Hold'em table

As the button in a three-handed game, 9♣7♠ is a reasonable open. A modest raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Jack-five offsuit is a weak hand out of the small blind facing a button raise, and calling 200 more to see a flop is not justified.

J2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open, even with 150 to call into a 400 pot; it plays poorly postflop.

K9 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed pot is a marginal but reasonable call for only 100 chips, with position to play postflop.

Getting 5:1 to complete in a limped pot is good enough for a cheap multiway flop, even with a weak hand like 74o. I plan to play cautiously out of position after the flop.

With offsuit T-5 in a limped pot, checking takes the free option without building a pot with a weak hand.

I'm first to act in a three-way limped pot with 7-high and no draw on a paired board, so checking keeps the pot small. Leading into two players with air has little fold equity.

With only T-high and no meaningful draw on a paired, dry board, checking avoids bluffing into two opponents and keeps the pot small.

I hold a set of nines, which is very strong, and both opponents checked to me, so a half-pot bet builds the pot for value while keeping calls from weaker hands likely.

I have 7-high with no draw on a paired board, facing a full-pot bet with another player still to act. Folding is clearly best.

I have only ten-high with no meaningful draw, and the 300-chip bet is not worth contesting.

A4o is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play; a 2.5bb raise applies pressure on both blinds.

K8 offsuit is a weak defend from the small blind against a 2.5x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Avoid entering a marginal, out-of-position pot.

8c Td is a weak offsuit hand facing a 150-chip call from the button's raise, and it is out of position, so folding is the disciplined choice.

K9 offsuit is a solid button hand in a three-player game. Raise to pressure the blinds and take initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

Queen-king offsuit is a playable hand facing a 3bb button raise with 250 to call and 450 in the pot, so calling keeps me in cheaply without bloating the pot out of position.

Getting 200 to win 900 (about 18% equity needed) with 75o closing the action multiway; the pot odds and implied odds justify a call.

I have only Q-K high with no pair or strong draw on a T-3-5 board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the others do.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a wet board, multiway, with the preflop raiser still to act behind; checking controls the pot and keeps some showdown value.

With only king-high on a three-way flop and no meaningful draw, checking behind takes a free card without building a pot out of position to likely callers.

Top pair of kings on a dry board with two opponents who both checked the flop, so betting for value is reasonable.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker and no draw on a three-diamond board with an overcard, facing a lead with another player still to act. Folding is the disciplined play.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against this modest turn bet, though the third diamond makes raising unattractive. Call and reassess on the river.

I hold a pair of kings with no straight or flush made on a paired-free board, so I'm not strong enough to bet for value into a caller and checking keeps the pot manageable.

The river completes a four-diamond board, and my Kc9h has no diamond. Checking keeps the pot controlled with a modest pair and avoids value-owning myself against flushes or stronger hands.

Ace-queen offsuit is a strong hand in position against two blinds, so raising for value and to take initiative is better than limping.

Three-handed, the button's opening range is wide. A4o carries an ace blocker and plays poorly as a call out of position with the big blind still behind, so a 3-bet works better than flatting.

4♣2♣ is far too weak to continue against a button raise and a substantial small-blind 3-bet, especially with another player still involved.

Ace-queen offsuit has roughly 45 to 50 percent equity against a wide 3-bet range, and calling 800 into a 1500 pot is well above the roughly 35 percent break-even price, so calling is better than folding or re-raising out of position.

As the 3-bettor out of position, a small c-bet on this king-high board fits my range, and A4s has the nut-flush-draw backdoor plus an ace overcard as equity. Betting about a third of the pot keeps the risk low and pressures the button's weaker calling hands.

I have ace-high with overcards to the board and the 800 call is about 20% of the final pot, which is a reasonable price against a 3-bet range that c-bets wide.

The Jc turn gives me the nut flush draw with an ace overcard. A two-thirds pot semi-bluff barrel puts pressure on weaker pairs and draws while keeping strong equity when called.

I have A-Q with only gutshot and flush-draw outs against a likely stronger betting range, and calling 2600 into 9100 needs about 28.6% equity, roughly what I have, so folding is the safer play.

KJo on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; a 2.5bb sizing pressures both blinds.

JJ is a strong three-handed hand, and raising from the small blind builds value while denying the big blind an inexpensive entry. A raise to 900 is a solid out-of-position size over the button’s 250 open.

Facing a 900 raise with a 4-3 offsuit hand, calling 800 more needs far more equity than this hand has, so folding is the disciplined play.

KJo on the button facing a 3-bet from the small blind: we're getting decent odds (650 to win 1250) and will have position postflop, and the SB's 3-bet range from the blinds in 3-handed play is wide. Calling is reasonable, while folding is too tight and 4-betting is unnecessary.

JJ has some showdown value, but the ace-high monotone flop strongly favors the caller’s range and I hold no spade. I’ll avoid inflating the pot and take a free card.

With a J-high flush draw and no pair, out of position against a 3-bettor's range full of Ax hands, checking back takes a free card. It also avoids getting check-raised off my equity.

The turn completes a four-spade board, and I hold no spade. Checking keeps the pot controlled rather than betting into a likely flush or risking a check-raise.

The board has four spades, so my Js gives me a J-high flush, and only Qs beats it. I'm betting about two-thirds pot for value against the 3-bettor's checked range of big aces, kings, and lower single-spade hands.

With no spade, pocket jacks have little equity on a four-spade board facing a sizeable turn bet. The preflop caller can readily have a spade, so folding is the prudent choice.