Hold'em table

As the button in a three-handed game, 8-7 offsuit is playable and benefits from taking the initiative. I open to 2.5 big blinds.

Fold 5c 3c from the small blind facing a button open, as it is too weak to call out of position with the big blind behind.

Q8 suited has enough playability in the big blind against a single button raise to continue. Calling keeps the pot small and realizes equity rather than folding a suited queen or bloating with a light three-bet.

Top pair with a weak kicker is worth seeing a turn, but out of position against the preflop raiser I prefer to check and pot-control rather than donk into a wide button range.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position after the big blind checks. A small continuation bet can win the pot now while giving me room to improve.

I have top pair on a dry-ish flop and only need to call 180 into 730, so the price is too good to fold. Raising with a weak kicker is unnecessary against a small c-bet.

I have trip queens on a dry turn and the pot is uncontested this street, so I bet about half pot for value before the river.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but its eight outs give insufficient equity to call 500 chips at these pot odds, especially with the paired board.

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

J3o is too weak to complete from the small blind even heads-up; folding saves the extra half-blind.

J4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button even three-handed; folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, disconnected hand.

6♥8♥ is a playable suited hand against the big blind, and calling closes the action at a favorable price.

Iso-raising a strong suited connector in position against a small blind limp to build the pot and take the initiative.

Eight-six suited is too weak to continue out of position against a sizable isolation raise; calling would rely on favorable postflop play with a marginal hand.

As the button in a three-handed game, A♠Q♣ is a strong opening hand. Raise to 300 to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

Holding 52 offsuit in the small blind facing an open raise is a clear and easy fold.

76s has enough equity and playability against a wide button open to call 200 into 450, despite being out of position.

76s has no pair and no draw on A93, and the preflop raiser acts behind. Checking is free and avoids betting air into a range that often has the ace.

I have top pair with the best kicker and should value-bet while charging weaker pairs and draws. A small bet keeps worse hands in while protecting my equity.

76s has no pair and no draw on A93, so calling a flop bet is burning chips with almost no equity.

6s 3c is an extremely weak offsuit trash hand, making it a clear fold even from the button.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more into a 150 pot with 97o. The price is good enough to complete rather than surrender the small blind.

K-4 offsuit is a weak hand, and with no raise to call I’ll take the free flop rather than inflate the pot.

I have no pair and no real draw on this flop, so there is no value in betting. Checking keeps the pot small and sees a free turn.

K-high has some showdown value, but this board gives me little backup equity if a small bluff is called. I’ll take the free card.

I have no pair and no real draw on Jc-2d-8c-Kh, so with a free option I check rather than bluff a weak high-card hand into the big blind.

I have top pair with a modest kicker, and the checks suggest a small value bet can get calls from weaker pairs while charging club draws.

Nine-high with no pair and no draw has too little equity to call a turn bet, even at 3:1 pot odds.

A4o is playable from the button in three-handed poker with position, so I open-raise rather than limp or fold a weak ace. A 2.5bb raise keeps the pot small while applying pressure on the blinds.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

In 3-handed play, A9o is well ahead of button's opening range and gets favorable pot odds of 150 to call into a 400 pot.

As the preflop caller out of position, checking my entire range including top pair top kicker to the preflop aggressor is standard.

Ace-high with no pair or draw has some showdown value after the opponent checks, and betting risks being called or raised by better. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes that equity.

With top pair top kicker on a paired board after villain checked back the flop, betting for value and protection against draws is standard.

Ace-high with no pair or draw is too weak to call a turn bet on a paired board.