Holdem table

62o is among the weakest hands, and opening it from the button three-handed loses money against two players still to act.

Completing costs 50 chips into a 150-chip pot against a likely wide big-blind range. I’ll keep the pot small with this weak hand.

Raise the limper from the big blind with a suited king to isolate a wide small-blind range and take initiative.

Eight-deuce offsuit is too weak to defend against a five-big-blind raise, especially out of position.

T7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game, and a modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while preserving position.

Pocket aces are far ahead of opening ranges; a substantial 3-bet builds value while retaining weaker calls.

KQo facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet, with the opener still left to act behind, is dominated too often and plays poorly out of position. Folding is the disciplined choice.

T7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind three-bet, even with position.

J7 suited is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed, with position and initiative.

Q6o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold: it is dominated often and out of position.

The button's 2.5bb open offers a reasonable price to defend the big blind with a suited hand that can make straights and flushes.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot.

I have middle pair and can get value from worse pairs and draws while denying equity on this coordinated board. A small continuation bet preserves flexibility if called or raised.

Five-deuce has no pair or direct draw on this flop, and a backdoor flush draw is not enough to justify calling.

AQo on the button in 3-handed play is a strong open; a standard 2.5bb raise works well here.

Seven-five suited is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act. Without a read that the button folds often to reraises, I prefer to fold.

Defend the big blind with a suited connected hand getting favorable pot odds against a button open.

Check to the preflop raiser with middle pair on a paired board, keeping their bluffs and weaker hands in range while controlling the pot.

On a dry paired board I have range advantage with overcards, so a small c-bet (~1/3 pot) should fold out many of the big blind's hands and keeps our ace-high equity in play.

Call with middle pair on this paired, dry board against a small continuation bet. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands while risking action from stronger made hands.

We have a marginal pair with a weak kicker on a paired board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets us evaluate a turn bet.

Ace-high has solid showdown value against the big blind's wide range, which called our small flop bet. Betting again would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by 8x, Tx and draws, so we check back to take a free card with outs to an ace or queen.

We have kings and eights, a strong two-pair hand on this paired board. A moderate value bet can be called by tens, eights, and curious ace-high holdings while limiting losses against a slow-played king or trips.

Ace-high with no pair on a board where the small river lead is mostly weighted toward pairs, Kx, and completed hearts. We rarely beat enough bluffs to justify calling, even at 22% pot odds.

J6 offsuit is playable as a button open in a three-handed game. Raising gives me a chance to win the blinds while retaining position postflop.

A-K offsuit is a premium value hand and plays well as a 3-bet from the small blind against the button open.

73o facing an open and a 3-bet is far too weak to continue, even from the big blind.

J6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large preflop three-bet, even with position.

Button Q7 suited is a reasonable steal candidate three-handed; a small open pressures the blinds while keeping risk controlled.

74o out of position in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold.