Holdem table

As the button in a three-handed game, 7♦4♦ is playable enough to open-raise; a modest sizing applies pressure while keeping the risk controlled.

93s is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

46 offsuit has poor equity and playability out of position against a button open, so folding is the highest-EV option.

Opening A8s from the button in 3-handed play is a standard, profitable raise.

82 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding saves chips for better spots.

T9 suited has good playability and equity against a button open, and the price is reasonable from the big blind. I’ll defend by calling rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have top two pair on a coordinated, two-spade flop, so I’m betting for value while charging draws and protecting my hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw with an overcard Ace and backdoor flush possibilities in position; calling 400 into a 950 chip pot gets good direct odds.

The 5s completes the front-door flush draw and adds straight possibilities. My two pair is still strong, but checking controls the pot and avoids building it into a likely flush.

I have an open-ended straight draw without a spade on a three-spade board. Checking behind takes a free river card to realize my equity.

I have a full house, tens full of nines, and can value-bet against trips or weaker made hands. A moderate bet offers a chance to get called without overpricing the river.

We only hold Ace-high on a paired board with straight and flush possibilities, making a call against a 2/3 pot river bet unprofitable.

85o is too weak to open even on the button in a three-handed pot; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability hand.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up from the small blind. A raise to 300 puts pressure on the big blind while keeping the pot manageable.

Defending BB with A7s in position against a standard SB open raise.

I have only ace-high with limited backdoor potential on a connected flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

Middle pair with top kicker has decent showdown value and pot control in position makes sense on a wet board.

I have the nut-heart draw and an overcard, so a modest turn bet can win the pot now while building it when called.

Holding a pair of sevens with top kicker in a blind-versus-blind spot getting 3-to-1 pot odds after flop checked through.

I have a weak pair of aces, and the river ace makes it unlikely that worse hands will call a value bet. Checking avoids putting more chips at risk against stronger aces or two pair.

I hit two pair with Aces and Sevens on the river, and after the opponent checks twice, a half-pot value bet targets weaker aces and one-pair holdings.

Top pair is strong enough to bluff-catch at these pot odds, especially with missed draws available. The ace on the river is concerning, but folding would be too tight.

Sevens are a strong button-opening hand three-handed. I’ll raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to take initiative.

With zero rake in a 3-handed game, KTo has sufficient equity and pot odds to call a standard button open from the small blind.

Pocket deuces play best as a set-mine multiway. Calling 150 into 600 with deep stacks keeps the price right without bloating the pot out of position.

Out of position three-way on an 8-8-5 board with King-high, checking to the preflop raiser is standard.

I have only a weak two pair with deuces under the board pair, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see how the button acts before committing more.

With a medium-strength underpair in a multiway pot, checking keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot against an 8 or better pair.

Holding King-high three-way out of position on an Ace-turn, checking is the standard and most disciplined line.

Pocket deuces are a weak pair on an Ace-and-paired-eight board against two opponents, so there is no value in betting. Checking is free and keeps the pot small while I see the river.

With two opponents and an ace on the turn, pocket sevens have modest showdown value but little value in betting; checking avoids being called or raised by better hands.

I have King-high in a three-way pot after flop and turn checked through; checking to see what the other players do is safer than bluffing into two opponents out of position.

I have a weak two pair on a paired Ace-high board after three streets of checks. Checking preserves showdown value without risking a raise from better hands.

With pocket sevens, I have modest showdown value but little reason to bet into two opponents; checking avoids being called by better hands or bluff-raised.

Holding 63 offsuit on the button is far too weak to open raise or call, making fold the standard play.

Pocket tens is well ahead of the big blind's range heads-up after the button folded, so I raise to 3bb for value and to build the pot rather than just complete.

3-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against this raise out of position, despite the pot odds.

Q7 suited is a reasonable button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 3bb rather than limp or fold.

K♣T♣ has enough strength and playability to continue against a button raise, while calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and avoids isolating myself against a stronger range.

Holding 62 offsuit in the big blind facing a raise and a call, this is an easy fold out of position.

I have top two pair on a wet board, so I’m betting for value and to charge straight and flush draws.

I have a diamond flush draw in position and the price is reasonable with deep stacks, so calling keeps the pot manageable while I realize equity.

I have trip kings and can extract value from weaker made hands and draws. A moderate turn bet also charges diamond draws without bloating the pot excessively against a stronger king.

I have a diamond flush draw and the price is close enough with deep stacks that calling is better than folding or raising into a double-barrel.

My trips are strong, but the river pairs the board and completes a straight for any queen; many paired-card holdings make a full house. Checking avoids value-owning into that range while keeping worse hands in the pot for showdown.

I have a queen-high straight on a paired board and the flop-turn aggressor checked the river. A small bet gets value from trips and weaker showdown hands while keeping the loss small if they only continue with boats or the nut straight.

My kings full of tens is extremely strong, and worse kings or other full houses can pay a value raise. I use a moderate size while allowing for the rare remaining king that makes quads.