Hold'em table

On the button three-handed, 7-6 offsuit has enough playability to open; raising gives me a chance to take the blinds and preserves positional advantage postflop.

A7 offsuit blocks strong ace holdings and is worth a three-bet against a button open. Raising avoids a difficult out-of-position call with the big blind still to act.

A8o facing a button open and a small blind 3-bet to 10bb, with the opener still to act behind, is dominated too often and plays poorly out of position. Folding is best.

The small blind's 3-bet is large, and 6♣7♠ is a weak offsuit hand with poor equity and playability against that range. Calling 7.5 big blinds would be unprofitable.

J4 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

Heads-up against the big blind, J4o is too marginal to raise but good enough to complete, since it gets 3:1 on the 50-chip call and I have position odds on a cheap flop.

With a very weak hand and no additional cost to continue, check and see the flop rather than inflate the pot.

Middle pair with a jack kicker in a limped pot is likely ahead of the big blind's range. A small half-pot bet gets value and protection against overcards and draws.

I have no made hand and only a weak runner-runner flush possibility; calling would require too much equity against the flop bet.

In 3-handed play the button can open wide, and 86o is a marginal but playable steal against only the blinds. A small 2.5bb open keeps it cheap and gives us position after the flop.

9♠5♦ is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids paying to continue with poor playability.

The button can open a wide range, and calling 150 more to close the action gives J5 offsuit a reasonable price to see the flop.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser on this coordinated board risks building a pot with a weak hand. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Top two pair on a wet, draw-heavy board, so I'm betting about two-thirds pot for value and to charge flush and straight draws.Chchips.erer-in-position.; this range is strong and the draws need to pay.

Bottom pair with no club faces a sizable bet on a connected, two-club flop. With few strong ways to improve and poor position on later streets, folding is best.

KQs is a strong opening hand three-handed, so raise for value and initiative. A 3x big-blind open is a reasonable size.

K2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 2.25:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, Q5o has enough equity to defend from the big blind by calling.

Middle pair with a weak queen kicker out of position against the button raiser on a T53 rainbow board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me bluff-catch; the board favors the preflop raiser, so leading here gains little.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to the big blind’s unpaired hands while KQ retains useful overcard equity. Betting in position also denies a free turn to hands that could improve.

Middle pair with a backdoor diamond draw getting 200 to win 850 is an easy call against a small c-bet on a dry board. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands.

With only middle pair and no draw on a board that is getting more connected, checking keeps the pot controlled. It also gives me a chance to see a cheap river or call a reasonable bet.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw, and the turn completes potential heart draws while connecting with the caller’s range. Checking back preserves my chips and allows a possible river improvement or showdown.

Middle pair has showdown value on a coordinated board where a 6 makes a straight. Betting would mostly get called by better hands, so I'll check and look to bluff-catch against a turn-checking range.

K-high has some showdown value against missed draws, while the connected river strongly favors the big blind’s calling range and is unlikely to make weak pairs fold. Take the free showdown.

Pocket threes are worth opening on the button, where position helps realize their value after the flop.

T6o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably.

QTo has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable with a marginal offsuit hand.

Top pair with a ten kicker is a solid but not premium hand on this board. Checking out of position keeps weaker hands in and avoids building a large pot unnecessarily.

Pocket threes have some showdown value, but this queen-high, two-heart flop offers little reason to build a pot. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable.

Bet small for value and protection with top pair, targeting weaker pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable with my kicker.

Pocket threes have little chance to improve and are behind even a weak pair. Calling the turn bet would depend heavily on the opponent bluffing, so I’ll fold.

42o is one of the weakest hands and not worth opening from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, so I fold.

The button has folded, leaving a blind-versus-blind pot. Calling only 50 more gives favorable immediate pot odds and lets me see a flop cheaply with the big blind still able to check.

Q7 offsuit is strong enough to raise against a small-blind limp, especially with position after the flop.

7♠3♣ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a raise to 4 big blinds, especially with 3 big blinds still to call.