Hold'em table

K5 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind facing a button open of 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding is the disciplined play.

A2o plays poorly out of position against a button raise, suffering from significant reverse implied odds despite the pot odds.

On the button in a 3-handed game, A6 offsuit is a strong enough hand to open. A raise to 3bb takes the initiative and puts pressure on both blinds.

KJo has strong high-card value against a wide button opening range; 3-betting from the small blind builds a pot with initiative and discourages the big blind from coming along cheaply.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

A6o is weak against a 3-bet from the small blind. Calling 700 more out of position-less but with a dominated ace is unprofitable, and a 4-bet bluff is not justified in a 3-player game.

T6o is too weak to open profitably even on the button in 3-handed play.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to open heads-up from the small blind. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the big blind without committing too much.

6-9 offsuit is weak, and calling 150 out of position against a small blind raise to 250 is unprofitable. Folding is the simplest choice.

On the button in a three-handed game, 7-6 offsuit is playable as a small open raise, using position to make up for its modest strength.

A2o out of position in the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act is a marginal hand. It plays poorly and is dominated often, so folding is reasonable.

Getting great pot odds to defend the big blind against a button open with Q9o closing the action preflop.

I check out of position to the preflop raiser on an 8-8-4 board with Queen-high.

A small continuation bet can win the pot against unpaired hands while risking little. I also have a gutshot straight draw if called.

I hold Queen-high with no draw or backdoors out of position on an 8-8-4 two-tone board. Folding to the continuation bet is the clear play.

Q8o on the button in a 3-handed pot has decent playability and a cheap price to call 100 into a 150 pot. A raise is marginal, so I take the flop cheaply with position.

Getting 5:1 pot odds to complete from the small blind with a connected hand against a button limp.

With 6-2 offsuit, I can see the flop for free rather than build a pot out of position.

I missed the flop completely with nine-high out of position in a three-way pot, making a check the standard play.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and little showdown value. Checking avoids building a pot with a weak hand while the button is still to act.

I have top pair on a dry flop, and both opponents checked, so betting for value and protection makes sense. I'm using a small bet of about two-thirds of the pot to get called by worse Q's and draws.

I have 9-high with virtually no equity on a Q-high board against a flop bet in a multiway pot, so folding is standard.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and weak pair outs. Calling 200 out of position against this bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Opening K5s on the button in 3-handed play is standard for value and stealing blinds.

T6 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

7s3s is a weak hand; calling 125 to win 375 gives decent pot odds (about 25% required equity), but the hand is out of position and plays poorly against a button opener's wide range, so folding is reasonable.