Hold'em table

K5o is too weak to profitably open from the button in a 3-handed game.

With the button folded, Q4 offsuit is worth completing for 50 chips against the big blind, though it is too weak to raise for value.

Ace-x is a strong hand in a three-handed pot where the small blind only limped. Raising for value and to take the initiative out of position is reasonable, with a small size to limit risk.

Q4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a raise, with substantial risk of being dominated. Calling 200 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

KJo is a reasonable hand in 3-handed play, but facing a button open with the big blind still to act, calling 200 more is a better balance than a 3-bet bluff-ish raise out of position.

Holding 85 offsuit out of position against a button raise and small blind call is an easy fold despite decent pot odds.

Heads-up on an A-high flop with a king kicker and a backdoor draw, I hold a marginal hand that is ahead of many of the button's raising-range hands. A small bet of 300 into the 600 pot takes the initiative, gets value from worse Ax and pair hands, and folds out hands like small pairs or draws.

Top two pair is strong on this flop. Raising builds value against weaker aces and charges straight draws.

Top pair with a king kicker on A-6-4 has decent equity against a button that raised big after my donk bet, and the pot odds are reasonable at 900 to win 2100. Raising would fold out worse hands, so calling is best.

I have king-high with a gutshot-free board and the opponent showed strength by raising the flop, so I'll check and control the pot size out of position rather than bluff or bet for thin value.

Top two pair is strong enough to value-bet against weaker aces and draws. A 2000-chip bet also charges hands that picked up straight draws on the turn.

King-high with a gutshot (needs a 7 for 4-5-6-8... actually only J-K on 4-A-6-8) has poor equity against a large turn bet after flop raise; pot odds of 2000 to win 5000 need ~29% and I have little equity vs a value-heavy range. Fold. .

T6 offsuit is a weak hand. Even on the button, calling 100 and playing out of position postflop against two opponents has little expected value, so folding is the safer choice.

Facing the big blind heads-up after the button folded, Q9o is well ahead of random holdings and plays well as an open-raise to 3bb.

The small blind can open a wide range, and calling 200 gives me a reasonable price to see a flop in position.

As the preflop raiser on an Ace-high dry board, a standard one-third pot continuation bet exerts pressure and leverages range advantage against the Big Blind's calling range.

I have no pair or immediate draw on an ace-high flop, so calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

76 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in 3-handed play.

A2 offsuit is strong enough to raise in a heads-up blind battle. Raising to 300 pressures the big blind and gives me a chance to win preflop.

Q9o in the big blind getting 2:1 (pot 400, 200 to call) against a small blind raise in a 3-handed game; the SB range is wide, so calling is reasonable and a 3-bet with this hand is not warranted.

Ace-high has some showdown value on this paired board, but little immediate draw equity. Checking avoids building the pot out of position.

Board 8h 8c 4c is dry and the small blind checked. I hold Q9 with queen-high plus a 9 kicker, which is likely ahead of a lot of their range. A small bet of 300 into 600 takes the pot or builds it against weaker holdings, and it charges hands like overcards and small pairs for continuing.

Ace-high can still beat a small flop stab from the big blind's wide range, and calling 300 preserves that showdown value without building a large pot.

With ace-high on a paired board, I have little value in betting the turn. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to my opponent's action.

Top pair with a queen on a paired board is likely best. Seat 2 checked the turn after calling the flop, so a half-pot bet gets value from weaker queens and pairs and also denies equity to overcards.

Ace-high has little chance to improve and is unlikely to be ahead after the opponent bets both the flop and turn.

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

9-8 offsuit out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 250, with the big blind still to act behind, is a marginal hand that plays poorly. Folding is the simplest option.

Holding 6c 2d in the big blind facing a button open, this hand is far too weak to defend out of position.

K5 suited on the button in a 3-handed pot is a decent hand, and calling 100 to win a 250 pot gets a good price. It is not strong enough to raise for value, so I take a cheap flop.

Getting 5 to 1 pot odds to complete from the small blind with a suited hand offers sufficient equity to see a flop.

With a weak suited hand and no additional chips needed to see the flop, checking is preferable to building a pot out of position.

I have completely missed the board out of position in a three-way limped pot, so checking is standard.

With weak middle pair in a three-way pot on an ace-high flop, I prefer to keep the pot small and see how the button acts.

Both opponents checked the A-7-2 flop and I have the button with a king kicker and a backdoor flush draw. A small bet should get folds from weaker hands and build a little value.

I hold ten-high with no pair or draw on an ace-high board, making an easy fold facing a flop bet.

Bottom pair has enough equity to call a small button bet, especially after the small blind folded. Raising would build a larger pot with a weak hand.

I have two pair, but an ace or a stronger seven beats me. Checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate a bet.

Board is A-7-2-A; I hold Kd with a diamond draw-ish backdoor and king kicker. Seat_2 checked twice, showing weakness, and I'm in position, so a modest bet of about 57% pot should take the pot often while risking little; my hand also has some showdown value.

My seven still beats missed club draws and bluffs, and the 400-chip bet gives me sufficient pot odds to continue. Raising would mostly get action from stronger hands.

The river completes the club flush, and many hands that would call a bet beat my two pair. Checking preserves the chance to reach showdown or evaluate a bet.

I have Ace-King-ish strength with a pair of aces on board, K kicker plays as A-A-K-J-7. Seat 2 checked the river after calling two bets, so their range is capped and they often have a weak Ace or a flush draw that missed. A value bet of about 40% pot should get called by worse aces and pairs.

My aces and sevens are a bluff-catcher, but the 600-chip bet into a 2,100-chip pot gives me enough odds to call against a button limper who may be betting missed draws.