Hold'em table

Fold 87 offsuit on the button as it is on the borderline of the opening range and plays poorly postflop without suit connectivity.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with T5o against a random big blind hand, and while the hand is weak, the price is too good to fold. Calling allows us to see a flop and potentially flop a strong draw or pair.

With pocket threes against a small-blind limp, I can see a flop for free and play in position without building a large pot.

I have middle pair on an ace-high flop and am out of position. Checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it against a likely ace or better.

With a weak underpair on an ace-high, two-heart flop, I prefer to keep the pot small and see a free turn.

With second pair and no heart on a coordinated Ah Kh Td 4h board, I prefer to check and keep the pot small rather than bet into an opponent who can have many aces, kings, or flush draws.

My pocket threes have little showdown value on this high, three-heart board, and no heart to support a bluff. Checking avoids investing more chips.

Opponent checked all streets, indicating weakness; my pair of tens can get value from worse pairs like 9x or 4x, and I can fold to a raise.

The river bet is small enough that a call needs to win only 25% of the time. My pair of threes can beat missed heart draws and other unpaired hands.

JTo is a reasonable button hand in a 3-handed game, and raising applies pressure on the blinds while leveraging position. A 3x raise to 300 is a standard size to take initiative.

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

K5o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x open from the button.

On the button, 6-5 offsuit is playable as a small open in a three-handed game. A minimum raise limits the risk while giving me a chance to win the blinds.

With zero rake and receiving 2.33:1 on a call against a button min-raise in a 3-handed game, A7o has sufficient equity to continue.

Getting 5:1 pot odds to call with K2o, closing the action preflop. Hand has some potential but is marginal; calling is cheap and allows us to see a flop.

Check out of position in a three-way pot with Ace-high and backdoor potential.

With K-high and no pair or strong draw on a coordinated flop, checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting chips in against the preflop raiser.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has some showdown value, but a bet into two opponents is unlikely to get enough calls from worse hands. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable.

Check with Ace-high showdown value out of position in a three-way pot after the flop checked through.

With only K-high and no strong draw on a paired board, checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot out of position with a weak hand.

Trips are strong after both opponents checked. A 400-chip bet gets value from jacks and draws while charging those draws to continue.

I only hold ace-high with a gutshot straight draw on a paired, double-flush-draw board, facing a turn bet with another player still to act behind.

I have only king-high with no pair or strong draw, and seat_3's turn raise after checked flop shows enough strength that calling 400 into 1000 is not profitable.

Q8s is well within standard opening range from the button in 3-handed play, so I make a standard 2.5bb raise.

J9s has good implied odds and we are getting 4:1 on a call; folding is too tight and 3-betting would risk too much with a speculative hand.

T2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against two opponents. The pot odds do not make up for how difficult it is to realize its equity.

I missed the A-K-3 flop with Jd9d and am out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking to evaluate their action is best.

C-betting 1/3 pot on an Ace-King dry texture heavily favors our preflop range and exerts immediate pressure on the small blind's calling range.

I have no pair and only a weak backdoor draw on an A-K-high board, while seat_1 has shown strength with a preflop raise and a flop bet. Calling 200 into 800 is not justified with Jd9d here.

On the button in a 3-handed game, Q7o is strong enough to open and apply pressure on the blinds. Raising also gives me position and a chance to take the pot down preflop.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a three-big-blind raise with the big blind still to act.

Fold 95o in the big blind against an open raise, as it is too weak to defend out of position.

K5 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Qd 8d is too weak to flat or 3-bet profitably out of position from the small blind against a 2.5x button open.

Closing the action with suited ace for only 150 more into a 400 pot; calling keeps the button's wide range in and avoids bloating the pot with a marginal dominated ace.

I have bottom pair with an ace on a king-high flop and no need to protect against a free card in a small pot. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate the button's action.

Top pair is worth a modest value bet against the big blind's defending range. The dry board lets me bet without building an unnecessarily large pot with a weak kicker.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker and am getting 3:1 pot odds; calling keeps worse hands and bluffs in while avoiding bloating the pot against a likely Kx.

My two pair (9s and 3s) is likely behind the button's preflop raise and flop bet range, which includes Kx, 9x, and higher pocket pairs. Checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate the river without committing more chips.

Top pair is likely ahead of many flop calls. A small turn bet can get value from weaker pairs and draws without building a large pot against a nine or a better king.