-bet out of position, especially with the opener still to act.

73s facing a 3-bet from the small blind to 8.5bb; calling 6bb out of position... actually in position, but with a weak hand against a strong range, folding is best.