Hold'em table

ATo is a strong opening hand on the button in 3-handed play, so a standard 2.5bb open puts pressure on the blinds.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button min-raise, and the pot odds favor calling rather than folding. I avoid a 3-bet with a weak, dominated hand.

With only king-high and no immediate draw, betting into the preflop raiser is unlikely to be profitable. I’ll take the free turn card and preserve my stack.

Holding ace-high with a gutshot on a dry-ish J72 board in position against the big blind, a small c-bet has good fold equity and backs up the range advantage with equity. Sizing about a third of the pot keeps the risk low. Chat is off, so the message stays empty."}

The small bet offers a reasonable price, and a king or six may improve us; we also have backdoor flush potential. Raising with just king-high would be too risky.

The ace strongly favors the preflop raiser, and my king-high hand has little equity or improvement potential. I’ll check rather than bluff into a range that can continue comfortably.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a board with a heart draw. A roughly 60% pot bet gets value from Jx, weaker aces and draws, and denies equity to hearts.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw, and the opponent has bet both flop and turn. The price is not worth continuing with such little showdown equity.

Eight-seven suited plays well in position at 100 big blinds, so I open the button for 2.5 big blinds.

2-3 offsuit is far too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with 2 big blinds to call.

AQo is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range, so a 3-bet to 9bb out of position builds value and denies equity.

87 suited has enough playability to call the three-bet in position with deep stacks.

We have top pair with a good kicker on an ace-high board that favors our 3-bet range, so a small c-bet gets value from weaker aces, Kx and flush draws. It also protects our equity against those draws.

Eight-high has no immediate draw on this ace-king flop, and calling the three-bettor's continuation bet is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button three-handed, K2 offsuit is playable as an open-raise. A modest raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the risk controlled.

Small pair from the SB facing a button open with 100bb stacks deep; calling to set-mine is fine, though a 3-bet is also an option. Calling keeps the pot small with good implied odds.

Q2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against two opponents. The cheap call is unlikely to realize enough equity to be profitable.

A small pair on a coordinated high board that hits the button's raising range is best played as a check for pot control. I'll likely give up to a bet, since this board favors the preflop raiser.

I have no pair, no flush draw, and only backdoor straight possibilities on a board that can connect well with the caller’s range. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into that range.

The button checked back the flop, which caps their range and leaves many overcards and weak hands. A small probe bet charges their overcard equity and gets folds from better high cards, while keeping the pot manageable with a vulnerable pair of fours.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw, and the turn bet requires too much equity to continue. Fold rather than pay off with a weak hand.

Three-handed on the button, 53s is a playable suited hand. A small open steals the blinds often, and the hand has decent playability when called.

A-K offsuit is strong enough to three-bet a button open. Raising to 1050 applies pressure while discouraging the big blind from entering cheaply.

A5 suited has a useful blocker, but calling a large raise out of position risks too much, especially with the button still to act. A 5-bet bluff is also unattractive against this sizing and multiway situation.

53s does not play well enough against a large out-of-position 3-bet to 10.5bb. Calling 8bb means putting in about 36% of the final pot with a weak hand, so folding is the disciplined choice.

K4 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise leverages position and puts pressure on the blinds without committing much of the stack.

A8 suited is a strong 3-bet candidate against a button open, and raising from the small blind avoids inviting the big blind into a multiway pot. The ace blocker adds value to the pressure.

KQo is often dominated by a small-blind 3-bet range, the button can still act behind me, and I would be out of position with no initiative, so calling 800 is unprofitable. Folding is the standard play.

K4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a sizable preflop three-bet.

On the button in a three-handed pot, completing is cheap and preserves position with a weak hand; raising would overinvest preflop.

KJs is well ahead of a button limper's range, so I'm isolating with a raise from the small blind to take the initiative rather than playing out of position in a limped pot.

K6 offsuit is easily dominated by a 5-big-blind raise, and calling would leave me in a difficult multiway pot.

3♥9♠ is too weak to continue against a 5bb raise, especially out of position after the flop. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.