Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is marginal, but it plays poorly out of position against two opponents when facing a call. Folding is a small loss of equity, so I'm choosing the low-variance option.

With the button folded, ace-three offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind.

Holding 6s2d offsuit facing an open raise from the small blind is a clear fold due to extremely weak equity and playability.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players with deep stacks.

AQo is an extremely strong holding blind vs blind, making an open-raise to 3bb the standard value play.

5c7d is a weak offsuit hand. Calling 200 more into a 400 pot (3-to-1 odds) is close, but I would be out of position with a hand that plays poorly postflop, so I fold.

Opening A3s from the button is standard in 3-handed play to apply pressure and utilize position.

Q9 offsuit is weak out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act behind me. Calling 200 more is a losing play here, so I fold.

With no rake and a wide button opening range, 9-7 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind for 150 more, despite playing out of position.

Middle pair is worth continuing with, but betting out of position into the preflop raiser would often get called by better hands. I’ll check and evaluate their action.

Betting approximately one-third pot on a dry Ace-high board with top pair and a backdoor draw to extract value from weaker holdings and protect our equity.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, but raising would likely isolate me against better hands.

My pair of nines has some showdown value, but this turn favors the preflop raiser's range. Checking controls the pot and lets me reassess if they bet.

I have top pair with a weak kicker; checking behind controls the pot size and allows me to realize my showdown value comfortably.

Rivered two pair after the turn checked through. A moderate value bet can get called by weaker aces and queens.

I checked behind on the turn to pot control with top pair weak kicker. On this blank river, facing a roughly half-pot bet, my hand is an effective bluff catcher that easily meets the required pot odds.

K2 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed pot is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position against two opponents; folding avoids a marginal spot. ... Folding is a small loss but reasonable.

Pocket eights are strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 350 builds the pot while applying pressure before the flop.

A2o plays poorly even in position against a 3.5bb open from the small blind, so folding is the standard play.

T9 suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 takes advantage of position while keeping the pot manageable.

Folding 52s from the small blind facing a button open raise.

K9o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button raise in 3-handed play; the price is 150 to win 400 (about 27% equity needed), and the hand has decent equity against a wide button range, so calling is better than folding or bloating the pot out of position.

Holding king-high on a paired 6-7-7 board out of position against the button's preflop raiser, I have little showdown value and few outs. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the button does.

A small continuation bet can fold out the big blind’s missed hands while keeping the cost modest. I have a gutshot and backdoor heart-flush potential if called.

King-high with a backdoor-free board of 6c 7h 7c; the pot offers about 4:1, and a small continuation bet from the button often bluffs. Calling keeps live overcards (K) and a 9 with a straight draw potential, without bloating the pot. Folding gives up too much equity.

I have only king-high on a paired, flush-possible board, so I'm checking to control the pot. The button showed strength by betting the flop, and betting into them risks chips with little fold equity or value.

The ace of clubs completes the flush draw, and a player who called the flop may have connected with it or the paired board. Checking preserves my stack and lets me see a river with my straight draw.

Board 6c 7h 7c Ac 4d; I hold K-high. Villain checked back the turn, so their range is capped and often weak. A small bet of about half pot could get a fold from worse hands like 5x or a small pair, though I have little showdown value. Checking is a reasonable alternative, but a thin bluff seems profitable here.

Ten-high has little showdown value against a river bet, and raising as a bluff risks too much against hands likely to call.

JcTc is a premium suited connector on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb is standard to build the pot and take the initiative.

Q2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. Folding is better than calling 200 more.

With no rake, K2 offsuit has enough equity against a typical button opening range to defend the big blind for 150 more chips.

Top and bottom pair are strong on this dry flop. Checking gives the preflop raiser a chance to bet, allowing me to raise for value.

The dry K-high board strongly favors our preflop raising range, making a small continuation bet of roughly one-third pot effective with backdoor equity.

Top and bottom pair is strong enough to raise for value against Kx and draws. The sizing also charges those draws without overcommitting on a dry flop.

I have Jack-high with no direct draw facing a check-raise on a dry K-5-2 board, making this an easy fold.