Hold'em table

84s is weak but playable suited from the button in three-handed. A small open applies pressure and keeps the pot manageable if called.

Q9o is too weak to defend out of position from the small blind facing a 2.5bb button open.

K4 offsuit is weak, but the big blind is getting a good price against a button open and can defend profitably by calling. A 3-bet would risk too much with a hand that plays poorly when called.

I have a gutshot to a broadway straight and a backdoor flush draw, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser act.

I have complete air with no pair or draw on an ace-high flop, so checking back is the lowest-variance line.

Both players checked the flop, so a modest turn bet can pressure missed hands while keeping the risk controlled. I also have a gutshot to a straight if called.

I have 84 offsuit with no pair and no draw on an ace-high board, so calling 250 is burning chips.

T7s is a standard open on the button in 3-handed play; min-raising gives good pot odds while maintaining positional advantage.

7♦6♥ is a weak offsuit hand with poor equity and playability out of position; calling also leaves the big blind yet to act.

4-6 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding is the highest-EV option.

2♦4♠ is too weak to continue against both blinds, even with button position. I’ll avoid investing more with a dominated hand.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. T5s has enough equity and playability to complete for 50 rather than fold.

We are in the big blind facing a limp from the small blind, so we take the free flop with our weak offsuit hand.

I have a heart flush draw plus straight outs and no made hand, so a small semi-bluff builds the pot and can take it down now.

Facing a 3/4 pot lead on a connected board with only bottom pair and a weak kicker, continuing is unprofitable.

Q9o is playable from the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 2.5bb to take the initiative rather than flat the big blind.

J6o is a trash hand out of position facing a button open, making this an easy fold.

I’m getting a good price to defend the big blind against a button raise, so I’ll see the flop despite my weak offsuit hand.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on an ace-high, two-heart board, so checking avoids inflating the pot with a weak hand.

Queen-high has no showdown value on A-K-8, but the preflop raiser has the range advantage and villain checked. A small c-bet applies pressure with position.

I have only a weak backdoor flush draw and little chance to improve to a winning hand. Calling 200 into the current pot is not justified.

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

The button has folded, so completing from the small blind is cheap and keeps a weak hand in against the big blind’s wide checking range.

K3 offsuit is too weak to raise out of position against a completed small blind, and checking is free.

I have a weak pair on a connected, two-spade board, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

King-high with no pair or draw has little value as a bluff, and checking preserves showdown value against a checked flop.

With a weak pair and a connected turn that improves many draws, betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough. I’ll take the free card and keep the pot small.

King-high with no pair or draw on a connected board has little showdown value and poor bluff equity, so checking behind is best.

I have a modest pair and can win at showdown against missed draws; betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough to be worthwhile.

King-high has some showdown value against weaker unpaired hands, and a river bet is unlikely to fold the aces and pairs that beat me after a checked-down pot.

K-high is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game, and a modest raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A5o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated ace and a difficult postflop spot.

Q4o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button raise.