Hold'em table

With the button folded, calling 50 more gets a cheap heads-up flop and keeps the pot small with a weak hand.

With ATo in position against a small blind limp, raising to 4bb builds the pot with an equity advantage and allows us to realize equity in position.

7♠2♠ is a very weak hand, and calling 300 out of position against a raise is not worthwhile.

84 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button, even in a three-handed game.

Button folded and K8o is strong enough to open-raise for value and steal equity blind vs blind.

AQo is far too strong to fold against a 3x small-blind raise heads-up; I 3-bet for value and initiative since I'll be out of position postflop.

K8o is too weak to continue out of position against a 3-bet to 9bb.

Opening A2s from the button in 3-handed play is a standard profitable open for position and initiative.

Suited connector 87s at 2.5x open price with 100bb stacks has good implied odds to flop a strong hand; calling 200 into a 400 pot is cheap and keeps the range wide.

KQo is strong enough to continue against a small button raise, and the existing call gives me favorable pot odds. I’ll avoid inflating a multiway pot out of position with a hand that can be dominated.

I flopped top pair (eights) with a gutshot and backdoor flush potential, so I value-bet for protection and to build the pot against the preflop raiser and caller.

K-high has no meaningful draw on this dry flop, and my overcard outs may not be clean. Facing a substantial bet with the button still to act, folding is preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

We have a gutshot straight draw to the nuts, an overcard Ace, and a backdoor nut flush draw in position. With multiple favorable turn cards (any 4, spade, or Ace), calling the donk bet is profitable.

Opponent checked after leading the flop and timed out; betting half pot applies pressure on marginal hands and secures the pot immediately.

I hold top two pair (eights and sevens) and only need ~25% equity to call 800 into 2450, which I easily have against overpairs, draws, and bluffs. Raising would fold out bluffs while isolating me against the 6x straights this board completes, so calling and re-evaluating the river is best.

My eights and sevens lose to many of seat_3's likely value hands (88, 77, 33, 87, 83, 73) given the preflop raise, flop bet, and turn raise, so I avoid building the pot and keep the option of check-calling a small river bet or folding to a large one.

I have Ace-high with a pair of threes on the board. The opponent called a turn bet after leading the flop, showing showdown-worthy strength that is unlikely to fold to a river bet, so checking behind to realize showdown value is the most prudent play.

Pocket nines on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to raise for value and fold equity; a standard 3x open builds the pot while keeping the option to fold to heavy resistance.

K♦6♣ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a 3× raise leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act.

AJo has strong equity against a wide button opening range in 3-handed play; calling closes the preflop action at good pot odds.

Check to the preflop aggressor out of position with Ace-high on a King-high board.

As the preflop raiser heads-up, I c-bet my nines, which beat much of the BB's wide calling range; a ~60% pot bet applies pressure to Ax undercards and draws while building the pot when called.

I missed the flop completely with Ac Jd on Ks 7c 6s without spade or straight equity, making an easy fold facing a 60% pot bet.

K9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. I raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

T4s is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open.

J8 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise out of position; folding avoids playing a dominated, hard-to-play hand for 150 more chips.

Opening from the button with an Ace-rag hand is standard in 3-handed play to apply pressure on the blinds and utilize positional advantage.

K7s is marginal but 3-handed a button 2x open can be wide, and I only need 150 more to see a flop with positional disadvantage. Calling is cheap; folding K-high suited is too tight here.

Call the additional 100 chips at favorable pot odds. A8 offsuit is not strong enough to 3-bet into the opener and caller.

I missed the flop with king-high only, and with two players behind me in a 600-chip pot, checking is the safe line to see a free turn card rather than bluff into a preflop raiser.

With middle pair and an ace kicker on a dry but multiway flop, checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids betting into likely Qx. I can reassess on the turn.

In a 3-way pot on Q-8-4 rainbow, checking back bottom pair controls the pot size and preserves showdown value with position.

Everyone checked the flop, so K-high likely has decent showdown value in a small pot; checking keeps the pot cheap and avoids bluffing into three opponents.

With middle pair and a dry board, betting into two opponents risks building the pot against stronger hands. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

I have modest showdown value with bottom pair and top kicker. Checking back keeps the pot controlled and allows me to see the river in position.

Everyone checked through all streets, so a king-high showdown is free; my Ks likely beats random holdings that called 2bb preflop and gave up. Betting risks only being called by better hands.

My pair of eights with an ace kicker has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents risks getting called mainly by better hands. I’ll take the free showdown.

I have bottom/fourth pair with top kicker in a three-way pot that has checked through to the river. There is little value in betting, so checking behind to realize showdown value is best.