Hold'em table

AQo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand; open-raise to 2.5bb for value and to take initiative.

T8o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding avoids playing a dominated offsuit hand in a marginal spot.

K6 suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a 2.5-big-blind button raise, especially with the small blind’s chips already in the pot.

I have king-high with no pair or strong draw on a queen-high flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see how the preflop raiser acts.

Top pair top kicker on a two-tone board; bet for value and to charge heart draws, roughly 2/3 pot.

King-high has little immediate equity on this queen-high, heart-draw flop. Calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Tc7c suited has good playability in position 3-handed; raising applies pressure and takes initiative.

With 6-4 offsuit in the small blind, calling a 3bb button raise leaves me out of position with a weak hand, and a three-bet is unlikely to be profitable.

8-2 offsuit is one of the worst starting hands; facing a 3x button raise out of position, folding is clearly correct despite the pot odds.

3-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up; QTo is well above the raising threshold in a blind-vs-blind spot, so raise to 3bb to take initiative and often win the pot outright.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a small-blind raise, so folding avoids investing more chips with a dominated hand.

T5 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable steal candidate; a 2.5x open puts pressure on the blinds and plays well postflop with position.

65o is a weak offsuit connector out of position facing a button raise, with the big blind still to act; folding avoids playing a marginal hand in a bad spot.

7-2 offsuit has very poor equity and playability against a button raise, even with the big blind discount.

With pocket kings on the button, I want to build the pot and get value from weaker hands.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak to call a 3bb button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

T2 suited is a weak hand out of position against a button open; folding is the standard play rather than defending with poor playability.

Offsuit 5-4 is too weak to open profitably here without a read that the blinds fold often.

KJo is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folded; raising to 3x takes initiative and builds the pot against a single opponent.

With 3h4c out of position against a small-blind raise, folding avoids playing a weak offsuit hand with poor equity.