Hold'em table

T4 suited is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the investment with a weak hand.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Its poor playability and domination risk make folding preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to defend against the button raise out of position, especially with a shallow raise size offering little implied advantage.

87 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and some straight potential. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting investment with a marginal hand.

KJo is a strong three-handed small-blind hand against a button min-raise. I 3-bet for value and initiative while applying pressure to the opener and big blind.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a sizable three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

87 offsuit is too weak to profitably defend against this small-blind three-bet, even in position. It has limited equity realization and no useful blockers for a four-bet bluff.

KQs is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. Raising builds the pot with a hand that plays well postflop and applies pressure to the blinds.

Offsuit 7-5 plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

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

6-4 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown blinds.

AQ suited is a strong value raise blind versus blind. Raising to 3 big blinds builds the pot against weaker calls and denies the big blind a cheap flop while we are out of position.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against the small blind's raise, especially out of position postflop.

J8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, with position and good postflop playability. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

A5 suited has good equity and playability against a button min-raise, especially with the big blind still behind. Calling preserves the ability to realize equity cheaply.

4-2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a raise and a caller, despite the pot odds.

With only ace-high on a paired board against the preflop raiser, checking preserves flexibility and avoids building a pot with weak showdown value.

Trips are strong enough to start building the pot. This modest sizing can get calls from pocket pairs, 9x, and straight draws while leaving room for further value bets.

I call the small continuation bet with ace-high, retaining overcard equity and a backdoor club draw against a wide heads-up c-betting range.

Betting our nut-club draw plus gutshot as a strong semi-bluff after the turn check. This can fold out unpaired overcards while retaining substantial equity when called.

Trips are strong enough to continue, but the turn completes several straights and the lead can also represent a full house or better trips. Calling in position keeps bluffs and weaker hands in while avoiding an inflated pot against the strongest hands.

A substantial river bluff can credibly represent a king or strong made hand after leading the turn, while applying pressure to missed draws and marginal pairs.

Calling requires about 29% equity, and trips can beat missed draws and weaker value bets. Raising would mostly get action from straights, full houses, or better trips, so calling preserves value against bluffs.

6-3 suited is too weak to profitably enter against both blinds at standard stack depth.

Completing costs 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. With 7-5 offsuit, I prefer seeing a flop cheaply to raising out of position.

85 offsuit is too weak to routinely raise against a small-blind limp. Checking lets me see a free flop and play in position without inflating the pot.

My pair of sevens is often ahead of the big blind's checking range. A small bet gets value from weaker hands and charges overcards without committing too many chips.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position against a half-pot bet. Calling keeps the pot manageable on a paired board while preserving opportunities to improve or take the pot if the opponent slows down.

My pair of sevens has showdown value, but the ace on the turn makes a value bet unlikely to get called by worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small.

With eight potential straight outs and almost no showdown value, this is a good semi-bluff after the small blind checks. The ace pressures weaker pairs, and a moderate bet can win the pot now while retaining drawing equity if called.

The bet is small enough to continue with a pair of sevens. The big blind can also bet draws or other sevens, so folding now would be too tight.

My sevens and sixes have showdown value, but the ace and king make it unlikely a worse hand will call a river bet. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak two-pair hand.

My missed straight draw has almost no showdown value, while the turn and river overcards pressure the opponent's 7x and pocket pairs. A three-quarter-pot bluff credibly continues my turn value line and needs about 43% folds to break even.

My pair of sevens is a weak bluff-catcher on an ace-king river. The turn and river bets are more consistent with a better made hand than a bluff.