Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5bb open pressures the blinds while keeping the risk controlled.

62o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open. Its poor equity realization outweighs the 27% price.

On the button with a weak hand, a min-raise can take the dead blinds and apply pressure in a 3-handed game. Folding is safe, but raising has better expected value if the blinds fold often.

AQo is well ahead of a 3-handed button min-raise range, so I'm 3-betting from the small blind for value and to avoid playing out of position against two opponents. I sized larger because I'm out of position, and it keeps the big blind from calling cheaply behind.

7-5 offsuit is far too weak to continue facing a large 9bb three-bet from the big blind, especially with another player still involved.

T3o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 900, and calling 700 more out of position with a dominated hand is not profitable.

A3 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a clear opening hand, so I'll raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative against the blinds.

Qs9d is a dominated, marginal holding out of position versus a button open, and folding avoids defending too loosely.

K2 offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering against both blinds at this stack depth.

Pocket 8s are a strong hand heads-up. Raising builds the pot and takes initiative, which is important since I'll be out of position postflop.

Blind vs blind, the SB opened to 2.5bb and it costs 1.5bb to see a flop in a 3.5bb pot. A2o is well ahead of a wide SB range, so defending is clearly profitable, and calling keeps the pot manageable.

We have an underpair to the board with overcards and possible draws, and we are out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids committing chips with a marginal hand.

Ace-high has some showdown value on a Q-J board that favors the preflop raiser's range. Checking back in position keeps the pot small and avoids getting check-raised off my equity.

The SB has checked twice, most recently via a timeout fallback, which shows weakness and suggests they may fold to a bet if they time out again. A half-pot stab with ace-high, which has little showdown value, can take the pot now."}

T9s is a strong suited hand from the button, so I raise to take initiative and apply pressure while keeping position.

52s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

Defend the big blind against the button min-raise with K9 offsuit; the price is favorable heads-up.

Check to the preflop raiser with a weak showdown hand but useful club and straight-backdoor potential.

With only overcards and a backdoor straight/flush draw on a paired board, checking behind keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity in position.

Checking preserves showdown value with king high and realizes our flush-draw equity without risking a turn bluff into a range that can still contain aces, sevens, and clubs.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and no made hand, so I take the free card on the turn.

My king-high has some showdown value against missed broadways, while a river bluff on this paired, three-club board is likely to be called by too many aces, sevens, and flushes.

I have a weak pair of sevens with a poor kicker, and the opponent has shown weakness by checking all streets. I'll check to see a free showdown and avoid risking chips with a marginal hand.

JTs on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; a 2.5x size keeps the pot manageable while still pressuring the blinds.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still behind.

K-2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position facing a raise; folding avoids investing more chips with a dominated hand.