Hold'em table

K4 offsuit is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

4-2 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button raise out of position.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A modest raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

K8 suited is strong enough to defend from the small blind against a button min-raise in three-handed play, with good implied odds and playability.

Getting 150 to win 600 with deep 100bb stacks, the pocket threes have excellent implied odds for set mining in a multiway pot. Calling is clearly profitable, and squeezing would bloat the pot with a hand that plays poorly when called.

With a marginal pair in a three-way raised pot, checking keeps the pot controlled and allows me to reassess versus later action.

Small pocket pair on a wet J-8-6 two-tone board in a three-way pot with the preflop raiser left to act; check and give up to significant pressure.

With a gutshot and limited showdown value in a multiway pot, I prefer taking the free card over betting into two opponents.

I have middle pair after the checked flop and should value/protect against weaker pairs and draws. A two-thirds-pot turn bet can also deny equity on this coordinated board.

A pair of threes on a J-8-6-2 two-flush board is facing a 500 bet into 750, with the preflop raiser still to act behind. The hand has little equity against a betting range and is badly placed, so folding is best.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and queen-high. Calling 500 into this pot requires more equity than this hand is likely to have against a turn bet.

KTs is a strong button opening hand three-handed and benefits from taking initiative. A 2.5bb open applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Three-handed, the button opens wide, and A2o has an ace blocker, so it works well as a 3-bet from the small blind rather than calling out of position with the big blind still to act. A 3-bet to 10bb applies pressure and can win the pot preflop.

Seven-three suited is too weak to defend against a 10-big-blind three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

The oversized 10bb 3-bet creates poor implied odds with KTs, which is often dominated by the likely strong continuing range. Folding preserves the stack for better spots.

Pocket fours on the button, 3-handed, is a clear open. A 2.5bb raise puts pressure on the blinds and keeps the pot manageable if we get 3-bet.

Nine-four offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, and the big blind has yet to act. Folding avoids investing more with a weak hand.

The pot odds are favorable heads-up against a button open, and T5o retains enough equity to defend from the big blind.

This flop heavily favors the preflop raiser's range, while T5 has little immediate equity and no club. Checking preserves our option to respond on later streets.

Small c-bet on an ace-high board where I hold the range advantage as the preflop raiser; it denies equity to overcards and gets folds from better-looking hands without an ace.

The small continuation bet gives favorable price to continue with a gutshot straight draw and some opportunity to contest later streets.

The preflop raiser checked back a low connected turn after being called on the flop, which often indicates capped or weak showdown holdings. A medium-sized lead can fold out many unpaired broadways while retaining a gutshot to the wheel if called.

Pocket 4s have some showdown value, and any 5 gives me a straight. Getting about 3.8:1 with implied odds makes calling better than raising or folding.

My T-high missed, and the opponent's flop and turn calls heavily indicate an ace or stronger made hand. Checking avoids a low-probability bluff into that range.

A pair of fours has some showdown value against missed draws. A value bet would only get called by better hands like any ace, so I'm checking behind.

Q4 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

T9 suited is a strong enough semi-bluff 3-bet candidate against a button open, with useful blockers and playability if called.

J9o facing a button open and a small blind 3-bet is too weak to call 700 out of position when the original raiser is still left to act behind. Folding is clearly best.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to call a large three-bet, even in position.

T9 offsuit is a playable button hand and benefits from applying pressure to the blinds. A small open preserves flexibility while leveraging position.

J3 suited is too weak to call out of position from the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still left to act behind me.

K3 offsuit is marginal, but the price is reasonable against a button opening range. I’ll defend the big blind rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have only king-high on a coordinated flop and am out of position, so checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

A modest continuation bet can fold out unpaired overcards while retaining equity from the open-ended? Actually T9 has a gutshot to a queen or seven. The sizing risks little relative to the pot.

King-high with no spade has little chance to improve on this flop, and calling out of position is unlikely to be profitable.