Hold'em table

On the button in 3-max, a pocket pair of threes is a clear opening hand. Min-raising to 200 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable with a speculative hand.

8c4d offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is best.

Suited ace in the big blind facing a small raise; cheap to continue and see a flop with good implied odds.

I have top pair of aces with flush draw possible on board, so betting for value and protection against draws is best.

I hold pocket threes on an Ace-Jack-Nine board facing a donk bet, offering almost no equity or reverse implied odds to continue.

9-6 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position postflop against two opponents it isn't worth calling 100 to see a flop. Folding is the safe choice.

With only BB left to act, J8 suited is strong enough to raise for value and fold equity in a heads-up pot.

32s has insufficient equity realization and playability against an SB open to justify a defend.

J8 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-call dynamic; not worth investing chips preflop.

In a blind versus blind situation, A6o is well ahead of a random hand and plays well as an open raise to 3 big blinds.

Getting 2:1 on a call (200 to win 400) in the big blind against a small blind raise to 300; 9d4d suited has enough equity and playability to defend, though a 3-bet bluff is not warranted.

I hit top pair on a very wet broadway board with a weak kicker. Checking controls the pot size and allows me to evaluate seat 2's action.

I have 4d9d on a K-T-A board with only a backdoor diamond draw and no real showdown value. The small blind's preflop raise and flop check-through-first line leave me with little to bluff or value bet, so I take the free card.

The turn completes a four-card broadway straight draw on board. Checking top pair with a weak kicker controls the pot.

Board K-T-A-Q gives me a 9-high with a jack-high straight possibility only for the board; I hold 4d9d which makes a nothing hand except a backdoor flush-less 9 high. Opponent checked twice, showing weakness, so a small bluff bet of 400 into 600 may take the pot, though the board favors the preflop raiser's range.

The turn brings a fourth broadway card making any Jack a straight. With weak top pair and no blockers to the straight, A6o is a clear fold against a turn bet.

Nine-six offsuit is too weak to open profitably even from the button in a 3-handed game.

Button folded, so it's heads-up against the big blind with A6o, a strong hand in this spot. Raising to 3bb for value and to take initiative is better than limping or folding.

J4 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3bb raise from the small blind; folding is correct in a 3-handed pot with no odds to speculate.

A6 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a strong enough hand to open. A 3x raise takes the initiative and puts pressure on both blinds.

53o is far too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.

4c5s offsuit from the button facing a raise-less blind situation is weak; folding preserves chips given poor hand strength.

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind, so folding is the standard play.