Hold'em table

King-three offsuit is worth opening on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

J2 suited is a weak hand out of position in the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act. Folding is the best choice.

AQo is well ahead of a standard button opening range in 3-handed play; 3-betting for value out of position to 10 bb.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large three-bet, even with position.

6-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and from the button it isn't worth calling 100 into two players who still have to act behind or ahead of me. Folding costs nothing.

Holding Ac Jc in the small blind after the button folds, raising to 300 is standard for value and positional play against the big blind.

A4 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind open, and calling keeps the pot manageable in position.

Check out of position on a board that connects well with the big blind's calling range, planning to evaluate turn action with two overcards and backdoor equity.

With ace-high and little draw potential, I can take a free turn rather than bet into the preflop raiser.

After checking through the dry flop, a delayed c-bet of two-thirds pot can fold out better weak pairs or dominate float hands with our overcards.

Ace-high and a gutshot are unlikely to have enough equity against a 400-chip turn bet into 600. With limited implied odds, I’ll fold.

J8o is on the fringe of the button opening range in 3-handed play; folding avoids playing a weak offsuit holding out of position against 3-bets.

A6 suited is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, putting pressure on their wide range.

JTs is a strong hand against a small-blind 3x open in a three-handed pot. Calling 200 more gets good pot odds and lets me play in position-neutral spots with a hand that plays well postflop, without bloating the pot out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and this low board connects with the big blind's calling range. Checking keeps the pot manageable while preserving the option to continue against a small bet.

Heads-up on a dry 3-8-4 flop after the SB checked, I have JTc with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw. A small bet of about 2/3 pot can win the pot now, and I still have equity if called.

Ace-high can still be ahead of some big-blind bets, and the backdoor spade draw adds equity. Calling 400 is preferable to raising without a made hand or strong draw.

I have the nut flush draw and a gutshot, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to a bet based on its size.

Open-ended straight draw (T-J with 3-4-7-8 board needs a 9 or a 5... actually 9 completes 7-8-9-T-J and 5 does not help) plus a check from the opponent; I have position and a semi-bluff bet of half pot builds fold equity with about 8 outs.Betting 700 into 1400.

The nut-flush draw and gutshot give me enough equity to call this half-pot bet, with an ace potentially helping as well.

I have the nut flush. A value bet can get called by smaller flushes and other strong hands that might check behind.

Top pair with a jack kicker is a bluff-catcher. Calling 1800 into a 4600 pot needs only about 28% equity. Seat_1's check-call line plus a river bet could include missed draws, so a call is reasonable.

AJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while retaining position.

J5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. It's not worth calling 200 more.

Holding 8-3 offsuit out of position against a button raise is an easy fold despite getting decent pot odds.

2-5 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands, and I would be out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding to the 100 bet is best.

In a blind-versus-blind situation, A8o is well ahead of an average holding, so an open-raise to 3bb is standard to apply pressure and build a pot.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind open, but not strong enough to build a large pot with a re-raise.

As the preflop raiser on a dry King-high board, c-betting one-third pot leverages our range advantage and folds out weaker broadway floats.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker is worth continuing against a small flop bet in a heads-up pot. Raising would risk more with a modest hand.

I hold Ace-high with a gutshot straight draw on a board with four to a straight possibilities, so checking to realize equity and control the pot is standard.

My pair of fours has showdown value and a draw to a wheel, but a bet is unlikely to get called by many worse made hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the river.

With an Ace we hold a five-high straight on a 2-3-4-5 board. Betting offers little value since worse pairs rarely call a four-straight board, while checking induces bluffs from missed draws and controls the pot against a six.

I have an ace-high straight. A small river bet can get called by a king or other weaker hand while limiting losses when the opponent has a six.

I hold an Ace making a five-high straight on the 4-K-3-2-5 board. Calling is optimal since raising only gets action from a six or chops with another Ace.

K2o is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

With the button folded, completing for 50 chips is inexpensive against the big blind. I’ll see a flop without building a large pot with 9-4 offsuit.

QJ offsuit is a strong hand heads-up against a limping small blind, so I raise for value and to take the initiative in position-less play.

9-4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a big-blind raise, so preserving the remaining stack is preferable to calling.