Hold'em table

K3 offsuit is a weak button opener in this short-handed setup, with poor kicker and dominated potential. Folding avoids marginal postflop spots.

82o is among the weakest hands in the SB versus the BB. Completing out of position with it is marginal at best, so folding is the simple low-variance choice.

J9o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; raise to 2.5bb to pressure the blinds.

QJo is strong enough to contest a button open three-handed. Reraising from the small blind pressures the opener and avoids inviting the big blind in cheaply.

8-2 offsuit is far too weak to continue facing a large squeeze from the big blind.

J9o facing a 4x 3-bet from the small blind is too weak to continue profitably, even with position; folding is standard.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

T2 offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still behind.

QJs in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open gets great pot odds (150 to win 400) and plays well postflop; calling keeps the button's wide range in. A 3-bet is also viable, but a call is solid.

QJ high with a backdoor heart draw on a paired-ace board that favors the preflop raiser; I'll check to the aggressor and keep the pot small.

Trips are strong here, and a small bet can get value from pocket pairs, a five, and club draws while keeping weaker hands in.

Getting about 4.75:1 against a small, wide c-bet on a paired board, QJ with a backdoor flush draw and some high-card equity is enough to continue. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands, so calling is better.

The 9s turn gives me nothing; I'm out of position with Queen-high, a gutshot to Broadway, and a backdoor heart draw. Checking takes a free card or lets me give up cheaply if the button bets.

Trips are strong here, and a 550-chip bet can get value from pairs and weaker aces while keeping the pot manageable against a better ace.

Queen-high with no real draw on a paired-ace board, facing a second barrel. Calling or bluff-raising has poor equity against a continuing range, so I fold.

J8 suited is a profitable button open in a three-handed game, with position and playability. I use a standard 2.5bb opening size.

KTo is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range. Three-betting from the small blind avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot and can take the pot down preflop.

Six-deuce suited is too weak to defend the big blind against a large small-blind three-bet, especially with the button still able to act.

J8 suited is too vulnerable to a large 3-bet and is often dominated. Folding preserves the stack for stronger spots.

K8o on the button in 3-handed is a clear open; a 2.5x steal pressures both blinds.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand. Raising to 1200 for value also makes it expensive for the big blind to enter.

3-4 offsuit is far too weak to continue facing a large 3-bet out of position.

K8o is too weak to continue against a large SB 3-bet to 12bb, even with position; calling 950 into 1550 with a dominated hand is unprofitable.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds without risking too much.

3-high offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

T7s in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open: I'm getting 150 to win 400, and suited connectivity makes this an easy defend. A 3-bet isn't needed here.

T7s missed the A-K-6 flop, and it heavily favors the preflop raiser's range. Checking with a backdoor flush draw keeps the pot small, so I'll likely fold to a bet.

Two pair is strong on this dry flop. Betting for value can get calls from aces and draws while building the pot.

T7 has no pair and no real draw beyond a backdoor flush on an A-K-6 board, which strongly favors the preflop raiser. Calling 375 into 925 needs about 29% equity, and this hand doesn't have it.