Hold'em table

K3s is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play to steal blinds and play with position.

J5 offsuit is a weak hand facing a button raise with a big blind still to act behind, so folding out of the small blind is the disciplined play.

J6 suited has enough playability to defend the big blind against a button min-raise at this price.

I have a weak pair out of position. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess the button's action.

We have King-high with minimal equity on a connected board, so checking back to take a free card in position makes the most sense.

Trips are strong after the flop checked through. I’m betting for value against pairs and draws while charging hands with a spade.

I have King-high with no draw or spade blocker on a paired, monotone board, making this an easy fold against a turn bet.

2d Jh is a weak offsuit hand with a big disadvantage in a 3-handed pot, and calling out of position after the blinds isn't worth it even on the button; folding costs nothing.

With 4♦3♦ in the small blind against the big blind, completing for 50 chips is a low-cost way to see a flop.

Holding 5h 2h in the big blind after the small blind limps, taking a free flop is the highest EV play.

I have a gutshot but no pair or backdoor flush draw. Checking keeps the pot small with this weak hand.

Holding five-high with minimal equity, taking a free card by checking behind is the best play.

I have little showdown value but a gutshot straight draw. A small turn bet can win the pot if the big blind has only overcards, while limiting the cost when called.

We only have a weak five-high flush draw on a paired board, facing a 3/4-pot bet where we don't have the pot odds to call.

On the button, 7-6 offsuit is playable as a small open, using position while keeping the preflop investment modest.

Pocket nines is a strong premium hand in 3-handed play facing a button min-raise; 3-betting builds value and isolates out of position.

Q7 offsuit is weak, facing a 3-bet to 800 from the small blind with a button open behind; calling 700 more out of position is unprofitable, so I fold.

An offsuit 7-6 is too weak to call a large three-bet, even in position.

Opening standard 2.5bb from the button with KJo 3-handed.

ATo is a decent hand versus a button open in a 3-handed game, but I'm out of position with a big blind still to act behind me. Calling keeps the pot small and avoids getting dominated by a 3-bet range.

Calling 150 into a 600-chip pot gives Q5o a good price against a button raise and small-blind call. I’ll proceed cautiously after the flop, especially if I pair my queen.

Top pair with an ace kicker on a wet Th 9c Qc board, first to act in a 3-way pot. I bet about 80% of the pot for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

Top pair has enough equity to call one flop bet against a range that can include draws and weaker pairs. I’ll reassess if the button raises or the turn brings more pressure.

I flopped the nut straight on a wet board against two opponents who have already shown interest; raising builds the pot and charges draws.

Top pair with an ace kicker on a wet board (Th 9c Qc) is a decent hand. Facing a 2100 raise with 1500 more to call and a 4050 pot, I'm getting about 2.7-to-1, and seat_3 can still act behind me. A call keeps the pot manageable, while a re-raise would mostly get called by better hands like sets or two pair.

Top pair with a weak kicker is vulnerable on this connected flop. Facing a raise and a call from two opponents, I don't have enough equity to continue.

I have top pair with an ace kicker on a draw-heavy Th 9c Qc 6s board, and my opponent's flop raise could be a draw or a made hand. I'm first to act, so I bet about half the pot for value and to charge draws rather than check and risk giving a free card.

We hold the nut straight on an un-paired board. Opponent has heavily committed with a flop lead, call, and turn lead, so shoving maximizes value from their sets, two pairs, and strong draws.

Getting about 4:1 on a call (5250 into 15600 needs ~25% equity). Top pair with an ace kicker and a club blocker beats the many draws and semi-bluffs an aggressive opponent could shove here, so calling is reasonable.

T2 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in 3-handed play. Calling out of position postflop against two opponents costs 100 and has poor equity, so I fold.

With only 50 more to call and the big blind holding a random hand, completing is preferable to folding T4 offsuit. Raising would build a larger pot with a weak hand out of position.

ATo is well ahead of the SB's limping range, so I raise for value and to seize initiative in position.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a raise to 350.

K2 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise puts pressure on the blinds while limiting risk with a marginal hand.

A6o plays poorly out of position against a button raise with the big blind still behind us, making folding the safest and most disciplined play.

K6 offsuit is a marginal hand, but the button's 2.25x open is a wide steal range. With 125 to call for a 375 pot (about 3:1) and a big blind's discount, a call is profitable. A 3-bet bluff with this hand would be too risky.

I have only a weak backdoor hand (K high with a backdoor flush draw) on an Ace-high flop against the button's preflop raise. I'm out of position, so checking is the best way to keep the pot small and see what the button does.

This ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can win the pot now, and a four gives me a straight if called.

Top pair with a king kicker-ish (Ace on board, I hold K high with a wheel draw: 6-5-3-A gives a gutshot needing a 4 for a straight). Pot odds are good (170 to win 670, about 20%), and the button's small c-bet range is wide, so I call with a gutshot plus backdoor equity.

I have top pair on an ace-high board with a weak kicker (K, no flush draw). The button bet small on the flop and I called, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me get to showdown cheaply.

The turn is unlikely to have helped the big blind's flop-calling range. I can represent a strong ace and pressure weak pairs while retaining a gutshot to the wheel.

King-high with a gutshot-ish nothing (6d Ks on 5c Ad 3d 9h) faces a 550 bet into 840 after the button bet every street; pot odds need about 28% equity, and I only have a few outs, so folding is the disciplined choice.