Hold'em table

J9o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise takes the initiative and pressures the blinds.

2c5c is too weak to defend against a button open at this size from the big blind.

Pocket fours are a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds gives me initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

Calling from the small blind with a pocket pair is profitable at this small sizing, especially with the big blind still in.

Getting 4:1 (150 to win 600) in the big blind with 98o in a multiway pot, so calling is profitable. Squeezing would be too loose against a button open plus a small-blind flat.

With a marginal underpair on a paired, coordinated flop in a multiway pot, checking controls the pot and preserves showdown value.

I have 9-high with a gutshot to the 6 on a paired low board in a three-way pot, and the preflop raiser is still to act behind me. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a free chance at the straight.

I have a full house on a board where opponents can continue with trips, overpairs, or flush draws. Betting 500 builds the pot while leaving room for calls.

Our pocket threes make a strong two-pair hand on this paired flop. Raising extracts value from overpairs, 4x, and spade draws while charging equity.

I only have 9-high with a weak gutshot (needs a 6 or 7) against a bet and a check-raise, with the original bettor still left to act behind me. Calling 1500 is not justified.

I have a full house on a draw-heavy board. Raising builds the pot against trips, overpairs, and flush draws while leaving a manageable turn shove.

The flop three-bet signals a range that has strong pairs, trips, and high-equity draws; pocket threes have insufficient equity to continue for 2,000.

J4 offsuit is a weak button hand in a 3-handed game and not worth investing against two blinds.

A8o is well ahead of a random big blind range when heads-up from the small blind, so raising to 3bb is standard value and fold equity.

J9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise to 3bb, especially with position postflop.

The dry T-7-2 board favors my SB raising range. Ace-high with a backdoor and a gutshot-ish 8 makes a good small c-bet at a third of the pot, which should get folds from BB's weak defends.

The small flop bet gives a good price to continue in position with a gutshot, an overcard, and some showdown potential.

The ace improved us to top pair, and we can value-bet the many tens, sevens and draws in the big blind's flop-calling range. A bet of about 60% pot gets value while keeping the pot manageable with a mediocre kicker.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and little showdown value. Calling 600 into a 1600-chip pot requires more equity than this hand is likely to have against a second barrel.

87o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and keeps position postflop.

A4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Pocket nines is a strong blind-versus-button holding. I 3-bet for value and to deny equity while keeping worse hands and draws in range.

87o is too weak to call a 3.6x 3-bet out of position... actually in position, but the pot odds (650 to win 1850) aren't enough with an offsuit, dominated-prone hand against a BB 3-bet range. Folding is the disciplined choice.

J9 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, with position after the flop. A 2.5 big blind raise puts pressure on the blinds without risking too much.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

K9o in the big blind facing a 2.5bb button open is a clear defend at these pot odds (150 to win 400). A 3-bet isn't needed with this hand.

K-high on A66 out of position against the button's range is a clear check. The board heavily favors the preflop raiser, so I'll check and decide on the next action from there.

The ace-high paired board favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands without risking much.

Facing a small c-bet on a dry A66 board where the button likely bets its whole range, K-high has enough equity and showdown value against the button's air to call at about 20% pot odds.

K-high with a gutshot-free, weak showdown value hand on a paired ace board; checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot small and allows a cheap showdown or a fold to heavy pressure.

J-high has little equity when called, and the big blind's flop call makes a turn bluff less attractive. Checking keeps the pot small.

King-high has little showdown value against a range that checked back the turn, which should hold many underpairs like 77-JJ that can fold. A 2/3-pot bluff credibly represents an ace or a 6 after we called the flop.

Jack-high has little showdown value, and calling 600 against this river bet is unlikely to be profitable.

K9 suited is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play, with good high-card and flush potential. I raise to apply pressure and build the pot in position.

K3o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call out of position. A 3-bet bluff isn't clearly better than folding here.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a button raise, especially out of position.