Hold'em table

84o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two players left to act in the blinds, so folding is the standard play.

With the button folded, 55 is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. A raise to 300 builds the pot while applying pressure to hands that missed.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, especially with position after the flop.

With an underpair on a T-high, two-club flop, I have little value or protection to gain from betting. Check and keep the pot manageable.

King-high has some showdown value and backdoor possibilities, but this flop offers little reason to build a pot. Checking keeps the pot manageable in position.

With a small pair on a coordinated turn that adds a possible flush draw, betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough. I’ll take the free card and keep the pot small.

After two checks from the preflop raiser, a turn bet can fold out some better hands while my club and straight draws give me ways to improve if called.

The 55 is a weak bluff-catcher on this connected, three-club board and has little improvement potential. Calling would need too much equity against the turn bet range.

On the button, 9♠7♦ is a reasonable part of a wide three-handed opening range. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A3 offsuit has an ace blocker but plays poorly as a call from the small blind. A three-bet can win the pot now against a button opening range.

93s is far too weak to call a 3-bet from the big blind with the original raiser still left to act behind me. Folding is clearly best.

9♦7♠ offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with 800 chips still to call.

64 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

Blind vs blind with A5o is a clear raising hand from the small blind. A raise to 3bb takes the initiative and uses the ace blocker.

J♥8♥ has reasonable playability against a small-blind raise, and calling 200 keeps the pot manageable while realizing its suited-hand equity.

On a dry paired board, a small c-bet with ace-high and a backdoor diamond draw works well as the preflop raiser, since the board favors my range. The 1/3-pot sizing (200 into 600) is a cheap way to fold out hands like overcards and small pairs.er observation.bflop.”

I have trips with a strong kicker and should raise for value against overpairs, smaller pairs, and draws. A moderate raise keeps weaker hands in while building the pot.

Getting 3:1 with ace-high plus backdoor flush and wheel draws against a check-raise range that includes many draws and bluffs, so a call is reasonable. Folding is too tight, and re-raising bloats the pot with a marginal hand.

I only have ace-high with no real draw against a flop check-raise, so I'll check and give up to significant pressure.

Bet for value with three eights and a strong kicker; the opponent may continue with a ten, pocket pair, or diamond draw. A sizable bet builds the pot while leaving room for future streets.

Ace-high with no real draw faces a flop check-raise followed by a turn barrel; our equity is well below the roughly 28% we need to call. A raise as a bluff isn't credible enough here, so folding is best.

AJo is a strong open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and to take the initiative.

5♠4♥ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling a 2.5× open from the small blind leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act. Fold rather than continue or bluff-raise.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, especially with the small blind's dead money in the pot.

Top two pair is strong on this relatively dry flop. Checking to the preflop raiser gives them a chance to bet weaker hands or bluffs.

AJ on Q-T-5 has a gutshot to Broadway (a K makes the nut straight), two overcards, and good range advantage as the preflop raiser in position. A small c-bet of about 64% pot (350 into 550) should get folds from weak hands and builds the pot with plenty of equity when called."}

Top two pair is strong enough to raise for value against the button's continuation bet, while charging straight draws.

AJ has a gutshot to the nut straight, plus an overcard and a possible pair outs. Calling 850 to win a 2950 pot needs about 29% equity, and deep stacks add implied odds, so a call beats folding or raising into a check-raise.

Two pair is still strong, but the king improves some of the button’s range. A moderate bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges straight draws without committing the stack.

AJ makes Broadway, the current nuts. The opponent's check-raise and turn bet suggest a strong hand like a set or two pair, so I'm moving all-in to get the money in before a spade or pairing river can kill action or beat me.

Top and bottom pair are strong, but the king improves many hands that would call the flop check-raise. Against a turn shove, the 7,050-chip call is too costly given the likelihood of straights, sets, or better two pair.

On the button in a three-handed game, T6 offsuit is playable as a steal; a modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot controlled.

Pocket nines are strong against a button opening range in three-handed play. I’m three-betting for value and to put pressure on the big blind.

A8o facing an open plus a big 3-bet from the small blind, with the opener still left to act, is dominated too often and plays poorly out of position. Folding is correct.

T♦6♠ is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even with position. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Q9 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise builds the pot while keeping the risk modest.

T7o from the small blind facing a 2.5bb button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably out of position.

KTo is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button min-to-2.5x open, and calling gets a playable price without inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

Top pair with a reasonable kicker is strong, but checking out of position lets the preflop raiser continue with bluffs and weaker hands while keeping the pot manageable on a connected board.

A small continuation bet can fold out some unpaired hands while risking little; the queen overcard and backdoor spade draw provide some equity when called.

Top pair with a decent kicker is strong enough to continue against this modest flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessary escalation.

Top pair is strong enough to continue, but the turn connects with several draws and the preflop raiser can still value-bet or bluff. I’ll check and keep their weaker hands in the pot.

The turn gives me a gutshot straight draw, and my queen or nine may also improve me. Betting applies pressure to weaker flop calls while leaving room to play the river.

Call with top pair; the turn bet is sizable, but folding would be too tight given the possible draws and bluffs in the button’s range.

With one pair and a middling kicker after calling two streets, a river value bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands. Check and take the showdown value.

Queen-high has little showdown value. The river completes several straights, and my nine blocks some of them, making a large bluff preferable to checking.

The river overbet follows bets on every street, and this board completes several plausible straight draws. One pair of kings is unlikely to have the equity needed to call 3,200 chips.