Hold'em table

76o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open, since only the two blinds are left to act. A small raise to 2.5bb steals often and keeps the hand playable when called.

A7 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably from the small blind against an early 2.5bb open with the big blind still behind.

I have an ace but a weak kicker, and I'm getting good pot odds to defend the big blind. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position instead of bloating with a dominated hand.

Checking with the nut flush draw and an ace overcard to see a free turn, avoiding bloating the pot out of position against a preflop raiser.

On a dry paired board, a small c-bet as the preflop raiser in position works well; bottom pair has some showdown value and denies equity to overcards. A third-pot bet takes down the pot often.

I have the nut flush draw plus an overcard, and I'm getting good pot odds to continue. Calling lets me realize my draw without bloating the pot out of position.

Third pair has some showdown value, but a small turn bet charges hearts and weaker pairs and denies equity. It also takes advantage of the chance that the opponent's fallback turns into a fold if they time out again.

I have the nut flush draw and am getting roughly 4:1 pot odds, which makes a call profitable even with one card to come. Folding would be too weak, and raising risks more against a paired board where I may be drawing thin.

I have only Ace-high with a missed flush draw, so checking is the best way to see a cheap showdown. Betting would likely only get called by better hands.

A pair of sixes has some showdown value against missed straight draws and weak hands. Villain called two streets, so they likely have better hands like a king, a nine, or a heart draw that just made a flush. Betting would mostly get called by better or fold out worse, so checking back is best.

J4 offsuit is a weak button hand in a three-handed game and does not justify entering at this price.

Calling 50 into a pot of 150 offers good immediate odds heads-up, and folding would give up the small blind too cheaply. I'll see a flop and play cautiously out of position.

82o is weak, and checking the big blind after the small blind limps gives a free flop. Raising has little value.

I have a pair of fours and the opponent checked, so I'll bet to take the pot and protect against draws.

Getting 4:1 in position against a wide SB limp-lead range. 8-high with backdoor flush and straight potential has enough equity to continue cheaply.

I have top two pair on the turn and should bet for value against draws and worse made hands. A 300-chip bet into the 400-chip pot pressures draws while keeping worse hands in.

8-high with only a weak gutshot-free holding (8c with no real draw beyond a backdoor) facing a 300 bet into 400; no equity to continue.

Blind vs blind with 95o, I'm getting 3:1 to complete. Limping keeps a weak offsuit hand in cheaply while it still has some playability.

J5 offsuit is weak and plays poorly in a heads-up limped pot; checking the big blind realizes equity without inflating the pot.

Bottom pair plus a gutshot (7 for the straight) in a limped pot out of position. A small half-pot bet takes some fold equity and builds the pot with decent equity.

We have bottom pair with a reasonable price versus a small flop continuation bet, plus some improvement potential. Calling preserves flexibility against a heads-up opponent.

Bottom pair plus a gutshot on a three-club board is weak out of position against a flop caller, so I'll check to control the pot and see a cheap river.

My pair of fives has some showdown value but is vulnerable on this coordinated board. Checking avoids being called mainly by better made hands and strong draws.

Middle pair on a board where any 3, any 7, or clubs beat us has some showdown value but gets called mostly by better hands. Checking takes the showdown cheaply.

Check back with weak one-pair showdown value. A river bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands and risks facing a check-raise.

KQs on the button is a strong opening hand in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and to take the initiative.

Kd2s offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act.

Q5o is weak but I am getting good pot odds in the big blind against a button open, so I call to see a flop. Folding would be too tight given the cheap price.

I have bottom pair with a queen kicker, so checking keeps the pot small out of position and lets the preflop raiser define the hand.

On a dry T53 board I have the range advantage with KQ overcards, a backdoor draw and some fold equity, so a small c-bet of about a third pot works well against the BB's check.}

I have bottom pair with a queen kicker on a dry board, and the call is cheap relative to the pot. This gives me decent equity against the button's wide c-bet range while keeping the pot manageable.

KQ high with no draw on a turn that favors the big blind's calling range (straights, heart draws). Checking back gives a free card at the overcards and avoids a low fold-equity bluff.

I have a weak pair of fives with a queen kicker, and the opponent checked the turn, so I likely have the best hand at showdown or can't get called by worse. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids value-owning myself against better hands.

King-high has a little showdown value against missed draws, and a bluff is unlikely to fold out the pairs that called the flop. Checking back is the lower-risk line.

Button pocket threes are a strong enough opening hand three-handed and benefit from taking initiative. I raise to 3bb for value and to deny equity.

T6o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

The button opened to 3bb in a 3-handed game, so its range is wide. QTo defends comfortably from the big blind, getting 200 to win 650 with position on the small blind no longer a factor.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position against the button's range: checking lets their bluffs keep betting and protects my checking range, and I can check-call a bet.

I bet my underpair for protection and to deny equity to overcards, while using a small sizing that can fold out missed hands.

Top pair with a weak kicker facing a small c-bet from the button. Calling keeps their bluffs and worse hands in and keeps the pot controlled against better queens.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a draw-heavy board, out of position. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the button's bluffs keep firing; I'll likely call a reasonable bet.

Check back with third pair for pot control and showdown value; worse hands are unlikely to call a turn bet while better hands and draws continue.

Top pair with a ten kicker is likely ahead of a button range that checked back the turn. A small value bet should get calls from 9x, underpairs and weaker queens.

Pocket threes have only a bluff-catcher on this board, and the river lead after calling the flop is weighted toward queens, nines, and improved pairs. Folding avoids paying off that value-heavy range.

Blind vs blind with 73o, completing for 50 into 150 gets good pot odds; a cheap limp beats folding, and raising a weak offsuit hand out of position has little merit.

Q7 offsuit is a marginal hand in a blind-versus-blind limped pot, and checking preserves pot control while seeing a flop for free.

Bottom pair plus a flush draw on a monotone board in a limped pot; a small bet gets value and protection and denies equity, while keeping outs if called.

We have only queen-high with no spade and no meaningful draw on an ace-high monotone board. Folding to the continuation bet preserves chips.