Hold'em table

85s is slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play, making fold the cleaner standard play.

With the button folded, this is effectively a blind-versus-blind pot. Completing costs only 50 chips, so I’ll see a flop rather than fold 9-high or inflate the pot with a weak hand.

Th2s is too weak to raise, and checking is free with no bet to call after the button folded and the small blind completed.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so I’ll take the free option and avoid building the pot.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a king-high two-diamond board is too thin to bet after the small blind checks. Checking realizes equity for free and keeps the pot small.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so checking avoids putting chips into the pot with little chance to improve.

I have only a weak pair of deuces and no diamond draw. With the pot checked to me, checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into stronger kings, jacks, and better pairs.

I have no meaningful showdown value, and a small river bluff can fold out weak hands after the checks on earlier streets.

I have two pair, threes and deuces, and the half-pot river bet after two checked streets is cheap enough that bluffs and weaker one-pair hands make the call profitable.

On the button in a three-handed game, 6♣5♦ is playable as an open-raise and can win the blinds preflop. I’ll use a modest sizing to avoid building a large pot with a weak offsuit hand.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Nine-three suited is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x open.

J2o is too weak and unplayable to open from the button, so folding avoids a dominated spot.

J5o is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind.

K4o is on the bottom edge of playable opening hands on the button in 3-handed play; folding avoids playing a weak offsuit king postflop.

With the button folded, 6-5 offsuit is playable heads-up for the additional 50 chips. I’ll complete rather than build a pot with a weak hand.

Button folded and the small blind only completed, so I can see a free flop with 53 offsuit rather than fold or inflate the pot with a weak hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but the ace-high flop may connect with the big blind’s range. I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot out of position.

I have only a gutshot with 5-3 on A-7-4 and no pair or flush draw, so checking back after the small blind checks is the highest-EV line.

I have a made 4-to-8 straight and should bet for value while charging club draws. A modest bet keeps weaker hands in while protecting against the river.

53 offsuit is only a gutshot on this turn and does not have the equity to call 150 into 350. Folding is the highest-EV line.

T5 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing controlled.

A7o out of position in the small blind is too weak to continue against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, poorly playing hand.

83s is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb open from the button.

36o is too weak to open even on the button in a three-handed pot; folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, disconnected hand.

72s has very weak playability out of position against the big blind, making an easy fold.