Hold'em table

A4 offsuit is a reasonable button open in three-handed play, with position and an ace blocker. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds without overcommitting a marginal hand.

A-K offsuit is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising to 11 big blinds builds the pot and makes it harder for the big blind to enter cheaply.

65 offsuit is far too weak to call a 3-bet to 1100 from the big blind; folding preserves stack.

A4 offsuit is too weak to continue against this large small-blind three-bet, even with position. Its domination risk and poor playability make folding preferable without evidence that the opponent is three-betting excessively.

AJo is a strong three-handed button opening hand, so I raise for value while keeping the sizing modest.

T4 offsuit is very weak facing a button raise to 2.5bb from the small blind; calling out of position has poor equity and reverse implied odds.

83 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise, especially out of position. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity realization.

8-2 offsuit is one of the weakest hands even on the button in a 3-handed game; calling 100 chips has negative expected value against the blinds' ranges.

With the button folded, K7 offsuit is strong enough to open against the big blind. Raising to 3 big blinds applies pressure and charges the opponent to continue while I am out of position.

Calling 200 more closes the action with position against the small blind. The pot odds and potential to make a disguised straight make a call reasonable.

Top pair with a weak kicker is a good check out of position on this connected, two-diamond board. Checking controls the pot and keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the opponent's range.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker is too thin to bet for value here. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the turn for free.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but this turn completes flushes and straights. Checking controls the pot and avoids inflating it against stronger hands.

Bottom pair without a diamond is too weak to value-bet on this coordinated board. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids committing chips against stronger hands.

After the opponent checked back twice, a small river bet can extract thin value from queens and jacks. The modest sizing limits exposure with top pair and a weak kicker on a coordinated board.

Bottom pair is weak on this board, but the small river bet gives me good pot odds. After both players checked the flop and turn, I can call against missed draws and ace-high bluffs.

84 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and limited playability.

J4 offsuit is worth completing for 50 chips against the big blind, but it is too weak to build a large pot out of position.

Weak 46 offsuit in the big blind gets a free flop after the small blind limps; raising would build a pot with a poor hand out of position postflop.

I have jack-high on a paired board with no immediate straight or flush draw. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

With 6-high and only backdoor draws I have little showdown value, but a minimum bet in position after the small blind checks this paired board needs folds only one-third of the time to profit.

J-high has little immediate value on this paired board, no direct draw, and poor prospects out of position against a flop bet.

Q4 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

K7 suited is strong enough 3-handed against a wide button 2.5x open, with good playability and price to continue from the small blind.

42 offsuit has poor equity realization against a raise and a caller, despite the favorable pot odds. Folding avoids investing further with a weak hand that rarely makes strong, profitable holdings.

Pair of 7s plus king-high flush draw and straight outs gives strong equity; semi-bluff betting builds the pot and adds fold equity against button's wide range.

A gutshot and one overcard aren't enough to justify calling this flop bet, especially on a board that connects well with the small blind's calling range.

Q3o on the button in 3-handed play is ahead of the blinds' ranges and plays well in position, so raising applies pressure and builds value over folding or limping.

T3 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Its poor playability out of position makes folding preferable.

Nine-deuce offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise while out of position.