Hold'em table

87o on the button in 3-handed is a standard open; a small 2.5x raise applies pressure on the blinds.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, even with the small blind already posted.

Pocket threes can profitably defend against a button open at this price, with potential to win a large pot when they make a set.

With an underpair on an ace-high, two-heart flop, I prefer to check and avoid building the pot out of position.

The ace-high board favors my button opening range, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot is profitable. My 87o has almost no showdown value and a gutshot-ish backdoor draw, so betting gets folds from the big blind's weak hands.

Pocket threes have little chance to improve on this ace-high, two-heart flop, and calling out of position risks facing further bets.

JTo is a strong button hand in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and initiative.

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

The button opened to 2.5bb in 3-handed play, so its range is wide. With K5o in the big blind I'm getting 150 to win 400 (about 27% equity needed), which makes defending by calling profitable.

K5 offsite has only a gutshot to Broadway plus a backdoor overcard on a paired board that favors the preflop raiser. Check to the button and decide against a c-bet.

I have trips with a strong kicker and should value-bet against Qx and other hands that may continue. A moderate bet also charges draws and weaker pairs.

K5 offsuit has only a weak overcard and runner-runner draws on QJJ. It sits near the bottom of my defending range, so a fold is reasonable even against this small c-bet.

On the button in a three-handed game, I can open a wider range. A 2.5-big-blind raise gives this connected hand a chance to win the blinds or play in position.

A7o in the small blind facing a button open in a 3-handed game is a decent 3-bet candidate. The ace blocker, and folding out the BB, make a 3-bet better than flatting out of position.

K♥2♠ is far too weak to continue against the small blind’s large 3-bet, especially with the button still in the hand. Fold rather than call 900 chips or re-raise.

Offsuit 6-5 is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even in position.

Q8s on the button 3-handed is a clear open; a 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds.

J♦9♦ is playable against a button raise, and calling is a reasonable price while keeping the pot manageable out of position. I avoid a marginal 3-bet with the big blind still to act.

T2 offsuit is easily dominated, and playing it out of position against two opponents is unlikely to realize enough equity to justify the call.

With J♦9♦ on A♦3♣K♠, I have no pair and only backdoor flush potential. Check and avoid inflating the pot.

As the preflop raiser in position on an A-K high board, a small c-bet has good range advantage, and Q8 with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot to Broadway makes a fine semi-bluff.

The small 200-chip bet offers favorable odds, and my backdoor flush and straight possibilities give me some equity to continue. Raising with only jack-high would be too aggressive.

I have a modest pair of nines on an ace-king board, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids betting into stronger hands.

Queen-high with no real draw; the opponent's check-call range on this A-K board rarely folds to a second barrel, so I'll take the free river card.

My pair of nines has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands often enough. I’ll check and preserve the chance to reach showdown cheaply.

Queen-high with a missed draw has almost no showdown value, and the opponent's double check suggests a capped, weak range that can fold middle and weak pairs. A 65%-pot bluff needs about 39% folds.

J9 is only a weak pair on an A-K-high board, and the river bet is likely to represent a better made hand. Calling needs roughly 28% equity, which is unlikely against this line.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q7 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Button open to 2.5bb in 3-handed; calling 150 into 400 gives good odds (27%) and 95o has enough playability vs a wide button range.

A gutshot (needs a J) with a 9 overcard-ish backdoor, out of position against the preflop raiser on a board that hits their range well; checking to see their action is standard.

I have no made hand and only thin runner-runner draws, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a connected board.

We have an open-ended straight draw (any 7 or Q), and the button checked back the flop, which weakens their range. A two-thirds pot semi-bluff gives us fold equity plus outs.

I have an eight-out draw to a straight, but the 360-chip call requires substantially more equity than the river odds provide. Fold rather than chase at this price.

K5 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q8s from the SB against a wide button open in 3-handed play is a reasonable 3-bet candidate, and 3-betting avoids a flat out of position with the big blind still behind. Sizing to 10bb applies fold equity.

A3 suited has some potential, but calling 9 more big blinds needs substantial equity and I would be out of position against a large 3-bet with the small blind still to act. Fold rather than continue with a dominated hand.

K5 suited is too easily dominated by a large three-bet, and calling 750 more is unlikely to be profitable despite having position.