Hold'em table

Three-handed on the button, T8o is worth a small open for fold equity and to play the rest of the hand in position.

J8o from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a dominated offsuit hand loses money.

Q8o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open.

A5o is a clear opening hand on the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5bb open applies pressure on the blinds, and the ace blocker helps.

JTo is too weak to defend out of position from the small blind facing a 2.5bb button open with the big blind left to act.

Pot odds are 2.67:1 and 98s has good implied odds; calling keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating out of position.

Missed the flop entirely with 9h8h on J-A-2; no equity to bet into a raiser, so check and evaluate.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a dry ace-high board, in position against a checking big blind. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot gets value from Jx, 2x and weaker aces and protects against club draws, while keeping the pot controlled.

My 9h8h misses this A-J-2 flop with minimal equity, and facing a bet into a multiway pot I should fold rather than chase.

K3o is at the bottom of the offsuit king range and too weak to profitably open on the button in 3-handed play.

Heads-up with a decent offsuit broadway hand, I raise to apply pressure and take initiative.

Getting 3:1 with position against a wide small-blind steal range, 63o has enough equity and playability to defend.

I have top pair on a paired board and want to charge draws and worse jacks. A bet of 400 into 600 protects my hand and builds the pot.

With 6-3 offsuit and no pair and no draw on J88, I'm facing a 400-chip bet into 600 that I can't profitably call. A bluff-raise against a small-blind open isn't worth the risk.

T8o has playable equity in position against two blind hands; raising applies pressure and gains initiative rather than passively calling. Three-handed button aggression is profitable here.

AJo is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range, so 3-betting for value and initiative from the small blind beats flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

Holding T3 offsuit facing an open and a 3-bet from the blinds is an easy fold.

T8o is too weak to continue against a small-blind 3-bet, and calling 800 out of position with a dominated offsuit hand is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

J4o is at the bottom of a three-handed button opening range, and with both blinds still to act it is a marginal open at best. Folding is the low-variance choice.

Holding an ace in a blind-versus-blind scenario against a single opponent, raising to 3bb is standard to apply pressure and build a pot with range advantage.

A8o has enough equity against a likely small-blind steal to defend, and calling keeps the pot manageable while avoiding bloating it out of position with a marginal ace.

I have ace-high with backdoor equity on a relatively dry board out of position; checking allows pot control and lets me realize equity without bloating the pot.

A-high has some showdown value and the board is dry; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off a marginal hand.

I turned second pair with top kicker on a drawy board. Checking controls the pot size and allows me to either call a reasonable bet or realize my showdown value.

Ace-high with no pair on a dry board; checking to control the pot and see a free river, since betting into a caller with only ace-high risks a check-raise.

I have middle pair (pair of sevens) with an Ace kicker on a coordinated board where straights are possible; checking to see a cheap showdown is the best play.

Ace-high has showdown value and opponent has shown no strength by checking all postflop streets; checking avoids risking chips against a possible pair or better.

J2o is far too weak to open, even on the button in 3-handed play.

94o is too weak to continue out of position against a big blind who can still raise. Folding loses only the small blind and avoids playing a dominated hand.