Hold'em table

Button with A6 offsuit; standard open-raise to apply pressure in 3-handed play.

JTo has enough equity to defend the small blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot controlled while the big blind still acts behind.

Q3o is too weak to defend out of position in a multiway pot against a raise and a call.

I missed the flop with Js Tc on an ace-high board and am out of position, so checking to control the pot and see the button's action is best.

I have top pair with a strong ace kicker on a dry board; betting for value against a checking opponent.

I have only jack-high with no pair or draw on an ace-high flop, and calling a 350 bet into 950 is not profitable against a preflop raiser who continued on the ace.

Three-handed on the button, K7o is worth an open-raise to apply pressure and avoid limping into a multiway pot. A raise to 300 gives me initiative while risking only a small portion of the stack.

Holding 92o out of position facing a button raise is an easy standard fold.

KJ offsuit is a reasonable calling hand against a single raise from the button, but not strong enough to 3-bet out of position.

I have second pair with a king kicker on an ace-high board; checking to control pot size and avoid building a pot against a likely ace-containing range.

With K-high and no pair on an A-J-6 flop, checking behind in position controls the pot and avoids building a pot against the preflop caller's stronger range.

I hold top pair jacks with king kicker on a wet two-club board; betting for value after a checked flop seems profitable against a likely weak or capped range.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw on an ace-high board, and I’m facing a turn bet with poor pot odds. Folding avoids putting more chips in with very little equity.

On the button with suited ace A7s, open-raising to 2.5bb is a standard value and initiative-taking play in 3-handed hold'em.

A8 offsuit is strong enough in 3-handed play to 3-bet the button's wide opening range, applying pressure and building a pot in position-neutral spot.

A4s is dominated by the SB's large 3bet range, and calling out of position without closing the action invites further pressure from the button; folding preserves chips.

Calling 550 chips with A7s in position against the small blind's 3-bet, getting favorable pot odds and strong suited playability.

As preflop aggressor I have range advantage on this K-J-4 board; a continuation bet with my overcard puts pressure on calling hands even though I missed the flop.

I hold only ace-high with minimal backdoor potential on a board heavily favoring the preflop 3-bettor, making a fold clear against the flop bet.

T7 offsuit is a weak hand from the button in a three-handed pot; folding preserves chips.

87o has reasonable equity heads-up against the big blind, and raising applies pressure to win the pot preflop or take a stronger range to the flop.

Folding 54o in the big blind against a small blind raise as it lacks playability and equity.

With 4h7c offsuit in the button, this hand is too weak to call or raise profitably in a 3-handed preflop spot, so folding avoids unnecessary risk.

J6o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind out of position against the big blind.

On the button 3-handed, 54s is a solid open-raise candidate with great playability and postflop equity.

K7 offsuit is weak out of position facing a raise in a 3-handed pot; not worth continuing.

Weak offsuit hand (2s6h) facing a button raise; folding is standard as we are out of position and likely dominated.