Hold'em table

Opening on the button with K7o in 3-handed play is standard to apply pressure and capture the blinds.

K6s is too weak to defend from the small blind out of position against a button raise with the big blind still live; dominated-king risk and bad postflop position make folding the profitable line.

A♦6♦ has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind against a small button raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Top pair with a weak kicker is strong enough to continue, but this ace-high flop favors the preflop raiser. I’ll check and let them choose whether to bet.

As the preflop aggressor with position, betting 1/3 pot on an Ace-high board puts pressure on the big blind's checking range.

I have top pair with a weak kicker and am getting a favorable price against a small bet. Calling keeps the raiser's bluffs and weaker hands in the pot without inflating it unnecessarily.

The turn ace gives me trips, and a small value bet can get called by weaker pairs while keeping the pot controlled against stronger hands.

I have only king-high with no real equity or draws on a paired board after opponent called flop and led the turn, making this an easy fold.

Q6 offsuit is too weak for a value raise, but completing costs only 50 into a pot of 150 and keeps the hand playable heads-up.

With Ah Jh in the big blind facing an SB limp, raising to 400 builds the pot with a premium hand having position postflop.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial raise, especially out of position; calling would risk more chips with poor playability.

A9 offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed, so raise for value and initiative. A 2.5x open is a reasonable size.

J7 offsuit is too weak to continue with from the small blind against a button open.

Queen-five offsuit out of position against a button raise is dominated too often when a queen flops; folding the weak kicker is the clean play despite decent direct odds.

Opening K4s from the button is standard in 3-handed play to steal blinds and realize equity in position.

Pocket fours have decent equity against a wide button 2x raise, and 150 into a 350 pot is cheap set-mining odds in a 3-handed game. Calling keeps the pot small while retaining implied odds if I flop a set.

J8 suited is a reasonable defend against a min-raise, especially with the small blind already in and favorable pot odds. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that can make strong draws and disguised pairs.

I hold 44 on a K-Q-7 flop with no draws, which is a weak hand in a three-way raised pot. Checking is best; I can fold cheaply to any bet rather than invest more.

I have no pair and only limited backdoor equity on a coordinated, two-spade board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free.

Flopped top pair with a weak kicker multiway; checking behind to control the pot size and keep worse hands in.

My sevens with a 4 kicker are barely ahead of air on this QK7-7 board, and with three players checking flop there's no reason to invest; I'll take a free river and fold to real aggression.

I have a four-heart flush draw and the flop checked through, so a modest turn bet can build the pot when I improve or win it immediately.

I hold top pair Kings with a flush draw on the turn and in position; calling 300 into 900 offers excellent pot odds without overcommitting against trips or better kickers.

I hold 4c4d, which misses the K-Q-7-7 board entirely — no pair, no draw worth chasing against two opponents betting and calling on the turn. Calling 300 into a pot where I'm almost certainly behind has no value.

I have only a weak pair from the board, but a half-pot river bet can represent a strong hand and pressure the opponent’s one-pair holdings after the turn call.

I hold two pair, Kings and Sevens, with a Queen kicker. Getting 3 to 1 pot odds against a line that can easily contain missed spade draws or turned semi-bluffs, this is a clear bluff-catch.

Pocket eights on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear value open; raising to 3bb builds the pot with position and isolates the blinds.

2♠4♥ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling a button raise from the small blind would leave me out of position with poor equity realization.

Defending big blind with suited connector/gapper getting reasonable pot odds against a button open.

Completely missed the broadway-heavy flop out of position; checking is standard.

I raised preflop and the caller checked the flop, signaling weakness; a standard continuation bet on this Q-9-K board can take the pot down despite my unimproved 88.

I have seven-high with no draw on a high, connected board against a flop c-bet, making folding straightforward.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; raising applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

Holding T2o in the small blind against a button open is an easy fold out of position.

J9o out of position against a button raise is too weak to defend; calling 150 more with a dominated, hard-to-play hand is -EV, so folding is best.