Hold'em table

K4 suited is a reasonable button open in three-handed play, and a modest raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J4o is an unplayable hand out of position facing a raise from the button, making fold the clearly superior play.

Q3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; calling or raising would be -EV.

74s is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. 98s is strong enough to raise for initiative rather than complete out of position.

KQo is strong against a button-folded small blind’s opening range, so I’ll 3-bet for value and initiative from the big blind.

98s is too weak to continue out of position against a 3-bet; it lacks strong blockers for a 4-bet bluff and plays poorly postflop.

Ace-six offsuit is a standard button open in three-handed play; a small raise takes the initiative with position rather than limping a dominated ace.

T3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise, especially from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

83o is far too weak to defend out of position facing a 2.5bb button open.

T7 suited is a playable button hand in a three-handed game, so I’ll open-raise to apply pressure and take initiative.

A5o plays poorly out of position against a 3bb button open, making it a clear fold preflop.

Pocket kings are a premium hand against a button open and a folded small blind. A 3-bet to 1000 builds the pot while still leaving room to continue if called.

T7 suited is too weak to continue against a large out-of-position 3-bet; calling would need to realize equity against a strong range.

Holding AJo on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open raise for value and positional advantage.

25o is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a hand that rarely flops well.

K♣3♣ is a reasonable defend against a button raise, and the price is favorable. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot out of position with a weak king.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw on this flop, so I’ll check and avoid building the pot out of position.

The 8-7-4 two-tone board hits the big blind's defending range hard. Checking behind with Ace-Jack high keeps the pot small and realizes our equity in position.

The turn completes the heart flush and pairs the board, making a bluff risky. With king-high and no useful draw, I’ll take the free showdown chance.

We hold Ace-high with showdown value and no heart blocker on a paired, monotone board; checking back keeps the pot controlled and allows us to see a free river.

I have only a weak pair of sevens with a king kicker, but checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me win at showdown against missed draws and lower high-card hands.

We rivered top pair with top kicker on a paired board after action checked through flop and turn. Betting around two-thirds pot extracts value from weaker pairs.

K-high has no showdown value on this paired, three-heart board, and I have no heart to block a likely flush. The river bet is not worth calling with this hand.

KJo is a clear button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb rather than flat the big blind.

Q-3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 32o in the big blind against a button open is an easy fold with the worst starting hand.