Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is weak, but on the button it is playable three-handed; raise to apply pressure and take initiative rather than limp.

53o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It plays badly out of position and has little equity.

T5 suited has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button min-sized opening range for 150 more chips.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this dry flop, so checking avoids investing more with a weak hand.

I have only king-high on a dry flop and no meaningful draw. Checking back preserves the pot and gives me a chance to improve or realize showdown value.

I have ten-high with no meaningful draw. A turn bluff is unlikely to be profitable, so I’ll check.

The turn check gives me a chance to take the pot, and K♦ adds a strong flush draw if called. A 350-chip bet applies pressure without risking much of my stack.

I have only ten-high with no meaningful draw. Calling 350 against the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

T6s on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a 2.5x raise puts pressure on the blinds.

J8 suited is a reasonable three-bet candidate against a button open. Raising gives me a chance to win preflop and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

Pocket sevens can profitably set-mine with deep stacks, and calling keeps the pot manageable despite the sizable 3-bet. Folding would give up too much potential value at these effective depths.

T6s plays poorly against a small-blind 3-bet plus a big-blind cold call. Both ranges are strong, and the low stack-to-pot ratio after calling leaves too little implied odds to justify putting in 650 more.

My hand missed this dry flop, and the big blind's preflop calling range can be strong. Checking avoids building a larger pot out of position.

I have a strong set on a dry board, so I’m betting for value and to charge overcards or an overpair while keeping worse hands in the pot.

J♠8♠ missed this rainbow flop and has no meaningful draw. Facing a sizable bet after my preflop 3-bet, folding avoids committing more chips with little equity.

J4 suited is playable on the button three-handed. A 2.5 BB open gives me a chance to take the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

8♣4♠ is too weak to continue out of position against the button’s raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A2o in the big blind against a button 2.5x open gets good pot odds (150 to win 400), so calling is clearly profitable. Three-betting is also an option, but a call keeps it simple.

Ace-high with a backdoor club draw, out of position against the preflop raiser on a paired board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets the button c-bet into us, and we can decide whether to continue after that.

I have a flush draw and position on a paired board. A small bet can win the pot now while keeping the cost modest if called.

Getting 730:180 with ace-high, a backdoor nut flush draw and some showdown value against a button c-bet range is an easy call. Raising would turn a hand with showdown value into a bluff.

Ace-high with no real draw on a board that favors the preflop raiser, so check and give up to meaningful aggression.

The king favors my preflop raising range, and my club flush draw gives me outs if called. Betting can pressure weaker pairs and draws.

Ace-high with no draw on a paired board facing a turn barrel; realizing equity out of position against another likely river bet is poor.

T9 offsuit is a strong button opening hand in a three-handed game. I’m raising to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the size modest.

AKo in the small blind against a button open is a clear 3-bet for value. Sizing to 10bb works out of position and still leaves the big blind behind to act.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a large 3-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial 3-bet to 10 big blinds, even with position. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Q7o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

J5 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A♠? No—A♦Q♦ is a strong hand against a button open, so 3-bet for value and initiative. This sizing applies pressure while leaving plenty of room to play postflop.

Q7o facing a 3-bet from the big blind is too weak to continue, even getting 600 to win 1750, and we'd be out of position... actually in position, but the hand plays poorly against a 3-bet range, so folding is best.

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a small raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J♣5♣ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) in the big blind against a button 2.5x open, Q3 suited has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

Queen-high with a backdoor wheel draw on an ace-high board favors the preflop raiser, so I'll check and give up easily to a bet.

On this dry ace-high flop, a small continuation bet can fold out some of the big blind's missed hands while limiting the cost of a bluff.

Q3 with no pair and only weak backdoor straight draws on an A-T-2 rainbow board is the bottom of my range, so I fold even against a small c-bet.