Hold'em table

K7o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; raising to 3bb attacks both blinds and leverages position, and I can fold to a 3-bet.

K8 suited is strong enough to defend against a button open, though calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position and with the big blind still to act.

Getting 4.5:1 pot odds to close the preflop action with an ace, A8o has sufficient equity to see a multiway flop despite being out of position.

Top pair with a weak kicker is worth continuing, but out of position in a multiway pot I’ll avoid building the pot and check to the preflop raiser.

I have Ace-high with no made pair or strong draw multiway, and the preflop aggressor is still behind me. Checking is standard.

I have top pair with the top kicker on a K-high board after both opponents checked; betting ~2/3 pot extracts value from weaker kings, tens, and draws while keeping control.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against the flop bet, but the weak kicker and multiway action favor calling over raising.

Holding only ace-high with no draw against a flop bet and call, this is an easy fold.

Bet for value and protection with top pair; worse pairs may call, and the heart turn gives draws a chance to improve.

9♠3♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling or raising from the button risks chips with poor playability against the blinds.

In a blind-vs-blind battle with 54s, raising to 3bb applies pressure with a suited connector that plays well postflop.

Pocket sixes have strong equity heads-up against a wide SB opening range, and I only need ~33% to profitably call 200 into a 400 pot. Calling keeps the pot manageable while my pair often wins at showdown.

Check two pair with a weak kicker out of position to control the pot size and keep the opponent's bluffing range wide.

I flopped two pair (sixes and threes) and seat_3 checked, so I bet for value while charging draws like A4 or wheel straight draws.

I have two pair (fives and threes) on a dry paired board and am getting favorable pot odds to call a single bet against the big blind's wide range.

We hold a vulnerable two pair with an undercard kicker after the Ace arrived on the turn. Checking to control the pot size out of position.

I rivered a five-high straight on an ace-high paired board and can target weak aces or worse pairs for value after the turn checked through.

72s is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

Heads-up against only the BB, 5s7h has decent playability and folding for 50 more is too weak; a small raise builds pressure and can win the pot outright.

The suited hand has reasonable equity heads-up, and the discounted call needs only about 25% equity from the current pot. I’ll see a flop rather than inflate the pot with a weak hand.

I have only a weak 7-high flush draw on a monotone board; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn or fold to aggression without investing more.

I have a weak bottom pair on a monotone flop. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into stronger pairs or heart draws.

I hold a pair of fives plus a heart flush draw on a checked-through board; a small turn bet can take the pot now or build it when I improve.

A low pair with a weak kicker is unlikely to withstand a turn bet on this coordinated, three-heart board. The gutshot is not enough equity to justify calling the price.

45o is a standard button open in 3-handed play; taking the initiative with position and a cheap 3x raise pressures the blinds and can win the pot or set up a favorable flop.

T3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3bb button raise, especially from the small blind where calling leaves me out of position.

Getting over 2.25:1 pot odds in the big blind against a button open, A5o has sufficient equity and an ace blocker to defend.

Check to the in-position preflop raiser with Ace-high on an unconnected low board.

I missed the flop completely with 4c5d on 6d2d9s—no pair, no real draw except a backdoor flush. Checking behind as the preflop aggressor keeps the pot small and avoids building it with no equity.

I have Ace-high with some showdown value after the flop checked through, so checking to realize my equity is preferred.

I have 4-high with no draw after raising preflop and getting called; the caller's flop check could be a trap or weak hand, but bluffing a small pot with no equity is unprofitable. Taking a free river card and reassessing is best.

I have Ace-high with reasonable showdown value given the checked-down action on flop and turn. Checking to realize equity without risking a raise.

My best hand is only the board's pair of twos with 9-8-6 kickers, which loses to nearly every pair an opponent who called a preflop raise would hold. Betting as a bluff folds out little since any pair calls, so checking and hoping they have unpaired air is best.

T4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button at this stack depth, so I’ll avoid investing more chips.

In a blind-versus-blind spot with A7 suited, raising to 3bb is a standard value open to take initiative and build the pot.

Q9s is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x raise from the small blind in a heads-up pot, as it is frequently dominated and hard to realize equity. Folding avoids a marginal 200-chip investment with reverse implied odds.

K8s is well within the standard button opening range in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and plays well in position.

3s4h is a very weak hand facing a 2.5x raise from the button; calling 200 more with no fold equity or implied odds is a clear fold.

Although the pot odds are tempting, 4-3 offsuit has poor equity and playability against a button raise, especially out of position. I'll fold rather than invest more with a weak hand.