Hold'em table

J8o is slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even three-handed. Folding is the cleanest zero-EV play.

With A-T and the button folded, I have a strong heads-up hand. Raise for value and to take initiative from the big blind.

72o is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, so folding is the highest-EV option.

On the button three-handed, J3 offsuit is weak but playable as a wide open; raising takes initiative and uses my positional advantage.

32o is one of the worst starting hands and has no playability facing a button raise to 2.5bb; folding the small blind is the clear choice.

Defending big blind with A8o against a standard button open getting favorable pot odds.

I flop an open-ended straight draw with Ace kicker out of position, making a standard check to the preflop aggressor the ideal line.

A small continuation bet can pressure the big blind’s unpaired hands on this paired flop. My jack-high hand also has backdoor straight and spade-flush potential if called.

Holding Ace-high with an eight on a paired, coordinated board out of position offers insufficient equity and poor playability against the button's c-bet.

J4o is too weak to open from the button even three-handed; folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, poorly connected hand.

Q6o is too weak to profitably open or complete out of position against the big blind.

J8o is slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

With the button folded, calling the additional 50 keeps a weak king in the pot at favorable odds without inflating it out of position.

Nine-six suited is too weak to raise after the small blind completes, and checking is free with position postflop.

I have only a weak backdoor heart draw and one overcard, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves the chance to improve.

I flopped two pair on a checked flop and want to bet for value against weaker pairs and draws. A 150 chip bet is about three-quarters of the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

I have only king-high with no meaningful pair or straight draw, and the 150-chip bet is too large to continue profitably.

J♣9♠ is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed. Raise to 250 to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

T8s has enough playability and equity versus a button open to continue, and calling 200 into 400 is preferable to folding or bloating the pot out of position.

J5o is too weak to defend out of position in a multiway pot despite decent pot odds.

I flopped two pair (eights and sevens) heads-up against the preflop raiser. Betting about two-thirds pot builds the pot and gets value from overcards and weaker pairs.

A call would require about 29% equity, but I have only a gutshot and two overcards on a paired board. The price is too high against the flop raise.

83 suited is too weak to limp or open from the button against two live blinds, so folding preserves the stack.

95o is too weak of a hand to play out of position from the small blind against the big blind.