Hold'em table

On the button, 8-7 offsuit is playable in a three-handed pot. A 2.5-big-blind raise can win the blinds or leave me in position after a call.

T5 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Pocket threes in the big blind against a 2.5x button open getting 150 into 400 is a clear defend. We realize equity and set-mine with 100bb deep stacks.

A small pair on an ace-high board facing the button's opening range has little equity and gets no value from betting. Check and plan to fold to significant pressure.

The ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can win the pot when the big blind has missed.

Against a small c-bet on an ace-high board, the call costs 200 to win 950, so I need about 21% equity. 33 has some showdown value against the button's wide range plus two set outs, which makes it a reasonable defend.

Pocket threes on an A-K-T board with three hearts have almost no showdown value against a button raiser who c-bet, and I hold no heart. Checking and giving up unless the price is tiny is the best option.

The turn improves many hands that called the flop, and my hand has neither showdown value nor a useful blocker for a bluff. Checking avoids investing more chips in an unfavorable spot.

33 has minimal showdown value on this scary board, but a bluff is unlikely to fold out the pairs that make up much of the opponent's turn check-back range. Checking keeps the pot small and may win at showdown against give-ups.

Eight-high has almost no showdown value. After the opponent checked twice, a river bet can make missed draws and weak pairs fold.

Pocket threes on an A-K-T-9 board with three hearts are a pure bluff-catcher, and they lose even to most of the villain's likely bluffs. We need about 30% equity to call, and the villain's river betting range after checking the turn doesn't contain enough worse hands.

JTo is a solid button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 250 to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

96o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

K5 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a 2.5x button open at this price, though it is too weak to reraise.

King-high has little showdown value on this paired flop, and betting into the preflop raiser is unlikely to get enough better hands to fold. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess if they bet.

I have trip jacks and should value-bet against queens, pocket pairs, and straight draws while charging overcards. A moderate bet builds the pot without overcommitting on a paired board.

King-high has little immediate value on this paired board, and calling a sizable flop bet out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

Three-handed on the button, a wide opening range is correct, and 65o is a borderline but playable steal that has position postflop. A small 2.5bb open keeps the risk low if the blinds fight back.

Three-handed button opens are often wide. A7 offsuit has an ace blocker, making a small-blind three-bet preferable to calling out of position.

K♠/K♥? I have K♥2♠, a very weak offsuit hand facing a substantial three-bet and a large call. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity and playability.

65o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 9.5bb from the small blind, even in position. Its equity and playability don't justify calling 7bb more.

Q8 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while preserving position.

J9 suited is a playable defense from the small blind, but calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and avoids a large 3-bet with the big blind still to act.

T2o is too weak to defend out of position multiway, even at a good price, because its poor equity realization makes calling roughly break-even at best.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high, king-high flop, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to respond to a bet.

This ace-king-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out weaker hands while keeping the risk modest.

J-high has no made hand, and the backdoor flush and straight possibilities are too unlikely to justify calling the bet. I’ll fold rather than bluff-raise without useful blockers.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

Q7o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet profitably. Folding.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5 big blind button raise, especially out of position.

K5 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open. A 2.5bb raise pressures both blinds.

Q8 suited has enough playability and pot odds to defend against a 2.5 BB button open, but is not strong enough to build a large pot out of position.

A♦3♦ has useful suited-ace equity and the call is getting a favorable price with two opponents already invested. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a large pot out of position with a marginal hand.

With queen-high and only backdoor draws in a three-way pot, checking is preferable to betting out of position.

With bottom pair in a three-way pot and the preflop raiser still to act, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids betting into stronger hands.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a dry K93 rainbow board, and both opponents checked to me. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot gets value from 9x and draws and protects my hand.

Q8 has no pair or meaningful draw on this flop. Calling out of position with another player still to act is unlikely to be profitable.

The small bet offers favorable pot odds, and my pair of threes with an ace kicker has enough equity to continue heads-up. Raising would likely isolate me against stronger hands.

The turn pairs the board and does not improve my hand; checking keeps the pot manageable with showdown value and avoids betting into the button’s flop-bet/call range.

Top pair on a paired board. Villain's flop-call range includes many worse hands (pocket pairs, 3x, overcards and gutshots), so a half-pot bet gets thin value and denies equity while keeping the pot manageable.

A pair of threes is weak on this paired, king-high board, and the opponent has bet again after we called the flop. The price is not attractive without a stronger draw or read that they are bluffing.