Hold'em table

K3 suited is a standard button open in 3-handed play; a small raise to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

J-5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against the button's raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J6 suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button open at this price, but is not strong enough to three-bet for value.

Bottom pair on a two-spade flop has some showdown value, but not enough to lead into the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to their bet size.

A small c-bet in position with king-high uses our range advantage and fold equity against the big blind's check, and the king overcard gives some backup equity.

Bottom pair is worth continuing against this small flop bet, especially since the button can bet with many unpaired hands.

Trips are strong, but the third spade makes a flush possible. Checking lets the preflop raiser continue betting with weaker hands and bluffs without inflating the pot immediately.

King-high with no spade and no draw. The spade on the turn improved many of the draws and paired hands the caller could hold, so a bluff is unlikely to work. Checking back takes a free river.

Trips with a jack kicker are strong enough to value-bet. A moderate river bet can get called by tens and overpairs without committing too much against a flush.

King-high with no pair and a weak kicker beats almost nothing that bets the river on this paired, flush-completed board. A bluff-raise isn't credible after I checked back the turn.

On the button, a small open can win the blinds immediately and J-high has some playability if called. I’ll use a modest raise rather than limp.

4♦3♦ is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide button open, 52s is suited and has enough playability to defend from the big blind.

52 offsuit-ish gutshot (needs 4-3... actually needs 4 for 4-5-6-7, backdoor hearts) out of position vs preflop raiser; check and evaluate, can check-raise occasionally but checking keeps range protected.

J-high has no meaningful draw on this connected flop, so betting is unlikely to get better hands to fold and risks building a pot when checked to. Take the free turn card.

The button checked back the flop, which shows weakness, and we hold a heart flush draw. A semi-bluff of about 64% pot gives us fold equity plus 9 outs if called.

J-high has no meaningful draw and is unlikely to have the equity needed to continue against the turn bet. A bluff-raise would be too ambitious on this paired board.

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free pot, 7-6 offsuit is playable as a small open. Raising gives me initiative and position postflop.

99 is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range, so a 3-bet from the small blind for value and initiative is better than flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

Q♠7♥ is a weak offsuit hand facing a large three-bet, with 9 big blinds to call and the opener still involved. Folding avoids putting more chips in with poor equity and domination risk.

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

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

A♠T♣ is strong enough to 3-bet against a button open, and raising from the small blind avoids entering a multiway pot out of position. This sizing applies meaningful pressure while remaining well short of committing my stack.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a 7.5bb three-bet, particularly with the original raiser still to act.

KJo on the button facing a 3-bet from the SB is getting 500 to win 1600 and will have position postflop, so calling is fine; it is too weak to 4-bet for value and plays well in position.

This connected, two-tone flop favors the caller’s range and gives me a vulnerable middle pair. I’ll control the pot and avoid inflating it against stronger pairs or draws.

I flopped the nut straight on a wet board, so I'm betting about two-thirds pot for value and protection against draws and overpairs.

I have a pair of tens with the ace kicker and need about 22% equity to call. Raising seems risky on this connected, two-club board, so I’ll continue cautiously.

With one pair on a connected board, checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate the river after the flop bet-call line.

I hold the nut straight (K-high) and the board has a club flush draw, so I'm betting about 70% of the pot for value and protection while setting up a river shove.

A large turn barrel on this coordinated board is likely to represent a queen or better, and my pair of tens has few clean improvement outs. Calling would require too much equity against the value-heavy range.

T2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, and calling would invite a multiway pot with poor equity and limited postflop potential.

Completing costs 50 chips in a blind-versus-blind pot. T4 offsuit is weak, but the price is good enough to see a flop without building a larger pot out of position.

ATo is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so I raise for value and initiative, sizing to 4x.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a raise to 400.

K2 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting exposure with a marginal hand.

A6o in the small blind facing a wide 3-handed button open plays poorly out of position as a call; the ace blocker makes it a reasonable 3-bet bluff/semi-value candidate. Folding is also acceptable, but a 3-bet exploits a wide button range.

K♦? No—K♠6♦ is a weak offsuit hand facing a large three-bet, and calling out of position would be unprofitable.

K2 offsuit is too weak to call a large preflop reraise, even in position.