Hold'em table

K2o is marginal but playable for one big blind on the button with position; calling keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate the flop.

Completing costs 50 chips into a 250-chip pot. Despite a weak hand and poor position, the price is good enough to see a flop.

I am in the big blind with T5s facing two limpers; checking to see a free flop is the standard play.

With no pair or immediate draw in a three-way pot, I’ll check and avoid investing more chips.

Holding ten-high with no direct draw out of position in a three-way pot, checking is the standard play.

With K-high and no pair or draw on a dry Q84 flop, checking in position keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

With five-high and no meaningful draw on a paired board, betting into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. I can check for a free river.

I have ten-high with no draw in a multiway pot with the button still to act behind me, so checking is the best course.

With K-high and no draw, I'll check behind to see a free river and avoid bloating the pot against two opponents who could have a pair.

With no made hand and two opponents still in the pot, a river bluff is unlikely to get enough folds. Checking avoids investing more chips.

I have ten-high with no showdown value, but bluffing out of position into two players on an ace river is risky with low success multiway.

With king-high and no pair on a paired board, my hand has limited showdown value, but opponents have checked every street. Checking avoids risking chips as a bluff against two players who could call with any pair.

T6 suited is playable on the button three-handed. A small open raise can win the blinds or give me position after the flop.

J8s is slightly too weak to defend out of position from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act.

With a medium pair and good pot odds, I call to see a flop and evaluate. Position is not ideal, but the price is reasonable.

I flopped top set on a dry board; betting for value to build the pot against the button's likely overpair or broadway range.

Ten-high has no pair or immediate draw on this flop, and calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

J4s is slightly too weak to open profitably even on the button in 3-handed play, making fold standard.

8-4 offsuit is too weak to play out of position against the big blind; folding avoids further investment with a trash hand.

Open-raising from the button with T9o is a standard 3-handed play to apply pressure and take the blinds. The hand has decent equity and position, so I prefer raising over calling or folding.

Ace-king offsuit is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising to 1200 accounts for being out of position and the big blind still in the hand.

Holding 85o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is an easy fold.

T9o is a marginal offsuit hand that is often dominated against a 4x 3-bet from the small blind; folding avoids committing more chips with a weak hand.

Q7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise uses our positional advantage.

J5s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open with the big blind still to act.

AdQd is a strong 3-handed hand against a button open, so I will 3-bet for value and to take initiative. The raise also pressures the button's wide opening range while keeping the pot manageable if called.

Q7 offsuit plays poorly against a big-blind three-bet, and calling risks making a dominated top pair.

Q6o is slightly too weak to open profitably even from the button 3-handed, so folding is standard.

J5s in the small blind facing a single raise; getting 3:1 with only the big blind left, calling is cheap and keeps my range wide enough to avoid being exploited.

Q3 suited plays reasonably against a small-blind limp, but it is too weak to build a larger pot out of position.

Ace-high dry board, opponent checked preflop and likely missed; a small bet can take the pot down often enough.

Queen-high has no direct draw on this dry ace-high flop, and calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable against the small blind's betting range.