Hold'em table

75o is at the bottom of a 3-handed button opening range and plays poorly out of position against a 3-bet, so folding is a low-risk, near-break-even choice.

A♣K♣ is a premium hand heads-up against the big blind. Raise to 300 to build the pot while taking initiative and charging weaker hands to continue.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x small-blind raise, even with position postflop.

T8 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5× big-blind raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A3 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, 64o is a reasonable big-blind defend. Calling beats folding.

I only have a weak gutshot (needs a 3 for 3-4-5-6-7... actually needs specific cards) and no pair on a board that favors the button raiser's range. Checking to the preflop aggressor is standard.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has useful showdown value, but this connected queen-high flop can hit the big blind's calling range. I’ll take the free turn and keep the pot manageable.

I have no pair and essentially no draw on a board that favors the preflop raiser's range. I'll check and give up rather than bluff with zero equity.

My pair of tens is now below both the queen and king, and betting risks value-owning into stronger made hands or draws. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

Six-high has no showdown value, and the button checked back twice, which suggests a capped, medium-strength range. A bet on this straight-heavy board can fold out weak pairs.

The river bet is modest relative to the pot, and my pair of tens can beat missed-draw and other bluffs after the flop and turn checked through. I need only about 23% equity to call.

J7 offsuit is playable as a button open in a three-handed game. Raising gives me a chance to win the blinds and keeps the initiative if called.

87o from the small blind facing a button 2.5x open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; calling out of position with an offsuit hand is unprofitable.

53 offsuit is too weak to defend against the button's raise, despite the favorable pot odds; folding avoids investing more with poor playability.

On the button 3-handed, 97o is a standard open. A 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds, and we'll have position after the flop.

7♣2♥ is an extremely weak hand, and calling 200 more from the small blind risks entering a pot out of position with the big blind still to act.

T7 offsuit is a marginal but playable big-blind defense against a 2.5x button open. The price and lack of rake favor calling over folding.

I have a gutshot straight draw but no made hand, and I'm out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

This is an open-ended straight draw on a paired board where I have range advantage as the preflop raiser. A c-bet of just under half the pot works as a semi-bluff: it can take the pot now and still has 8 outs when called.

The gutshot straight draw and potential pair outs give enough equity to call the small flop bet. Raising would commit more chips with a weak draw.

The third eight makes my hand look stronger than it is: many of the preflop raiser's hands have a better kicker or a full house. I'll check rather than build the pot out of position.

On this trips board my 9-kicker loses to any pocket pair or 6 the big blind called with, and those hands will not fold. Checking takes a free card for my open-ended straight draw (any 5 or T).

T7 has limited showdown value against the preflop raiser's higher unpaired cards. A river bet can fold out those hands after they checked the turn.

We have a 9-high straight, which beats trip eights and bluffs, but loses to the many full houses BB can hold on this paired board. Calling 750 to win 2550 is profitable, while raising would mostly get called by better hands.

K♥Q♥ is a strong button-opening hand in a three-handed game. Raise to 300 to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

Calling 250 with a small pocket pair keeps the pot manageable while giving me a chance to make a set against the button's opening range.

Q6o is too weak to call a button open that has already been flatted by the small blind. I'd be out of position in a multiway pot with a dominated hand, even though the price is 200 into 700.

My small pocket pair has little equity on this coordinated monotone flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot out of position.

KhQh has little immediate equity on a coordinated monotone flop, and the caller can have strong made hands or diamond draws. Check behind to realize the gutshot and preserve the pot.

With no diamond on a four-diamond board, my pair of threes is a poor hand to bet for value or bluff. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves some showdown value.

With four diamonds on the board and no diamond in my hand, I have little equity against a call. Checking preserves my showdown value and avoids building the pot with just king-high.

With no diamond and only a pair of threes, a river bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands. Checking preserves showdown value against missed overcards.

With only king-high, checking is unlikely to win at showdown. A moderate river bluff may fold out non-diamond pairs after the passive checks, though I avoid risking a large portion of my stack.

Pocket threes without a diamond have little showdown value on this four-diamond board. Facing a river bet, folding is preferable to calling or attempting a costly bluff.

K8 suited is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

75o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably. Folding keeps losses minimal.

J6 offsuit is marginal, but the button’s raise is small and the pot odds plus wide three-handed opening range make defending from the big blind reasonable.

I have only a weak backdoor straight possibility and no pair on this flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser act.

A small continuation bet can fold out some of the big blind's missed hands while risking relatively little. King-high also has an overcard and backdoor possibilities if called.

J-high has no meaningful draw on this flop, so calling 200 would rely on very little equity even against a small bet.