Hold'em table

JTo is a standard open-raising hand on the button in 3-handed play.

J♦5♠ is a weak offsuit hand and I would be out of position against a raise, with the big blind still to act. Calling would be unlikely to realize enough equity.

72s is the worst hand in hold'em; calling 150 out of position against a button open gives poor equity and bad postflop playability despite marginal pot odds.

8♠3♥ is too weak to continue from the button against the posted big blind; its equity and postflop playability do not justify calling, and raising would risk too much with a poor hand.

Ten-nine suited is a solid button open in 3-handed play with position and fold equity; raising to 3x applies pressure on the blinds.

Holding weak offsuit cards out of position against a button raise, folding is clearly the highest expected value play.

7♦3♥ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling 200 against a 3× button raise is not worthwhile.

J7s is comfortably within standard 3-handed button opening ranges, so opening for a min-raise to steal blinds and play in position.

J8 suited has reasonable equity against a button min-raise, and the price is favorable. Calling preserves a playable hand without inflating the pot out of position.

Q2o is dominated against a button raise plus a caller; even hitting a queen risks outkicker losses. Folding and saving 100 chips is clearly best out of position.

I have a strong flush draw, but checking out of position keeps the pot controlled and lets me respond to the button’s action while retaining my equity.

I have weak showdown value and limited immediate equity on this coordinated board, so checking back to take a free card in position is prudent.

I have a strong jack-high flush and should value-bet while charging hands that can improve or call with a pair. A 300-chip bet is a reasonable size into the 500-chip pot.

I hold J-high with only an inside straight draw on a board with three spades, giving insufficient pot odds to call a 300-chip bet.

K3 offsuit is marginal, but on the button in a three-handed game it is strong enough to open-raise and take advantage of position.

A7s has enough equity against a wide button opening range to defend for 200 into 400, and it plays well postflop even out of position. Calling keeps the pot small with a marginal made-hand potential while the BB may still come along.

Holding AQo in the big blind facing a button open and a small blind flat, a 3-bet squeeze to 12bb extracts value and isolates or takes down the dead money.

K♣3♦ is a weak offsuit hand and the big blind has made a large 3-bet with a caller already in the pot. Calling 950 chips would be unprofitable, so I fold.

A7s is too weak to call 950 more against a 3-bet from the big blind, especially out of position with a big blind behind still active. Folding preserves 9750 chips.

Queen-seven offsuit is a weak hand even from the button in 3-handed play; folding avoids playing a dominated marginal spot out of position postflop.

J4s has reasonable suited equity blind vs blind, making completing for 0.5 bb getting 3-to-1 pot odds a profitable play.

Checking is free with a weak, offsuit hand and keeps the pot small against the small blind.

Check out of position with a gutshot straight draw and Jack-high in a limped pot.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw on a board that may connect with the limper, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a small pot.

With Jack-high and no meaningful draw on a connected turn card, checking to see a free river is the best option.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a coordinated turn, so checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

With Jack-high in a checked-down limped blind versus blind pot, checking gives a free showdown without risking additional chips.

J-high has some showdown value against missed draws, and the checked-through line makes a bluff unnecessary when worse hands can still be beaten by checking.