Hold'em table

On the button, 8-7 offsuit is playable three-handed. A standard open can win the blinds or let me play the flop in position.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Pocket threes in the big blind facing a 2.5bb button open is a clear call. We're getting good pot odds, and with 100bb deep stacks the set-mining implied odds are strong.

Small pair on an ace-high board facing the button raiser; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity while giving up to meaningful pressure.

As the preflop raiser, I can make a small continuation bet on this ace-high board. It risks relatively little while giving the big blind a chance to fold missed hands.

Getting about 4:1 against a small, wide c-bet, 33 has enough showdown value against the button's air plus a small set-draw equity to call. Raising would turn the hand into a bluff.

Pocket threes on an A-K-T-4 board with three hearts have very little showdown value and no draw, so I'll check and give up to meaningful aggression.

The turn completes the heart flush, and my hand has no heart or meaningful draw. After the flop call, betting is unlikely to win often enough, so I’ll check.

33 has a little showdown value against pure air on this scary AKT4-9 board. Villain's turn check suggests a capped range, but bluffing into weak Ax, Tx and flush or straight holdings has poor fold equity, so I'll check and likely give up to a bet.

Eight-high is unlikely to win at showdown. A river bet can fold out missed draws and some weak pairs after the opponent checks.

Pocket threes are below every pair on an A-K-T-9-4 board, so this call only beats pure air. The pot odds need about 27% equity, and the button's line suggests too much value and too many better pairs for that.

JTo is a reasonable button open three-handed. A 2.5bb raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

96o in the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; calling out of position is unprofitable.

K5 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button min-to-small raise at this price.

King-high with little immediate draw potential is too weak to value-bet, so I’ll check and see what the preflop raiser does.

I have trips with a strong enough kicker to value-bet after the opponent checked. A 300-chip bet targets calls from Qx and draws while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

King-high has little immediate equity on this paired board, and I would be out of position against the preflop raiser. Calling 300 without a strong draw is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button in 3-handed play, 65o is a reasonable open-raise to steal the blinds, and it plays fine postflop in position. Raising to 2.5bb keeps the price small.

A7 offsuit is strong enough against a button opening range to occasionally 3-bet from the small blind. Raising also avoids inviting the big blind into a multiway pot.

K♥2♠ is a very weak hand, and calling 850 chips against a button open and a large small-blind 3-bet is not profitable.

56o plays poorly against a small-blind 3-bet even in position, and calling 7bb more would be marginal. A 4-bet bluff isn't necessary here, so I'm folding.

Q8 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

J9 suited has enough playability to defend the small blind against a modest button raise, though calling keeps the pot controlled out of position.

T2o plays poorly in a multiway pot out of position, so even with good pot odds its equity realization is too low to justify a call.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on an ace-high, king-high board, so I’ll check rather than build a pot with a weak hand.

The ace-king flop favors my preflop raising range, so a small continuation bet can win the pot when the small blind misses. Queen-eight suited also has some backdoor potential if called.

J-high has no pair and only weak runner-runner straight or flush potential. The flop bet into a multiway-raised pot makes continuing a poor investment.

Q7 offsuit is playable from the button in a three-handed game. Open to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the raise modest.

Q7o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold: it is dominated too often and would play out of position.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5 big-blind raise.

K5 suited is a standard button open in 3-handed play; a raise to 2.5bb takes the initiative and applies pressure on both blinds.

Q8 suited is a reasonable three-bet against a button open in a three-handed game. Raising also avoids calling out of position with the big blind still to act.

A3 suited has some blocker value, but the large squeeze from the small blind leaves poor equity realization out of position and the call price is too steep.

K5s is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 9.5bb from the small blind, even with position. Calling 700 to win 1300 needs about 35% equity, and we are dominated by much of their range.