Hold'em table

Open the button with suited-connected 87, using a standard 3bb raise to leverage position and realize its playability.

T5 offsuit from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

I have a small pair and am getting a favorable price to call 200 into 450, with deep stacks and strong implied odds if I flop a set. Folding is too weak, and raising is not necessary out of position.

Bottom pair is weak on an ace-high board, so I check to see the turn cheaply and avoid building a pot with a marginal hand.

A small continuation bet leverages our preflop range advantage on this ace-high board while risking little. We can often fold out missed broadway and small-pair holdings.

JTo is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play; a 2.5bb raise-first-in puts pressure on the blinds.

96o is too weak to continue out of position against a raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

Defending the big blind against a small button raise with a suited king is appropriate given the favorable price and heads-up position postflop.

This weak king-high hand has little showdown value on a paired, coordinated board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and preserves the option to respond to the button's action.

We flopped trips with a straight draw and a flush draw on a wet board, so we should bet for value and protection. A small bet of about 45% pot keeps worse Qx, Jx and draws in.

Call with a king-high hand holding a gutshot to a straight and a diamond, getting a reasonable price against a small continuation bet.

We have only king-high with a gutshot to Broadway on this paired board. Checking preserves our equity and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Trip jacks is strong here; betting about two-thirds pot gets value from Ax, Qx and draws and charges diamond draws, while staying controlled against KT and better jacks.

K-high has only a gutshot to a ten and little showdown value. The ace turn strongly favors the preflop raiser's barreling range, so calling lacks sufficient equity.

I have position and only need to call one big blind with a speculative hand, so I take a cheap flop.

Complete the small blind with a suited ace at a very favorable price in a multiway pot.

K2 offsuit is weak and plays poorly out of position in a limped pot, so I'll take the free flop rather than raise into two limpers.

With only ace-high and no diamond draw in a three-way pot, checking is preferable to bluffing into two opponents.

K-high with a gutshot backdoor at best on a wet board in a 3-way limped pot, and the button is still to act behind me. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity cheaply.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker, but opponents checked so I'm likely ahead. A small bet protects against overcards and flush draws, and can take the pot if they have nothing.

Ah7s has no made hand or meaningful immediate draw on this coordinated flop, and calling leaves the big blind behind us. Folding avoids continuing with weak equity.

The button's small half-pot bet gives me 4:1, so I only need about 20% equity. King-high with backdoor potential and some bluff-catching value justifies a call.

All I have is king-high with no draw on a paired, two-tone board, and a bluff would struggle to fold out the many jacks and fives that called the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and may let me win cheaply at showdown.

I have trips with a weak kicker, but the board is paired and there's a flush draw. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the river cheaply, while I can still call a reasonable bet if needed.

King-high has some showdown value against missed draws and air in a range that checked back the turn. A bluff would likely get called by the many small pairs in that range, so I'll check.

Q8 suited is a strong enough button opening hand three-handed, with position and initiative.

J9s in the SB facing a button open plays poorly as a flat with the BB still behind, so a 3-bet to 10bb works as a semi-bluff with good playability and fold equity against a wide button range.

T2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a reraise, and I would be putting in too many chips with a dominated hand. Folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

Q8 suited is too weak to continue profitably against a large 10bb three-bet-sized raise.

In 3-handed play, Q7o is a standard button open with only the two blinds left to act. A 2.5bb raise steals often and plays fine in position.

Q7o is too weak to continue against a button raise out of position, especially needing to call 200 more. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

9-high with a weak, disconnected 95 offsuit is not worth defending against a button raise.

K5s is a reasonable suited hand to open from the button, pressuring the blinds for dead money while retaining position if called.

Q8 suited is not strong enough to defend profitably from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

A3s in the BB against a wide button open is a good 3-bet bluff candidate: the ace blocker helps and the hand has suitedness for equity when called. Calling is also fine, but a 3-bet to 10bb applies pressure.

K5s is too weak to continue against a 3-bet, especially with a dominated king and poor equity. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.