Hold'em table

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

J5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

J6 suited has reasonable equity against a button’s wide opening range, and the price is favorable from the big blind. Call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have a weak bottom pair on a coordinated flop and can check for free, keeping the pot small and seeing the button’s action.

K-high with no draw on a wet 5-6-T two-tone board that hits the big blind's calling range. Checking back to realize equity and take a free card is better than c-betting into it.

I have trips with a strong kicker and should extract value from tens and spade draws while charging them to continue. A moderate turn bet keeps weaker hands in while protecting against the flush draw.

King-high with no spade and few clean outs facing a turn bet on a paired, flush-possible board. Calling lacks the equity and a bluff-raise has little fold equity.

J2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button with 100-big-blind stacks.

With the button folded, 4♦3♦ is a reasonable heads-up blind defense, and calling 50 more gets favorable pot odds while keeping the pot small.

52s is weak but we get a free flop in position against a limping small blind; checking realizes equity cheaply.

I have no pair or immediate draw, so checking avoids investing chips with little equity and keeps the pot small.

A gutshot to the 4 on a limped pot where the SB checked shows some fold equity, so a small bet works as a semi-bluff. The 5-high backup and the straight draw give it equity when called.

I have only a gutshot straight draw with four outs and no meaningful flush draw. The call price is not justified by my equity, so I fold.

As the button in a three-handed game, 7-6 offsuit is playable as an open raise; 250 is a modest sizing that applies pressure while risking little relative to the stacks.

99 is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range, so a 3-bet from the small blind to 10bb builds value and thins the field, avoiding a multiway pot out of position.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still in the hand.

A 7-6 offsuit hand is far too weak to continue against the small blind’s large preflop 4-bet. Calling 750 would commit too much with poor equity and no postflop position advantage.

KJo on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds.

A-T offsuit is strong against a button opening range. I’m reraising from the small blind to contest the pot and avoid playing a multiway pot out of position.

Q♦5♥ offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, especially with the button still involved. Fold and preserve the stack.

KJo in position against a small-blind 3-bet in a 3-handed game has enough equity and playability at 750 to win 2100. Calling beats folding, and a 4-bet would just turn the hand into a bluff.

With middle pair on a coordinated flop, I prefer to check and keep the pot manageable rather than build it out of position.

I have the nut straight (K-Q-J-T-9) on a wet two-club board, so I bet for value and protection. The 3-bettor's range has plenty of overpairs and draws that can call.

Middle pair with an ace kicker is strong enough to continue against one flop bet. Raising would risk too much on this coordinated board, so I’ll call and reassess the turn.

Middle pair has showdown value, but this board favors several stronger hands in the button’s flop betting range. Checking keeps the pot manageable and leaves their bluffs in.

We hold the nut straight (K-Q-J-T-9) and villain has checked to us. A two-thirds pot bet charges club draws and sets up a comfortable river shove.

Second pair faces a large turn barrel on a connected board. Against the likely value-heavy range, calling 3300 is unlikely to be profitable.

T-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players with no reads.

With the button folded, completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, and T4 offsuit has enough equity against the big blind’s wide range to see a flop.

ATo is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so I raise to 4bb for value and to take the initiative in position.

T♦4♣ is a weak offsuit hand and the big blind’s raise makes continuing from the small blind unprofitable. Fold rather than invest more chips.

K2 offsuit is weak, but on the button in a three-handed game it is a reasonable steal attempt. A small raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the risk controlled.

A6o in the small blind facing a 2.5x button open in 3-handed play: the button's range is wide, so a 3-bet with an ace blocker is a good mix, and it avoids playing out of position by flatting.

K6 offsuit plays poorly against a large small-blind three-bet, especially with the button still in the hand. Folding avoids committing another 900 chips with a dominated, weak hand.

K♦2♣ is far too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, and calling would require a substantial investment out of position postflop. Fold.