Hold'em table

KJo on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x is a standard sizing.

My hand is 8To, a weak offsuit connector, and I'm out of position in the small blind facing a raise. Folding is the standard play.

KTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button min-sized open, but it plays better as a call than a large out-of-position reraise.

I have a gutshot straight draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small against the preflop raiser.

Middle pair with a king kicker and a gutshot to Broadway on an ace-high board that favors my button opening range. A small c-bet gets value and protection while denying equity, and it's fine to fold if raised.

The small flop bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with a gutshot straight draw and possible pair outs. Raising would risk too much with a weak draw.

The turn is a blank and I have no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small while preserving the chance to complete my gutshot on the river.

Second pair with a king kicker has solid showdown value but would mostly get called by aces and fold out worse hands. Checking back controls the pot and lets me realize equity on the river.

King-high has some showdown value against missed draws. The river changes little, so a bluff is unlikely to fold out many aces or jacks.

Second pair with a king kicker has showdown value against a passive big blind's checking range. Betting would mostly get called by aces and fold out worse hands, so checking back is best.

K9o on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to raise; I'm applying pressure on the blinds and taking initiative with position.

Q5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 400:150 odds in the big blind against a button open with suited 74, which is a profitable defend with 100bb deep implied odds.

Weak 7-high with no draw on Qd8d2h, out of position against the preflop raiser, so check and likely fold to a bet.

I have only king-high with backdoor straight possibilities on a wet board. Checking in position keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card, potentially improving or allowing a delayed bluff if my opponent shows weakness.

The button checked back the flop, which caps their range, so a turn probe with 7-high (no showdown value) can take down the pot often. A 350-chip bet is about 64% of the 550 pot.

I have king-high with no pair and no strong draw on a dry board, and facing a turn bet from the big blind who likely has at least a pair after a check on the flop. Folding is the best way to preserve my stack.

J6 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game, and raising gives me position and a chance to win the blinds.

73o out of position against a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold.

AK suited is a premium hand and I want to build the pot and isolate the button raiser. A raise to 750 puts pressure on a wide button range and extracts value.

J6 offsuit is too weak and easily dominated against a three-bet, even with position.

98o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and plays well postflop in position.

3h8s is a weak hand, especially out of position in the small blind. Folding to a button raise is the standard play.

5-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5 big-blind raise while out of position.

J8o on button, standard steal raise to 300 to apply pressure and take down blinds or play in position postflop.

5-3 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K9o in the big blind facing a 3x button open in 3-handed play is a clear defend; we get 200 to win 650, so 3-betting isn't needed and calling keeps the button's wide range in.

Out of position with king-high on a paired low board that favors the button's range, so checking to the raiser is standard. I plan to check-call reasonable c-bets since K9 high has decent equity here.

Seat 1 checked, showing weakness. The dry 3d2h2s board likely missed his range, and as the preflop raiser with position, I can continuation bet to take down the pot immediately with minimal risk.

K9 high on the dry 322 board is getting about 4.2:1 against a small c-bet, and the button's range here is wide. King-high has decent equity and overcards, so calling is better than folding.

The turn gave us top pair with a king kicker. We lead for value against the 44-88 pocket pairs, weaker 9x and diamond draws, and for protection against overcards, while keeping the pot manageable against overpairs.

I have only J-8 offsuit with no pair and no draw on a paired board facing a sizable turn bet, so folding is the disciplined choice.

On the button in a three-handed game, T6 offsuit is playable as a small open. Raising to 200 risks little while giving me position if called.

93s out of position in the small blind facing a button min-raise, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold; we'd be calling 150 into 350 with a weak hand and poor position.

Pocket threes have good implied odds to call and try to flop a set, especially deep-stacked.

I have a weak pair of threes on a low board, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking allows me to see his action without committing more chips.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting risks building a pot against stronger hands. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable.

I have a weak underpair to the board and am out of position. I check to control the pot and avoid building a large pot with a marginal made hand.

With a pair of sixes after two checks, a small turn bet can get value from draws and weaker pairs while denying free cards to overcards.

We have a weak pair of threes and a gutshot straight draw, giving us insufficient equity to call 250 into 950. We are out of position and a raise would risk too many chips against a likely strong range.