Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

A3o from the small blind facing a button open in 3-handed play is a decent 3-bet bluff candidate; the ace blocker helps, and calling out of position with the big blind behind is poor. I'm 3-betting to 10bb for fold equity.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still in the hand.

Q8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, especially out of position postflop; folding preserves the remaining stack.

T3 offsite is too weak to open profitably from the button with two players left to act behind, so folding is the standard play.

A-Q offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value rather than limp.

The raise comes from the small blind after the button folds, so their range can be wide. With 2:1 pot odds, calling with 7-5 offsuit is a reasonable defend.

This low, connected flop favors the big blind's calling range. With only two overcards and limited backdoor potential, I prefer to check.

I have a weak middle pair with no strong draw, so checking behind keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity.

Top pair with top kicker is likely ahead after the flop checked through. Betting 400 gets value from weaker pairs and charges straight draws.

A small pair with a gutshot has too little equity against the turn bet; the 8 outs are limited and may not always be clean. Fold rather than continue against a range containing many Qx and stronger made hands.

A3 suited is a profitable button open three-handed; raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q9 offsuit is a weak out-of-position hand facing a button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a marginal call and difficult postflop spots.

Getting 150 into a 400 pot (about 27% equity needed) against a wide button open, 97o in the big blind is a profitable defend. Flatting keeps the pot manageable.

Middle pair on an ace-high board out of position against the preflop raiser; I'll check and look to bluff-catch a small c-bet.

Top pair is likely ahead of the big blind’s calling range, but the weak kicker favors a small bet for value and protection.

Second pair with a backdoor straight draw is getting about 4:1 against a small button c-bet, which is plenty of equity to continue. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by aces, so calling keeps the range wide and the pot controlled.

I hold weak middle pair on an A-Q-9-5 board that favors the raiser's range, so checking keeps the pot small. I can decide versus a bet afterward.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting risks building a pot against better aces or a queen. Checking keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the opponent's range.

Bottom two pair is well ahead of the button's range after the turn check-back, which is full of weak aces, 9x and small pairs. A roughly two-thirds pot bet gets value from those hands.

Top pair is strong enough to call this river bet after the turn checked through. Worse pairs and bluffs can bet here, and raising would mostly get called by better hands.

On the button, K2 offsuit is marginal but playable as an open-raise in a three-handed game. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

88 is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range. 3-betting from the small blind takes the initiative and avoids a multiway pot out of position with the big blind still to act."}

A2 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a large 3-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

K♦2♠ is far too weak to continue against a large three-bet from the small blind, especially with 850 chips more to call.

T9s on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise. A 2.5bb open puts pressure on both blinds while playing well postflop.

5♥2♥ is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K9 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the call price is favorable. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

With only king-high on a paired, low board, I have little immediate showdown value and no strong draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to a later bet.

T9 with a backdoor flush draw and an open-ended straight draw (8 completes it) on a board that favors the button preflop raiser. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot has good fold equity and plenty of equity when called.

The small bet offers a favorable price, and K-high retains some equity with overcards plus backdoor straight and flush possibilities. I'll continue rather than fold immediately.

With only king-high and a non-nut flush draw, checking out of position avoids building the pot while preserving the chance to hit a club on the river.

We only hold a weak gutshot, and the ace completed the flush on a board the big blind check-called. Checking behind gives us a free card instead of bluffing into a range that has many 7s and clubs.

K-high has some showdown value against missed draws, while a river bluff risks chips against an opponent who may have an ace or a pocket pair. I’ll check and take the showdown.

Ten-high almost never wins at showdown, and villain's two checks suggest a weak range full of small pairs and missed draws that may fold. A 600 bet into the 910 pot is a cheap bluff with our weakest holding.

K-high has no meaningful showdown value, and the ace river favors the button’s value range. The 600-chip bet requires too many bluffs to justify calling.

J-T suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 2.7:1 in the big blind against a wide button open, K2o has enough equity and playability to defend by calling. Three-betting would turn it into a bluff with poor blockers.

Two pair on a dry K-high board. Checking to the preflop raiser on the button invites a c-bet, which sets up a check-raise for value.

On this dry king-high flop, a small continuation bet can win the pot against missed hands while keeping the cost low when called.

Top two pair on a dry K-5-2 board is well ahead of the button's small c-bet range. Check-raising builds the pot for value while protecting against overcards and wheel draws.

J♣T♣ has no pair or immediate draw on this flop. Against a check-raise, calling 470 chips is unlikely to be profitable.