Hold'em table

T9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; raising takes initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

A5s is a prime 3-bet bluff candidate from the small blind against a button open, offering an Ace blocker and strong suited wheel potential.

J7s is too weak to continue out of position after an open and a 3-bet to 9.5bb. Folding avoids a dominated spot with poor equity.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, even with position. Calling would invest more with a hand that is often dominated and has poor playability postflop.

J2o is far too weak to open raise or play even from the button in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so I am heads-up against the big blind with suited Td5d. A small raise applies pressure and can take the pot down immediately, while still leaving playability if called.

QJo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and calling gets a favorable price without inflating the pot out of position.

I completely missed this paired flop with no pair or draw, and I am out of position. Checking is better than barreling with almost no equity.

QJ high has some showdown value, and checking keeps the pot small while realizing the backdoor club-flush equity. A bet is unlikely to get called by worse often enough to be preferable.

Ten-high with no pair or draw has little value on this paired, three-club board, so I check for free and reassess on the river.

I have a strong club draw and can apply pressure after the preflop raiser checked twice. A modest 300-chip bet gives me fold equity without risking much of the pot.

Ten-five offsuit has no pair, no draw, and no equity against a turn bet on a paired board with three clubs. Folding saves chips rather than calling with air.

74o is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds; folding preserves the full stack for better hands.

A9 offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folds. Raise to 300 for value and to take initiative while keeping the sizing moderate out of position.

52s is too weak to profitably defend against a 3bb small blind open raise.

QTo is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

T9s plays well as a 3-bet bluff from the small blind against a button open, seizing initiative and applying pressure.

K2 offsuit is too weak to continue against an open and a three-bet; folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, unconnected hand.

QTo offsuit is too weak to continue against a sizable small-blind 3-bet; calling needs substantial equity and a 4-bet bluff is unnecessary here.

J2s is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play, so folding is the standard play.

Button folded, so I only need to complete 50 into 150 with king-high equity versus a random big blind. Calling and playing fit-or-fold is better than folding a hand that has enough equity to continue.

With a weak 9-4 suited hand and no additional cost to see the flop, checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to improve.

King-high with no pair or draw on a paired ace-queen flop; checking is free and betting would only fold out worse hands.

My 9-high has little immediate showdown value, and the paired ace-high board favors avoiding a low-equity bluff after the opponent checked. Checking keeps the pot small while preserving my backdoor spade possibilities.

King-high with no pair or draw on a paired queen-ace board has little showdown value, and a bluff into the big blind is unlikely to be profitable. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves a free river.

I have only nine-high with no meaningful draw, and the turn checked through to me. Checking keeps the pot small rather than bluffing into likely showdown value.

I have trip queens with the king kicker on a QQQ-A-8 board, losing only to the case queen or pocket eights, so a pot-sized bet extracts value from worse kickers.

The small river bet gives favorable pot odds, and my nine kicker can beat bluffs or value bets with a lower kicker on this board. I’ll call rather than raise with a marginal showdown hand.

A7s is a playable suited ace on the button in three-handed play, so I open to 3x rather than flat the big blind.

J4 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J2o is far too weak to defend the big blind against a 3x button open.