Hold'em table

Q6o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

J8 offsuit is strong enough to raise in a heads-up blind battle. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the big blind without committing too much.

5s8d is a weak offsuit hand and I am out of position against a small-blind raise. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity.

Seven-three offsuit is too weak to profitably play from the button against two blinds.

86o is a marginal hand, but in a heads-up situation after the button folds, raising applies pressure on the big blind and can take down the pot preflop. If called, I can evaluate on the flop.

Getting 3 to 1 pot odds with position and an Ace in BB vs SB min-raise, calling is very standard.

I have bottom pair on a coordinated board and prefer to check and evaluate rather than build a pot out of position with a marginal hand.

We hold Ace-high with minimal backdoor potential on a connected board, so checking behind to realize equity for free is best.

I have middle pair on a draw-heavy board and the big blind checked the flop, so a small bet can take the pot or get value from draws and overcards.

Turn improves us to a pair of fours with an ace kicker. Getting 3-to-1 pot odds in position against a delayed c-bet, calling is profitable.

I have bottom pair and the river Ace completes KQ; checking keeps the pot small and avoids getting raised by better hands.

We improved to two pair (Aces and Fours) on the river, which has strong showdown value; checking behind takes the pot without risking a check-raise against straights or better two-pair combinations.

A8o is strong enough to open on the button in a 3-handed game; raising applies pressure and takes initiative with position.

4s2s is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.

J4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a 3x button raise, and defending for another 200 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

J9s is a strong suited one-gapper well within the standard button opening range in 3-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb opens the pot with initiative and positional advantage.

4-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 2.67:1 pot odds with an ace, calling closes the action and is profitable against a wide button raise range.

A-high with no pair on a low connected flop; checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

I hold top pair with a good kicker on a relatively coordinated board, betting about half pot for value and protection.

Ace-high with no pair or strong draw on a connected flop is unlikely to be ahead of the button's preflop raise and flop continuation bet, so folding avoids paying off a better hand out of position.

J9 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. Raising to 250 pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

97s has good implied odds and calling 200 into 400 with deep stacks is profitable; I avoid bloating the pot out of position against the button's wide range.

Squeezing for value from the big blind with premium suited broadway AsKs against a button open and small blind call.

J9 offsuit is too easily dominated by a large squeeze, and calling risks a multiway pot with a weak hand.

97s is out of position against a large 3-bet from the BB; the price and implied odds are insufficient to continue profitably.

Holding 32o in the small blind, which is the weakest starting hand, folding is the standard and highest EV play.