Hold'em table

Q3 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. Raising gives me a chance to win the blinds and lets me play in position if called.

K6 offsuit performs poorly against a button open from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids defending a dominated, weak holding out of position.

96s in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open gets good pot odds (150 to win 400), and it's a playable suited connector to defend.

With 96s we have almost no equity on K88 facing the button's range, so checking to the preflop raiser is standard. We fold to a c-bet unless we pick up a draw.

Q-high has some showdown value, but no useful draw on this paired flop. Checking in position avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

Second pair (two pair with the board 8s) is likely ahead of the button's flop check-back range, which is full of Ax and small pairs. A small bet gets thin value and denies equity on this dangerous three-diamond board.

Queen-high has no diamond, pair, or meaningful draw on this paired three-diamond board. Calling the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Button-opening T8 suited is profitable three-handed and applies pressure to the blinds. I use a modest 2.5bb open.

84o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It is out of position and has poor equity.

The button can open a wide range, and the folded small blind improves my pot odds. J4 offsuit is weak, but calling 150 chips is preferable to folding or building a larger pot out of position.

With bottom pair and no strong draw, I prefer to check to the preflop raiser and keep the pot manageable.

With only a gutshot to the 7 and weak showdown value, checking back controls the pot against the caller on this coordinated board.

My weak two pair has showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Betting the turn applies pressure to unpaired overcards and weaker holdings while leveraging my open-ended straight draw. The paired board also makes it difficult for a single high card to continue comfortably.

Bottom pair can still beat a delayed turn bluff after the flop checked through. The price is reasonable enough to call and reassess on the river.

I have a full house and can get value from nines, overpairs, and flushes. A moderate bet also limits my exposure against a six or stronger full house.

Our T-high has no meaningful showdown value on this paired, three-club board, and the river lead is unlikely to be a profitable bluff-catch.

On the button three-handed, K2o is a standard open-raise against the two blinds; a small 2.5bb open steals often.

A-T suited is strong enough to three-bet a button open from the small blind. Raising also avoids inviting the big blind into a cheap multiway pot.

QJs is playable, but facing an early raise and a large 3-bet while out of position creates a poor multiway situation. Folding preserves the stack.

K2o is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet from the small blind; calling 750 into 1350 with a dominated hand is unprofitable.

On the button three-handed, 7-6 offsuit is playable as a small open with position and no rake.

Jc9c is a playable suited, connected hand getting a good price from the small blind in a three-way pot. Calling preserves its implied-odds value without inflating the pot out of position.

T3o is out of position in a multiway pot and would realize its equity poorly. Even at 4.4:1 pot odds, it is marginal at best, so folding is the disciplined play.

Check to retain a strong drawing hand in the pot and allow the preflop raiser to c-bet, creating a potential check-raise opportunity.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position. A modest flop bet can win the pot now while keeping the cost manageable if called.

Call with an open-ended straight draw against the small continuation bet. The price is excellent and we retain strong turn equity.

Check back with a double-gutshot straight draw on the paired board, preserving equity and avoiding a turn check-raise.

I have an open-ended straight draw and can take a free river card. After the flop call, betting the paired turn risks facing a raise or getting called by stronger hands.

After the turn checked through, a river bet credibly represents an 8 or a value hand that delayed on the turn. J-high has little showdown value, so I bluff at the pot.

The straight draw missed, and seven-high is unlikely to win at showdown. A river raise would need too many folds to justify the risk.

Button A4 suited to the ace is a playable steal candidate against blinds. A modest open raises fold equity while keeping the pot manageable.

Q3o in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably out of position.

T8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise at this price, but not strong enough to require a three-bet.

Middle pair with a modest kicker has showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser risks building a large pot against stronger hands. Checking keeps their weaker hands and bluffs in.

With ace-high and little immediate equity on this coordinated board, checking back controls the pot and preserves our position.

Second pair can get value from weaker pairs and draws while denying overcards a free river. A small turn bet keeps the pot manageable.

I have the nut-diamond draw plus some ace outs against a likely broad delayed-turn betting range. Calling keeps the pot manageable in position and preserves implied odds for a river diamond.

Middle pair has showdown value, but the river completes a diamond flush. Checking avoids a thin value bet that is likely to be called by better hands.

I have the nut flush with the Ad on a three-diamond board. A substantial value bet can be called by weaker flushes, two-pair-type hands, and curious one-pair holdings.

My pair of tens can beat missed straight draws and some thin value bets. Calling 700 into a pot of 1750 needs about 29% equity, which is plausible against this line.

QJ suited is a strong button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb.

5-2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

8-high with a weak, disconnected offsuit hand is not worth defending against a button raise.