Hold'em table

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure to the blinds.

Q2o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold because it plays poorly out of position.

Ace-king is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising larger from the big blind accounts for being out of position.

J♦8♥ offsuit is too weak to continue against a large big-blind 3-bet, even with position and favorable pot odds.

AKo is a premium hand on the button in 3-handed play, so I'm opening to 2.5bb for value.

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

QJo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an unnecessary 3-bet.

With no pair or direct draw on a king-high two-spade flop, checking keeps the pot small and preserves my backdoor spade and overcard equity.

Top pair, top kicker on a K86 two-tone board against the big blind's check. Betting about two-thirds pot gets value from Kx, 8x, and draws, and charges the spade draws.

I have no pair and only a gutshot plus a backdoor flush draw, which is not enough equity to continue profitably against this bet size.

Nine-five suited is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the investment.

8♣2♣ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting roughly 4:1 against a small button open; 83s has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Out of position with a flush draw and a gutshot-ish backdoor against the preflop raiser, so I check. I plan to check-raise or call a c-bet with good equity.

Bottom pair has showdown value but is too weak to build a pot. Checking in position keeps weaker hands in and controls the pot.

I have a nut-ish flush draw (8s3s), and the button checked back the flop, which weakens its range. A roughly 2/3-pot semi-bluff lead can take the pot now and builds a pot I can win when a spade comes.

Bottom pair and a flush draw give me enough equity to call this turn bet. Position also lets me respond to the river before committing more chips.

Eight-high has no showdown value. The river completes hearts and pairs the queen, so a two-thirds pot bet can fold out the Tx, 7x and weak pairs that called the turn.

I have a flush, so folding to this river bet is too tight. The paired board and higher possible flushes make a value raise risky.

With the button and a favorable price, calling keeps the pot small while preserving position with a marginal hand.

Getting 5:1 to complete from the small blind in a limped pot with 43o. It's cheap enough to see a flop, though I'll be out of position with a weak hand.

K2 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against two limpers. Checking takes a free flop without investing more.

43 offsuit missed a J-T-2 flop that connects well with the other two ranges, and I'm first to act three-way out of position. Checking is best; bluffing here has little fold equity.

Bottom pair is a modest hand in a three-way pot. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess if someone bets.

I have no made hand or meaningful draw on this multiway flop, so checking behind preserves the pot without giving up much equity.

43 offsuit has no pair and no draw on a J-T-Q board, where many hands have straights or pairs. Bluffing into two opponents on this connected board has little fold equity, so I'll check and give up if anyone bets.

I have bottom pair and an eight-out straight draw. A small turn bet can fold out weak hands while building the pot when I improve.

My 5-high has no meaningful draw on this board, so calling the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

43 offhand has no pair and no draw on JT2Q (only a gutshot to the 5? no, no straight draw at all), so it can't profitably call a bet; folding is clearly best.

K7o is a clear open from the button in a 3-handed game, where ranges are wide. A 2.5bb steal pressures both blinds.

Nine-six offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the pot odds make calling preferable to folding. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a marginal three-bet hand.

Bet small for value and protection with two pair, while keeping weaker aces and draws in the pot.

K-high with no pair and no real draw on an A-5-3 board facing a donk bet. There's too little equity to continue, and a bluff-raise is risky against a range full of aces and wheel draws.

A8 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

K3 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Button opens to 2.5bb in 3-handed play, so their range is wide. K7o in the big blind is getting about 3.7:1 (150 to win 550), which makes defending by calling profitable.

Trips with a king kicker on a dry board. Checking to the preflop raiser lets them c-bet into me, and I can check-raise or slowplay from there.

On this dry paired flop, a small continuation bet can win the pot against the big blind's wide range while keeping the risk modest.

Trips with a king kicker on a paired board are very strong. Calling the small c-bet keeps the button's bluffs and weaker hands in and disguises my hand for bigger bets on later streets.

Trip sevens with a king kicker is strong. Leading for value on the ace turn charges Ax, Tx, and draws while denying free cards, since checking risks the hand checking through.

Top pair is strong enough to call the turn bet, but the paired board and possible stronger aces make a raise unattractive. Calling keeps weaker hands and draws in while controlling the pot.

Trip sevens with a king kicker is strong value against a button range that called the turn with plenty of Ax and Tx. A bet of about two-thirds pot gets paid by worse hands.

Top pair is strong enough to call at this price. The river bet can include missed draws and weaker hands, while raising would mostly get action from hands that beat me.