Hold'em table

Q6o is too weak to call or raise from the button in a 3-handed pot with both blinds already in; folding avoids unnecessary risk with a marginal offsuit hand.

In a blind versus blind situation, J8o has sufficient equity and playability to open raise and apply pressure to the big blind.

8-5 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand against a 3x raise. Folding avoids a marginal spot.

73o is too weak to open even from the button in a 3-handed game, making fold the standard play.

With the button folded, 8-6 offsuit is playable heads-up. A small raise puts pressure on the big blind without committing much of my stack.

Big blind with A4o facing a small blind raise; calling 150 closes preflop with decent equity and keeps the pot small out of position.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. I’ll check and reassess if the big blind bets.

Ace-high with no pair on a coordinated board; checking behind to realize equity and avoid a check-raise from the preflop raiser.

With bottom pair on a dry turn, I prefer to keep the pot small rather than bet into hands that are likely to call with better.

Seat 3 checked both flop and turn on a coordinated board, so my pair of fours with an ace kicker is often best; betting 300 protects against overcards and gets value from weaker pairs or draws.

Bottom pair can still be ahead of a turn stab after both players checked the flop. The 300-chip call is affordable relative to the pot; I’ll reassess on the river.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into the turn caller on an ace river is unlikely to get called by worse often enough.

I have two pair (aces and fours) and opponent has shown weakness by checking the river after check-calling the turn. Betting for value is best to extract chips from worse hands like QQ, KK, or JT.

Bottom pair is unlikely to beat a turn bet followed by a river bet, especially when the ace improves many of the bettor’s possible hands. I would need too many missed draws to justify calling.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

4s2s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated low suited hand for 200 more chips.

J4o has poor playability and insufficient equity out of position to defend against a button open.

J9s is a strong enough button hand in 3-handed play; raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes control with position.

43o is too weak to continue with from the small blind against a button open.

A7 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this flop gives me no strong draw. Checking keeps the pot controlled against the button's raising range.

I flopped top pair with a decent kicker on a draw-heavy board, and the big blind checked to me. Betting for value and protection is the best play.

Ace-high has little immediate equity on this board. Facing a sizable flop bet out of position, calling is unlikely to be profitable.

J9o is well within the standard opening range on the button in 3-handed play.

The suited connector has enough playability to defend against a small button raise, and calling keeps the preflop investment modest.

AKs is a premium hand; 3-betting to 700 isolates and builds value against the button's open and small blind's flat.

J9o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet from the big blind with another player still left to act.

Nine-seven suited plays poorly out of position against a squeeze, and calling another 500 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

J2 suited is a marginal but playable button open in a three-handed, rake-free game. A small raise uses position while limiting the risk with a weak kicker.

3h2s is the weakest offsuit hand and plays poorly out of position against a button raise; folding avoids putting more chips in with very low equity.

Q2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.