Hold'em table

On the button in 3-handed play, A8s is well within standard opening range; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and builds the pot in position.

King-ten offsuit out of position against a 2.5x button open is dominated too often; calling 200 into a small pot with a weak kicker and poor position is -EV, so I fold and wait for a better spot.

Ten-seven suited is a solid button open; raising for position and fold equity with a playable suited connector.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a 3BB button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 63 offsuit in the big blind facing an open raise from the button, folding is an easy and standard decision.

As the button in a three-handed unopened pot, I can open a wider range; raising gives me initiative and position with a marginal hand.

Q3o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

Getting 150 to call into a 400 pot (~2.7:1) with a queen-high hand; the raw pot odds justify defending in position-less BB despite the weak kicker.

I missed the flop with queen-high only, and the preflop raiser likely has a stronger range. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn or fold to aggression.

I have top two pair on a two-spade flop, so a substantial value bet also charges draws and protects my hand.

I hold queen-high with no pair, no draw, and no backdoor potential on a 9-high board against the preflop raiser's flop bet. Calling needs ~30% equity I don't have, and raising as a bluff out of position with zero equity is spew, so folding is clearly best.

Open-raising with AJo on the button to 2.5 big blinds for value and position.

43o is garbage facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding minimizes loss.

9♠2♣ is a very weak offsuit hand that plays poorly out of position against the button’s raise; the call price does not make it worth defending.

K6s is a standard button open in 3-handed play; raising to 250 pressures both blinds for the 150-chip pot and gives me position with a suited hand that has decent playability.

T9 suited has enough playability to defend against a small button open, while calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and avoids a marginal 3-bet with the big blind still to act.

Holding 84o out of position against a raise and a call is an easy fold despite decent pot odds.

I have no pair and only backdoor heart equity on an ace-high flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser.

As the preflop raiser checked to on an ace-high flop, a half-pot continuation bet pressures the small blind's wide check range; my king-high with backdoor diamonds has fold equity and some equity if called.

I have no pair or immediate draw on A-8-2, and calling the flop bet would be difficult to justify with only backdoor flush potential.

J♦4♦ is a suited hand worth opening from the button in a three-handed game. A small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

T4s is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open.

3-6 offsuit is one of the worst hands and I'm out of position against a button raise; calling 150 needs ~27% equity which this hand won't realize postflop. Folding is clearly best.