Hold'em table

J4o is too weak to call or open from the button in a three-handed pot, so folding preserves chips.

99 is strong heads-up against the big blind, so raise for value and deny equity rather than just completing.

Holding 82 offsuit in the big blind against an open raise is an easy and standard fold.

A8 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed. I raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the sizing controlled.

76o is an easy fold from the small blind against an open raise facing action out of position.

T2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability spot.

Opening QTo from the button is a standard profitable open in 3-handed play to apply pressure on the blinds.

A7o is too weak to call or 3-bet out of the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated, poorly playable spot.

J♦6♦ is a suited hand with enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise at these pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

I have a weak top pair and can take a free card; checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids building it against a stronger jack.

I hold two overcards and a gutshot straight draw in position, making a small continuation bet of around one-third pot effective to fold out weaker floats.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against this small flop bet, and the pot odds are favorable. Raising risks isolating myself against better Jacks or overpairs.

I have a vulnerable top pair with a weak kicker, and the turn completes several draws. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to the button’s action.

Turned the nut straight with Q-T on an 8-4-J-9 board; betting around two-thirds pot for value and protection against flush draws.

Top pair has enough showdown value and the price is reasonable; raising would isolate me against stronger hands and draws with little benefit.

The river completes several straight possibilities, and my pair of jacks is not strong enough to value-bet. I’ll check and avoid building a pot with a marginal hand.

With four cards to a straight on board and three clubs, a Queen-high straight has solid showdown value but little value to extract from worse hands without risking a check-raise from flushes or a King.

T9o is playable as a button open in three-handed poker, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative and fold out worse hands.

9♣7♥ is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity and playability.

J7o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open.

Calling cheaply in position keeps a weak hand’s downside limited while giving it a chance to realize equity postflop.

96 offsuit is too weak to complete from the small blind out of position even with tempting pot odds.

Button limped and the small blind folded, so I raise A8o to isolate and take the initiative rather than give a free flop out of position.

8♠5♦ is a weak, disconnected hand, and calling the raise would be too costly even with position.

J6o is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

26 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against the big blind, so folding the extra 50 is the best option.