Hold'em table

87 offsuit is slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even 3-handed, making fold the standard play.

With the button folded, calling 50 more lets me see a flop heads-up without building a large pot out of position with a marginal hand.

In the big blind with a pair of threes against a limping small blind, raising for value and to build the pot is better than checking. Pocket pairs play well heads-up, and 3x the big blind is a standard isolation size.

T5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a raise, so I’ll avoid investing more with this weak hand.

JTo is a profitable button open three-handed, and raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

6-9 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 200 more is not worth it, so I fold.

K5o plays poorly out of position against a button raise, making it an easy fold.

6-5 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed pot is a marginal hand, but the price of 100 into a 250 pot is good and position helps, so I call instead of folding or bloating the pot.

Getting 5:1 pot odds from the small blind with an Ace-high hand, calling the remaining 50 chips to see a flop is profitable.

K2 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against two limpers, and checking lets me see a free flop.

In a multiway limped pot out of position with Ace-high and weak backdoor potential, checking is standard.

With king-high, no immediate draw, and two opponents in the pot, I prefer to check and see what develops.

I have bottom pair (fives) on a Jd-5d-4c flop with a straight draw (needing a 3 and 7 or 2/3). Both opponents checked, so a small bet on the button is worth it for value, protection, and fold equity in a three-way pot.

I only hold Ace-high with negligible draw potential out of position against a bet and another player yet to act.

King-high has little chance to improve against a flop bet, and calling out of position is not worth the price.

In 3-max, Q8s on the button is well within our standard opening range, so I raise to 2.5bb to steal or play in position.

J9 suited has enough equity and postflop playability to defend against a button open, but I prefer not to build a large pot out of position.

2d Ts is a weak offsuit hand. Calling 150 more into a 600 pot gets decent odds, but I'd be out of position against two players with a poor hand, so I fold.

J9 suited has no pair or immediate draw on this A-K-3 flop. Checking avoids building the pot out of position with a weak hand.

An Ace-King high board heavily favors the preflop raiser's range, so a small one-third pot continuation bet exerts good pressure.

Jack-high has no immediate draw on this ace-high flop, and calling out of position offers poor prospects against the button's bet.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise uses position to contest the blinds without committing too much.

Q7 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 200 more would lose value over time, so I fold.

95o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

K5 suited on the button in a 3-handed pot is a playable hand, and calling 100 to win a 250 pot gives a good price with position.

Getting 5:1 immediate pot odds with suited Queen-eight in the small blind against a button limp makes calling very profitable.

A3 suited plays well in a multiway pot, but raising out of position against two limpers risks building a pot with a frequently dominated ace. Checking lets me see the flop for free.

Out of position in a three-way limped pot with queen-high and minimal equity, checking is standard.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents on a king-high flop is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. I’ll check and reassess if someone bets.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a dry board, in position after both opponents checked. A bet of about 2/3 pot gets value from worse kings and nines and denies equity to overcards and draws.

I have queen-high with no direct draw on a king-high board, facing a bet with another player behind.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker has enough showdown value to call a small flop bet against a button limper. Raising would risk too much with a marginal hand.

My pair of threes has showdown value but is vulnerable to a king, a nine, or a higher pocket pair. Checking controls the pot and lets me assess a bet.

I have top pair (Kd with Kh on board) on a paired board. Seat 2 checked twice after calling a flop bet, so they look weak. A bet of about 57% of the pot should get value from worse Kx and pairs and fold out draws or air.

The small turn bet gives my two pair a reasonable price to continue against a button limper who may be betting a weaker hand or bluffing. I can reassess on the river.

I have a weak pair with some showdown value. Checking avoids turning it into a bluff and lets me respond to a river bet.

I have top pair with a king on a paired board, and seat_2 has checked every street except for calling twice, so their range looks capped. A value bet of about 40% of the pot should get called by worse kings and pocket pairs like 5s to 8s.

The 600-chip bet gives me favorable pot odds. My pair of threes can beat missed straight draws and some thin value bets, so I’ll bluff-catch.