Hold'em table

On the button three-handed, K2 offsuit is suitable for a small opening raise to pressure the blinds and retain initiative.

53o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably out of position.

I'm getting good pot odds with a suited hand, so I call to see a flop rather than fold or inflate the pot with a marginal holding.

I have only a weak ten-high with a backdoor flush draw, so I take the free card and avoid building a pot against the preflop raiser.

A modest continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands after the big blind checks, while preserving chips when called or raised.

My hand is only T-high with a backdoor flush draw, and I'm facing a continuation bet out of position. Calling is unlikely to be profitable, so I fold.

T6s on the button three-handed is a standard open-raise; with only the blinds left to act, stealing with a suited hand that has good playability is profitable.

I have a suited hand and getting decent pot odds, so I'll call to see the flop.

Calling closes the action at a very favorable price with a pocket pair that can realize strong implied odds by flopping a set.

I have only J-high with no made hand or strong draw, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card in position relative to the preflop raiser.

Top set is far ahead on this relatively dry flop and benefits from building the pot while charging straight draws and pair-plus-draw holdings.

T6 high with only backdoor straight draws facing a lead into a three-way pot, with a player still to act behind. It isn't worth calling or bluffing.

I have J-high with no real draw on this flop, and I'm facing a solid bet from the big blind. Folding keeps my stack intact for a better spot.

8-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind heads-up, especially out of position.

On the button three-handed, T9 offsuit is a playable stealing hand with reasonable postflop potential. I open to 2.5bb to apply pressure to the blinds.

AKo in the small blind facing a button open is a clear 3-bet for value; sizing it to 10bb out of position isolates the opener and pressures the big blind.

8-5 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a raise and reraise, and calling 900 more offers poor equity. Folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue profitably against a large small-blind 3-bet.

Q7o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

J5s is weak and out of position against a raise, so I fold.

A suited is a strong heads-up big-blind defense and gains value/protection through a 3-bet against the button open.

Q7o is too weak to continue against a big blind 3-bet to 8.5bb, even getting 600 to win 1750. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position in a bloated pot.

J-five suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against the big blind after the button folds, especially out of position.