Hold'em table

K5 offsuit on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open, since only the two blinds are left to act. A 2.5bb raise steals often with reasonable equity when called.

Q-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise from the small blind, especially out of position and with the big blind still to act.

A2 offsuit has enough equity against a likely wide button opening range to defend the big blind for 150 chips, but is too weak to value-raise.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting out of position into the preflop raiser risks building a large pot against stronger aces. I’ll check and evaluate their bet.

Second pair with a backdoor flush draw on an ace-high board that favors the preflop raiser; a small c-bet folds out weaker hands and denies equity while still getting called by worse. Checking back is also reasonable, but the small bet is fine here.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, but the weak kicker makes raising unattractive.

Top pair with a weak kicker is worth continuing cautiously, but betting out of position risks building a large pot against better aces.

Second pair with a weak kicker has showdown value but gets called mostly by better hands (Ax) after the flop call, so we check back for pot control and take a free river.

Top pair is strong after the opponent checked the turn. A modest river bet can get called by kings and weaker pairs.

Second pair facing a small river bet only needs about 23% equity to call. Villain's line includes missed heart draws and wheel draws along with thin value, so this is a reasonable bluff-catch.

As the button in a three-handed game, A6 offsuit is a reasonable opening hand. A raise to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

KJo is strong enough to 3-bet a button open in a three-handed game. Raising avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

85o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is a clear fold; calling 850 out of position with a weak hand and the original raiser still to act is unprofitable.

A6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind 3-bet; calling risks playing a dominated hand, and a 4-bet bluff is unnecessary here.

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free game, T6 offsuit is a reasonable small open. Raising to 200 risks little while giving me position after the flop.

Q9o from the small blind facing a 2x button open with the big blind still to act is a marginal, dominated hand out of position. Folding is standard; calling would invite a squeeze or leave me in a tough multiway spot.

A button min-raise is wide, and 9♦6♠ has enough equity to defend the big blind at these pot odds. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a weak offsuit hand.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on an ace-high flop, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to respond to a bet.

Middle pair has showdown value on this dry ace-high board, but a weak kicker makes building the pot unattractive. Checking keeps weaker hands in and controls the pot.

I have only nine-high with no meaningful draw, so betting into the opponent after the flop checks is unlikely to be profitable. I'll take the free river card.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called often by worse hands. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable.

I have only nine-high and little showdown value after checking through two streets. A 300-chip river bluff can pressure missed hands and weaker pairs without risking too much of the pot.

Second pair has enough showdown value to call a 300-chip river bet into this pot, especially after both players checked the flop and turn.

76o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb steals the blinds with decent playability.

A2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids committing more chips with poor equity realization.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5-big-blind button open, especially with the small blind's dead chips in the pot.

With no pair or club draw, I’ll check out of position rather than build the pot with a weak hand.

This dry paired board favours the preflop raiser's range, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot with a gutshot to the 5 should take down the pot often. It also keeps some equity when called."}

Q9 offsuit has no flush draw or useful backdoor draw on this paired, two-club flop. Out of position, it is unlikely to realize enough equity against the button’s bet.

Q-8 offsuit is a reasonable open from the button three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Nine-eight offsuit is a marginal defend against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

62o is one of the weakest hands and plays poorly out of position against a button open. Even getting a decent price, I'd realize too little of my equity to justify defending.

K5 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while preserving position.

T6s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. Calling out of position is unprofitable, and it is too weak to 3-bet profitably.

Calling the small additional amount with a suited hand is reasonable against a button open, especially with the big blind discount and no other player in the pot.

With a weak middle pair and poor kicker on an ace-high, two-club board, checking controls the pot and avoids building it against the preflop raiser.

K-high has some showdown value, but little potential to improve on this flop. Checking in position keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

With a weak pair on a paired-ace board, a bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands and risks building the pot against better holdings. I’ll check and retain showdown value.

The second ace makes an opponent's ace less likely. A small delayed bet can fold out some hands beating king-high while charging club draws.

Call the small turn bet with two pair, aces and sevens. Raising is unlikely to get value from worse hands, while folding would be too tight given the price and the opponent’s checked flop.

My two pair is a modest showdown hand on a river that completes the club flush. Checking avoids building a pot against likely value hands while allowing bluffs to remain in.

King-high has little showdown value after the river completes the flush. A substantial bet can pressure weak pairs that called the small turn bet.

The river completes the club draw, and the sizable bet after the turn call represents plenty of flushes and stronger made hands. My two pair is only a bluff-catcher here, so I fold.