Hold'em table

Q-nine suited is a strong enough button opening hand three-handed. A 3bb open applies pressure while retaining maneuverability.

KTo is playable against a button open, but calling keeps the pot manageable from the small blind and avoids isolating myself against stronger hands while the big blind can still act.

87 offsuit realizes equity poorly against two opponents, especially with the preflop raiser in position. Despite the improved pot odds, its limited flush potential and weak pair value make folding preferable.

Top pair with a strong kicker is worth continuing, but this coordinated two-spade flop favors checking out of position and letting the preflop raiser act.

Betting for value with middle pair and a strong kicker while charging spade draws and overcards.

Top pair with a strong kicker is worth continuing against this sizeable flop bet, but raising risks inflating the pot against stronger hands on a wet board.

With top pair but a weak kicker on a connected board with flush draws, checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to a bet rather than building the pot myself.

Betting our pair plus gutshot for value and protection against draws and weaker one-pair hands after the turn check.

Top pair with a king kicker is strong enough to continue against this sizing, despite the connected board and possible draws. Calling keeps worse hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise.

With one pair on a highly connected, three-heart river, betting is unlikely to get called by worse and risks being raised by stronger hands. Check and preserve showdown value.

The river heart is unfavorable after the opponent called two streets, and Q9 has marginal showdown value. Checking avoids being called mostly by stronger hands.

On the button, pocket deuces are worth opening for value and to apply pressure to the blinds. A 2.5bb raise is a reasonable size while keeping the pot manageable if called.

97 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise from the small blind. Poor equity realization out of position and the big blind still to act make folding preferable.

8-6 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button raise at this sizing.

A5 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and positional advantage. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds without risking too much with a modest hand.

K2 offsuit is a weak small-blind hand facing a button raise, with the big blind still behind. Folding avoids defending a dominated hand out of position.

The button’s raise is small enough to defend from the big blind, and 7-5 has some useful straight-making potential. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand too weak to reraise for value.}

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this coordinated flop, so I’ll take the free option and avoid building the pot.

Ace-high has some showdown value but little immediate drawing equity on this coordinated board. Checking behind avoids a check-raise and preserves the option to improve or bluff on favorable turns.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so checking avoids putting chips into the pot with little equity.

Ace-high retains showdown value against missed draws and weaker unpaired hands. Checking preserves that value and takes a free river rather than bluffing into a range that can still contain pairs and trips.

My 7-high kicker is unlikely to win at showdown, but a river bluff is unlikely to fold many hands after the opponent checked twice. Check and avoid investing more chips.

Ace-high has showdown value against missed draws and weaker unpaired hands. Betting would mostly fold hands we already beat while risking chips against pairs, so I take the free showdown.

8-3 offsuit is a very weak button holding and not worth entering with at this stack depth.

75 suited has useful playability heads-up, and completing the small blind keeps the pot manageable without risking a raise with a modest hand.

Ace-king is a strong value raise against the small blind’s limp. Raising to 4 big blinds builds the pot with a likely equity advantage and position postflop.

75 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a sizable 4bb raise, especially with only the big blind still involved.

As the button, 9-high offsuit is weak but has enough positional value to open at a small size. A raise gives the blinds a chance to fold and keeps the pot manageable when called.

Q3 suited is too weak to continue profitably from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise. Poor position, domination risk, and the big blind still to act outweigh its suited potential.

Defend the big blind versus a small button open with Q8 suited, which has sufficient equity and playability heads-up.

Check with a gutshot straight draw and modest showdown value, allowing the preflop raiser to continuation-bet while preserving our equity.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker has some showdown value, but this K-T-high board connects well with the big blind’s calling range. I’ll take the free card rather than inflate the pot.

A turn stab can fold out much of the opponent's missed overcard and small-pair range after their flop check. I retain a gutshot to the nut straight if called.

I have only a weak pair of sixes with no meaningful draw, and the turn lead is likely to be ahead. Folding avoids paying another bet with poor river prospects.

J7 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open in a three-handed, rake-free game. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting investment and retaining position if called.

Pocket eights are strong three-handed and play well as a value 3-bet against a button open. Raising applies pressure while building a pot against weaker pairs and broadway hands.

T3 offsuit is far too weak to continue facing a three-bet, especially with the button still in the pot.

J7 offsuit is too weak to defend against the small blind's three-bet, even in position. It has poor equity realization and lacks useful blockers for a four-bet bluff.