Hold'em table

On the button in a three-handed game, I can open a wider range and use position after the flop. A minimum raise keeps the risk modest with a weak hand.

A4 offsuit is a marginal but playable defend against the button’s small raise. Calling preserves the pot at a reasonable price without bloating it out of position, especially with the big blind still to act.

JTs in the big blind getting 5:1 on a min-raise with a caller behind is an easy call; it plays well multiway and is not strong enough to squeeze profitably.

Top two pair is strong on this multiway, draw-heavy flop. Bet 400 chips for value and to charge spade draws and weaker pairs.

JTh has no pair and no real draw on an A-8-4 board with two spades. A lead into two players, with the preflop raiser still to act behind, makes calling unprofitable.

With nine-high, no spade, and only remote backdoor draws on an ace-high flop, calling 400 into 1000 is not justified.

Q2 offsuit is weak, but calling the additional 1 big blind on the button offers position and a chance to see a flop cheaply.

JTo is a strong enough hand in 3-handed play to isolate the button limper from the small blind. Raising takes the initiative, while calling would leave me out of position in a multiway pot.

AJs is strong against a small-blind raise after a button limp. Raising for value also makes it less attractive for the button to join the pot.

Q2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, especially with another player still in the hand.

JTo out of position facing a large 3-bet from the big blind doesn't realize enough equity to justify calling 1150 into a 3300 pot with deep stacks behind. Folding is the disciplined choice.

In a 3-handed game the button can open a wide range, and Q2o is a marginal but acceptable steal. A small 2.5bb open keeps the risk low.

JTo is strong enough to contest a button open three-handed. Raising gives me a chance to win the pot preflop and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

K♦8♦ is too weak to continue against the small blind’s large three-bet, especially with the button still able to respond.

Q2o is too weak to continue against an SB 3-bet out of position dynamics; calling 700 more with a dominated hand is unprofitable.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players at 100 big blinds.

J6 offsuit is weak, but the button has folded and completing costs only 50 chips for a chance at the 150-chip pot. I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position.

Against a small-blind limp, Q5o is a reasonable isolation raise from the big blind, and I'll have position postflop. Raising to 4bb puts pressure on a capped limping range, though checking would also be fine.

J6 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a sizable raise; folding preserves chips.

As the button in a three-handed game, 7♦4♦ has enough suited playability to open-raise and apply pressure to the blinds. A modest raise to 2.5 big blinds keeps the risk controlled.

Three-handed, the button's opening range is wide, and A2o has an ace blocker, which makes it a good 3-bet candidate from the small blind. Calling out of position with the big blind still to act would play poorly, so I'll raise or give up, and raising is better.

4-6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

A 4-bet to 10 big blinds is a strong range, and 7♦4♦ has poor equity against it. Calling would risk 7.5 big blinds without enough realization or implied odds.

83o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb deep, and limping is also poor. Folding is standard.

Four-deuce offsuit plays poorly out of position against the big blind, so I’ll avoid investing more.