Hold'em table

As button with premium A-K in a three-handed pot, raise for value and initiative. 300 is a solid opening size that pressures the blinds while keeping weaker hands in.

7-2o is the worst hand in poker. Facing a raise to 300 from seat_1 (who has already shown aggression), folding is the correct play. Even from the small blind, this hand has minimal equity and will lose money in the long run against a raiser.

J6 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb button raise out of position. Its poor connectivity and domination risk favor folding over calling or bluff-raising.

3-7 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands in poker. With a 100-chip call and limited potential, folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

92 offsuit is near the bottom of my range and realizes equity poorly out of position. Without evidence that the big blind overfolds, folding is preferable to limping or raising.

K4 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable button open with only the blinds remaining. A small raise uses position and the king blocker to pressure the blinds while limiting investment.

7♦5♠ is a weak, offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a raise leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act.

7-6o is a weak hand facing a 2.25x raise from the button after small blind folded. Folding preserves chips against a likely stronger range.

On the button three-handed, Q3 offsuit is a reasonable open-raise. A 2.5x raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

4-10o is a weak hand out of position from the small blind facing a raise. With 200 more to call and weak hole cards, folding is prudent to preserve chips.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, needing only 27.3% equity at this price. Calling keeps weaker hands in the opponent’s range and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but no strong draw, and this paired king-high flop favors the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets us evaluate their action.

I have a small pair with modest showdown value on a paired king board. Checking controls the pot and avoids betting into the opponent's range when I have little need for protection.

Ace-high has useful showdown value on this trip-kings board, but betting would mostly fold worse hands and get calls from stronger ones. Checking keeps the pot controlled and allows weaker hands to bluff.

The paired board gives everyone trip kings, and my queen kicker has some showdown value. A turn bet is unlikely to make a better ace kicker fold, so I’ll take the free showdown.

Our ace kicker gives us showdown value, but worse hands rarely call a river bet while pocket pairs and Jx or 3x beat us. Checking preserves that value and leaves room for the opponent to bluff.

My hand is a full house, but most hands that can call a river bet have a higher full house or quads. Checking keeps the showdown value against unpaired hands and avoids turning it into a bluff.

With Ah6s on the button facing a small blind of 50 and big blind of 100, I have a strong ace. A raise to 650 chips (6.5bb) applies pressure, wins the pot immediately in many cases, or builds a pot with a premium holding where my ace-high can play well postflop with position.

K7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 6.5bb open. Playing out of position with the big blind still to act makes calling or bluff-raising unattractive.

J-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a sizeable button raise, even with the big blind already invested.

Opening small on the button leverages position and a king blocker to contest the blinds cheaply. K4 offsuit is marginal, so keeping the raise modest limits exposure when opponents continue.

Pocket eights have enough equity to continue against a button open, but calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position and avoids isolating against stronger hands with a marginal 3-bet.

Jack-six suited is a weak hand in a 3-way pot facing a raise and call. Folding preserves chips against better holdings; the position and weak equity justify folding here.

With a strong but disguised set on an ace-high flop, checking out of position lets the preflop raiser continue or bet into me. I can build the pot on a later street or check-raise if they bet.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired hands on an ace-high board that favors my opening range. K4 has little showdown value but some backdoor straight potential if called.

The small flop bet gives me favorable pot odds, and pocket eights still beat many of the button’s bluffs and lower pairs. I’ll call and reassess on the turn.

With pocket eights on an ace-high board, a check keeps the pot controlled and preserves showdown value. I can reassess if the button bets.

The turn gives me an open-ended straight draw, making this a good semi-bluff with little current showdown value. A substantial second barrel pressures weak pairs while retaining eight straight-completing outs when called.

An 88 underpair is a weak bluff-catcher on this ace-high board, and the sizable turn barrel makes a better hand likely. Calling would require too much equity to justify.