Hold'em table

76o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and plays fine postflop in position.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the small blind against a button raise, but calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position and avoids bloating it with a marginal 3-bet.

A8 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind for 150 chips, but a raise would risk building a large pot with a frequently dominated hand.

With only ace-high on a paired flop in a three-way pot, betting is unlikely to improve the situation. I’ll check and preserve the option to continue if the action stays passive.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents on this paired flop is unlikely to accomplish much. I’ll check and reassess if someone bets.

A pair of sixes on a paired, dry board is likely best when both players check to the button. A small bet (1/3 pot) gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity to overcards, while keeping the pot manageable.

The small 250-chip bet offers favorable pot odds, and ace-high has useful showdown value against a likely wide button stab. Calling keeps the pot manageable while allowing the big blind to respond.

The small bet offers a good price with ace-high, possible ace outs, and a backdoor nut-flush draw. Raising into two opponents would risk too much with this hand.

I have only ace-high on a paired board and no meaningful draw. After a multiway flop bet and two calls, checking avoids building a pot without a credible value hand.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but betting into two players who called the flop is unlikely to fold out many better hands. I’ll check and reassess after the button acts.

A weak pair of sixes has showdown value, and both opponents called the flop bet, so betting into two ranges likely beats very little. Checking back controls the pot and gives a free river.

With ace-high on a paired board, checking can win against missed draws, while a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands by both opponents.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and a bluff into two opponents is unlikely to fold out enough better hands.

Our pair of sixes has some showdown value against missed draws and weak hands. Bluffing into two players who called the flop is unlikely to get both of them to fold, especially with the flush completed, so checking is best.

On the button, J4 offsuit is weak but playable as a small open in a three-handed game. Raising to 200 applies pressure while risking little if the blinds continue.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Getting 4.5:1 against a button min-raise, 82o has more than enough raw equity to defend from the big blind.

Weak holding with only a backdoor flush draw and gutshot-ish potential (needs 5-6/ 5-A... actually only a backdoor straight), so I'll check to the preflop raiser and see what they do.

I have a weak pair with limited improvement potential, so checking back keeps the pot small and gives me a chance to reach showdown.

The button checked back the flop, which suggests a weak range, and my 8-high has almost no showdown value. A small turn stab can fold out many of the hands it checked behind with.

I have two pair, which is strong enough to continue against this small turn bet, but the weak kicker and possible straight draws make a raise unnecessary. I'll call and reassess on the river.

Eight-high has no showdown value, and the third club on the river fits my turn bet. A roughly two-thirds pot bluff should fold out many of the medium pairs and missed draws the opponent called with.

The river completes the club flush and pairs the board, and the opponent’s call on the turn followed by a river bet strongly favors a 9, a flush, or a better-kicker Jx. My two pair has a weak kicker and is unlikely to beat enough of their betting range to justify calling.

On the button in a three-handed pot, 8-6 offsuit is a marginal but playable steal. A small raise uses position without committing much of the stack.

95o from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

J♦5♥ is a weak offsuit hand that is often dominated, and the button’s 2.5× raise makes this a reasonable big-blind fold.

KQs on the button is a clear open-raise in 3-handed play. A 2.5bb open builds the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

K2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q5 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable big-blind defense against a button open at this price. Calling keeps the pot manageable.

With middle pair on a dry flop, I can check to the preflop raiser and avoid building a large pot out of position.

The dry T-5-3 board favors my button opening range, so a small c-bet with KQ overcards and backdoor potential should take down the pot often. When called, I still have equity to improve.

Bottom pair with a queen kicker is strong enough to continue against a small bet on this dry flop. Raising would risk building a large pot with a marginal hand.

My pair of fives is too weak to value-bet, and checking keeps the pot manageable.

King-high with only overcard outs on a very connected board that hits the big blind's calling range hard. Checking back takes a free card and saves chips, since a bluff is unlikely to fold out his pairs and draws.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking avoids turning it into a bluff.

King-high has almost no showdown value, and the villain's check-call then check-check line looks capped. This connected board lets us credibly represent a straight, so a two-thirds-pot bluff should fold out many weak pairs and ace-highs.

Bottom pair is a weak bluff-catcher against this river bet. The 7 completes several straight draws, and I have stronger hands available to call with.

As the button, pocket threes are a reasonable open-raise against the blinds. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable if called.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a 2.5 big-blind raise with the big blind still to act.

QTo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open, getting 150 to win 400, is a clear defend; calling is fine and 3-betting is unnecessary.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position against the button's opening range; checking controls the pot, lets the preflop raiser c-bet with worse hands, and I can call.

With a small pocket pair on a queen-high, two-heart flop, I have little value to bet and would prefer to take a free card while keeping the pot small.

Top pair with a weak kicker, and the button checked back the flop, so its range is capped. Betting about 64% pot gets value from worse queens, nines and draws while protecting against overcards.

My pocket threes are a weak underpair on this board, and calling 350 offers little chance to improve or win at showdown.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed.

73o from the small blind is among the weakest hands and plays poorly out of position against the big blind, so folding is fine even at 3:1 pot odds. Raising as a pure bluff with this hand has little equity to fall back on when called.