Hold'em table

A4 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

Ace-king offsuit is a strong value three-bet against a button open. Raising to 1100 compensates for being out of position and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

65o in the big blind facing a button open and a large small-blind 3-bet to 11bb is far too weak to call 10bb more.

A4 offsuit is often dominated by a small blind three-bet range, and calling 850 chips creates a large pot with a weak hand. Folding limits further losses.

Ace-jack offsuit is a strong opening hand on the button in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds value and pressures the blinds while preserving positional advantage.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise; folding preserves chips.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

8-2 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands with poor equity 3-handed; folding preflop on the button avoids paying 100 chips to play it out of a dominated range.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up from the small blind. Raising to 300 puts pressure on the big blind while keeping the pot manageable.

54 offsuit is a marginal big-blind defense against a 3BB raise. Its low-card strength and limited equity realization do not justify calling 200 chips without evidence of an unusually wide opening range.

8-4 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs only 50 chips at 3-to-1 pot odds. J4 offsuit is weak but playable against the big blind's unrestricted range, so I prefer a cheap limp to building a pot out of position.

With 6-4 offsuit in the big blind and a free check heads-up, checking to see a flop costs nothing and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

J-high has little showdown value and only backdoor straight potential on this paired board. Checking avoids building the pot out of position with a weak hand.

With only 4-high and backdoor draws on a paired board, checking takes a free card rather than bluffing into a limped pot with minimal equity.

After the big blind checked back the flop, their range contains plenty of unpaired hands. With little showdown value, a modest turn bluff can profitably pressure those hands without risking much.

With 6-high and only a diamond flush draw on a paired queen board, I have roughly 20% equity, which is insufficient to call 125 into 325 and implied odds are poor against possible trips or a full house.

Q4 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and flush potential. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

K7 suited is a profitable defend from the small blind against a wide button 2.5x open in 3-handed play, with good playability and king blocker value.

4-2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a raise and a call, even with the pot odds.

Middle pair plus a king-high flush draw is strong against a wide button range. Leading for value and protection charges overcards and weaker draws while building the pot for when the flush hits.

Queen-high with only a gutshot and backdoor hearts is too weak to continue against this large flop bet. Some straight outs also complete the spade flush, further reducing their value.

Q3 offsuit is below a standard button opening range three-handed and plays poorly when called, so folding avoids a marginal negative-EV steal.

With the button folded, T3 suited is worth completing the small blind for 50 chips, though it is too weak to raise out of position.

With 9-2 offsuit and no cost to see the flop, checking preserves chips while using position against the small blind. This hand is too weak to raise for value, and there is no evidence to justify a bluff raise.

Top pair is likely ahead of the big blind's wide checking range. A 150-chip bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while protecting against the club draw.

Bottom pair with a backdoor club draw is enough to defend against a single bet in a heads-up limped pot. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while letting me reassess the turn in position.

Top pair can get value from weaker pairs and draws. A modest bet also charges those draws without building an oversized pot with a weak kicker.

Bottom pair with no meaningful draw is too weak against a second barrel. Calling requires about 26% equity, and my limited improvement chances do not justify continuing.