Hold'em table

J♣3♣ is a reasonable button open three-handed, with suitedness and position giving it playability. I’ll raise to 250 to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

J5o is too weak to call a button raise out of position.

Nine-four offsuit is far too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5x raise, especially out of position with a capped range. Folding and saving 150 chips is clearly best.

Q2s is at the very bottom of the button opening range in 3-handed play; folding avoids playing a weak marginal hand out of position postflop if called.

Completing for 50 heads-up with 85o is cheap; I have decent equity against the BB's blind range and can fold easily if facing aggression postflop.

T♣2♣ is a weak hand, and checking lets me see a flop without investing more against the limp.

I missed the flop completely with 8-high on a paired board; checking is free and I can fold to any bet rather than bluff into the big blind's range.

I have no made hand or meaningful immediate draw, and checking keeps the pot small while preserving my backdoor club possibility.

I have only 8-high with no draw on a paired board, and both opponents have shown weakness by checking. Checking keeps the pot free and avoids investing chips into a likely losing hand.

I have a pair of tens with modest showdown value, and my opponent has checked twice. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk a thin-value bet into a queen or better hand.

I hold 8-high on a paired board with no draw; betting has little fold equity against the big blind who has checked every street, and checking keeps the pot cheap. If seat_1 bets, I can fold.

I have a modest showdown hand with queens and tens, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse and could run into a queen or a flush. I’ll take the free showdown.

J3 offsuit is far too weak to play even from the button in a 3-handed game; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, and this weak hand is better played cheaply than raised.

I have a weak unsuited connector in the big blind facing a small blind completion, so taking a free flop in position is standard.

I have two pair on a wet flop, so a moderate bet can get value from weaker pairs and charge draws while protecting my hand.

Holding only a gutshot straight draw with no flush draw against a 70% pot flop bet, the pot odds do not justify calling.

AJo is a strong button hand three-handed, so I’m opening for value and to apply pressure to the blinds.

54 offsuit is far too weak to defend out of the small blind against a button open.

2c6h is a very weak hand out of position against a 2.5x raise; folding minimizes losses with no realistic equity edge.

Opening on the button with J9o in a 3-handed game with position.

Pocket nines play well as a 3-bet from the SB against a button open; building the pot with a strong but vulnerable hand and applying pressure before the BB acts.

3-4 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a substantial 3-bet, especially out of position. The call price does not justify it.

J9o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet out of the small blind, making this an easy fold.

A4 offsuit is a weak hand even from the button in a 3-max game; folding avoids playing a dominated ace out of position postflop.

KTs is strong enough to raise from the small blind against the big blind, and a raise to 300 builds the pot while applying pressure.

Defending K5s in the big blind against an open from the small blind with position postflop.

A small continuation bet uses my preflop initiative on an ace-high board and may fold out some unpaired hands; I also have backdoor straight and flush possibilities.

I completely missed the flop with king-high and minimal backdoor potential against an opponent who raised preflop and continuation bet on an ace-high board.