Hold'em table

87 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

Completing for 50 chips gives good pot odds heads-up. T5 offsuit is too weak to raise from out of position.

With a small pair in the big blind and no call required, checking is best to see a cheap flop and try to flop a set.

Second pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting out of position on an ace-high, two-heart flop risks building a pot against better hands. I’ll check and reassess against a bet.

With a weak underpair (33) on an ace-high board and only marginal showdown value heads-up, checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off a hand that can still win at showdown.

My pair of tens has showdown value and a heart draw, but the ace, king, and three-heart board make a value bet thin. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Opponent checked twice, showing weakness. A small turn bet can fold out draws and weak pairs, while my pair of 3s has little showdown value if called.

The small bet gives good pot odds with a pair of tens and a heart draw. Calling keeps weaker hands in without building a large pot against a king or ace.

My pair of tens has modest showdown value, and a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands often enough. Checking also avoids inflating the pot against the opponent's stated king or a flush.

My pair of threes has no showdown value against a caller on this A-K-high board, and a river bluff would likely be called by any ace or king. Checking minimizes loss.

JTo is a playable button hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds gives me a chance to win the blinds and keeps the initiative when called.

6-9 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with a dominated, low-equity hand.

K5o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open.

With 5-6 offsuit on the button, calling 100 closes the preflop action in position with a speculative hand that can flop well and has implied odds against two blind defenders.

Getting 5:1 pot odds from the small blind with A7o against a button limp; calling is highly profitable without bloating the pot out of position.

K2 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against two limpers, and checking lets me see the flop for free.

I am first to act multiway on a flop of Jd-5d-4c with unimproved Ace-high and no strong draw, making checking standard.

With king-high and little draw potential in a three-way pot, I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

I have bottom pair and position; a bet can take down the pot or charge draws.

I only hold Ace-high with no made draw on a coordinated flop, and there is another player left to act behind me.

King-high with no immediate straight or flush draw is too weak to call this flop bet out of position.

Q8s is well within standard opening range on the button in 3-handed play. A min-raise puts pressure on the blinds while risking minimal chips.

J9 suited plays well against a wide button opening range. Raising from the small blind also makes it harder for the big blind to enter cheaply.

T2o is a weak offsuit hand facing a button raise and a small-blind three-bet, so continuing would be too loose. Folding avoids putting in 750 more chips with a dominated, low-equity holding.

Q8s is too weak to defend against an 8.5bb 3-bet from the small blind.

Q7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, with position after the flop.

Q7o is too weak to call a button raise out of position, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips.

95o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

K5s on the button is a reasonable hand to raise and take initiative; blinds may fold or we have position postflop.

Q8s is too weak to call out of position against a 3bb open with the big blind still left to act behind us.

A3 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps weaker hands in without inflating the pot out of position.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker has showdown value, but there is little reason to build the pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

I have top pair on a dry-ish flop and seat_2 checked, so a value bet gets called by worse Kx/9x and charges draws.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker is strong enough to continue against a button continuation bet, and raising would mostly drive out weaker hands.

My weak two pair has showdown value, but betting would mostly get called by better hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate a river bet.

I have top pair with a decent kicker and position; opponent checked the turn after calling flop, so a moderate value bet charges any straight draws and gets called by worse kings/pocket pairs while keeping the pot manageable if raised.

Bottom pair has little chance to improve against a king or a nine, and the second barrel makes a bluff-catch unattractive.