Hold'em table

King-high on the button in 3-handed play is well ahead of the blinds' random hands and plays best as a raise to take initiative and pressure them.

ATo in the small blind against a wide 3-handed button open is a strong 3-bet candidate; re-raising out of position gives us the initiative and fold equity instead of calling.

Calling with 99 to see a flop; we have decent implied odds and folding is too tight in 3-handed, while 4-betting risks too much against an unknown 3-bet range.

K4o is weak against a large SB 3-bet to 1000 and a BB cold call; calling 750 multiway needs more equity than this dominated hand has.

As the preflop 3-bettor, my range is strong on this low, dry board. A small c-bet with ace-high and a backdoor diamond draw can fold out hands that beat me or take equity from them, at low risk.

I have an overpair with position; calling the small bet keeps the pot manageable and allows me to re-evaluate on the turn.

With only ace-high and no real draw on a low, connected board, our hand is weak. The big blind called a 3-bet and then the flop c-bet, so their range is full of pairs and made hands that will rarely fold to a second barrel, so I'll check and keep the pot small.

Ace-high has little showdown value against a range that called a 3-bet and a flop bet, so turning it into a bluff is better than checking. The Ts blocks some flushes, and the opponent's timeout fallback on the turn suggests they may fold to a bet.

In 3-handed play, Q6o on the button is a standard open against two blinds, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal.

7h Th is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position postflop, and the button's raise indicates strength. Folding avoids risking chips with a weak holding.

Q8o has enough equity against a wide button 2.5x open to defend the big blind for 150 into 400, despite being out of position postflop.

Top pair on a draw-heavy J-Q board heads-up; betting protects against clubs and overcards while getting value from Jacks and draws.

Top pair with a weak kicker plus a backdoor club draw is well ahead of a big blind donk-bet range that contains plenty of draws and weaker pairs. Calling 375 into 925 keeps their bluffs in and controls the pot rather than raising and getting called mainly by better queens.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position is a medium-strength hand on a double-flush-draw board. Checking controls the pot, avoids a raise from better queens or two pair, and lets me call a reasonable bet while catching bluffs and semi-bluffs.

Top pair with a weak kicker after the opponent led the flop and then checked the turn. A small bet gets value from Jx and weaker hands and charges the many flush and straight draws, while keeping the pot manageable.

Top pair on a draw-heavy board is too strong to fold for 550 into 1850 in a 3-handed pot, especially against a wide button range that includes Jacks and many club, spade, and straight draws. Raising would only isolate against better Queens and stronger hands, so calling preserves showdown value.

With second pair Q on a K-high river, I have medium showdown value but would be called mainly by better Kx or better Qx if I bet. Checking lets missed club/spade draws bluff and keeps the pot controlled.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value but can't value bet into a check-call line once the river brings the king. Checking back to realize equity cheaply is best.

J9s is a playable hand with position; raising to 2.5x the big blind applies pressure and may take down the blinds or build a pot with initiative.

A6o with an ace blocker is too strong to fold to a 2.5x button open three-handed, but not strong enough to consistently 3-bet offsuit out of position, so calling to defend the small blind is best.

Getting 4:1 to close the action in a multiway pot with 96o and position on the small blind, so this is a reasonable defend that keeps the pot small.

Top pair with a six kicker in a three-way pot is vulnerable; checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate turn action before committing more.

9-high with no draw on an A-Q-4 two-club board in a three-way pot, with the preflop raiser still to act behind. Check and give up unless the action is free.

I missed completely with J9s, but the board is Ace-high and both opponents checked, indicating weakness. A continuation bet around half pot represents a strong Ace and can take down the pot right now.

Top pair on an A-Q-4 flop is too strong to fold to a single button c-bet in a 3-handed pot, but my 6 kicker is too weak to raise and inflate the pot out of position.

I have 9-high with no pair and no draw on an A-Q-4 two-club board, facing a bet and a call. Folding is clearly best.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a three-club A-K-Q board is vulnerable to flushes, straights, and better Aces. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids inflating it out of position.

Seat1 called my flop bet on a wet board and then checked the turn, but I only have a gutshot to the broadway straight with no pair and three clubs on board; checking behind gives me a free card and avoids being check-raised.

Top pair on A-K-Q board mostly chops with Ax and beats Kx/Qx single pairs; opponent checking turn makes flushes, straights and two pair less likely, so a small river value bet can be called by worse pairs while chops remain neutral.

My Jd9d has only jack-high with no draw on a board featuring three clubs and broadway straight potential. Seat1's river bet after a turn check likely represents at least a pair or made flush, and I have no showdown value, so folding avoids further chip loss.

On the button in 3-handed play, J3 suited is well within a wide opening range and plays best by raising to take initiative in position.

J8s from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open, with the big blind still left to act, is out of position and dominated often. Folding is the standard low-risk play; a 3-bet bluff is possible, but folding is fine.

T5o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, and calling invites dominated/poor playability spots. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

T8o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise applies pressure on both blinds.

9-5 offsuit is a very weak hand, especially out of position against a button raise. Folding avoids losing chips with a hand that rarely flops well.

72 offsuit is the weakest holding and plays poorly out of position against a button raise, so folding the big blind is best despite the small call.

KTo is a strong enough hand to raise from the button 3-handed, aiming to steal blinds or build a pot in position. A standard 2.5x raise applies pressure without committing too many chips.

9-4 suited is too weak to call a button raise out of position for 200 more; folding preserves chips.

83o is too weak to defend against a 2.5x button open even getting 150 into 400; it plays poorly out of position, so folding is fine.