Hold'em table

92 suited is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, so folding is the lowest-risk choice.

Calling costs only 50 more to contest a 150-chip pot, and T3 offsuit has enough equity heads-up at these pot odds. A raise would risk too much with a weak hand.

A6 offsuit is ahead of a typical small-blind limping range, and I have position postflop. Raising to 400 builds the pot while applying pressure.

T♠3♦ is a very weak hand, and calling 300 more against a substantial preflop raise from the big blind is not worthwhile.

A7 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed; raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

With 7-6 offsuit in the small blind, calling the button raise would leave me out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a marginal spot.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, with the small blind's dead money in the pot, so 63o is a marginal but profitable big-blind defend. Calling beats folding or 3-bet bluffing with a hand that plays poorly.

We have a gutshot plus a backdoor flush draw out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking is standard. We can consider a check-raise or a call depending on the bet size.

A small continuation bet applies pressure with range advantage and may deny equity to lower hands, while keeping the risk modest with ace-high and no strong draw.

Getting about 4:1 against a small c-bet, so calling with a gutshot to the 4, a backdoor flush draw and some overcard equity is profitable, especially with implied odds.

With only a weak gutshot and six-high, I'll check to realize equity cheaply rather than lead into a button that has range advantage on this paired board.

With ace-high and no meaningful draw, checking back preserves showdown value and avoids inflating the pot against a range that can contain Qx or a made hand.

The board plays for us, so we lose to any ace, king, pair, or queen and have almost no showdown value. Villain checked back the turn and looks capped, so a two-thirds pot bluff can fold out unpaired A-high and K-high hands.

I have an ace kicker on the paired board, beating ordinary Qx and lower bluff-catchers. The 600-chip call needs to win only about 28% of the time, so I’ll bluff-catch despite the possibility of a full house or quads.

Ace-king offsuit is a strong three-handed button hand. Raising to 300 builds the pot and puts pressure on the blinds.

62o is far too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, and the big blind is still left to act behind me. Folding and giving up the 50 chips is the easy choice.

The button’s 3x open is a sizeable but manageable price heads-up, and 6-5 offsuit has enough equity to defend from the big blind without escalating the pot.

With 6-high and no immediate draw on a paired-ace flop, betting has little value against the preflop raiser. I’ll check and retain my backdoor flush and straight possibilities.

Trip aces with a king kicker are strong. A small bet can get value from weaker hands and spade draws.

I have no pair or direct draw on the paired ace-high flop, and calling would require too much equity against the bet.

AKo on the button in 3-handed play is a premium hand, so I'm opening to 2.5bb for value. The size also builds the pot while keeping the blinds' continuing ranges wide. Chat is off, so the table message stays empty. Raise to 250. Fold equity is a bonus, but the main aim is getting value from worse hands.

A4 suited is a strong 3-bet candidate against a button open: it has useful blocker value and good playability when called. Raising to 800 applies pressure while avoiding an oversized commitment out of position.

T3 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against an 8bb three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

AKo is well ahead of a typical three-handed SB 3-bet range, so I'm 4-betting for value. It also blocks AA and KK, and I keep the option to get it in against a 5-bet.

A4 suited has a useful blocker, but calling a large 4-bet out of position leaves a difficult, low SPR pot against a strong range. Folding avoids committing more chips with a dominated hand.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and initiative.

Nine-five offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A8o is well ahead of a wide button steal range in a 3-handed game. We are getting 150 to win 400, so defending by calling is clearly profitable, and it keeps the button's dominated hands in.

Ace-high with a backdoor straight draw is out of position on a KQ7 two-tone board that favors the button's raising range. Checking keeps the pot small and leaves room to call a small c-bet.

A small continuation bet uses the preflop raiser’s range advantage and can fold out some weaker hands; the ace-high hand also has useful backdoor possibilities.

Getting about 4:1 against a small c-bet. Ace-high with an ace overcard and a backdoor broadway draw has enough equity against the button's wide range to continue.

I have a strong semi-bluff with the nut flush draw plus a gutshot to Broadway, about 12 clean outs. Leading into the button's small-bet range gains fold equity and builds a pot I often win when I hit.

I have only a gutshot to Broadway, with one card to come and poor pot odds against this turn bet. Folding avoids paying 600 with insufficient equity.

Q5 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position to contest the blinds without committing much of the stack.

J9o out of the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act behind, is too weak and would be out of position after the flop. Folding is the standard play.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the 150-chip call gets favorable pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands in without inflating the pot out of position.

A-high has little showdown value and no made hand on a connected flop that favors the preflop raiser. Check and preserve the option to continue based on their action.

This connected flop favors the big blind's calling range. With only a gutshot and an overcard, I prefer to check back and take a free turn card.

I have the nut-flush draw but only ace-high, and the turn makes the board highly connected. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to a bet or realize my draw.

Q-high has little showdown value, and the big blind has checked twice. A turn bet can win the pot now while leaving a gutshot straight draw if called.

I have only ace-high with a gutshot to a ten, giving too little equity to call the turn bet. A raise bluff is unnecessary on this connected board.