Hold'em table

J8o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds.

Q2o is too weak to continue against a button raise out of position, especially with the big blind still to act behind. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Ah-Kc is a premium holding well ahead of a button opening range. I 3-bet for value and to avoid playing a dominated, out-of-position single-raised pot.

J8o is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position-ish at 600 more; BB's 3-bet range crushes it and we'd be dominated often.

Strong hand (A-K offsuit) and position, raising to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

QJo is well ahead of a wide button opening range in 3-handed play, and calling 200 into 450 gives good odds. Calling keeps their weaker hands in the pot, and I still have a good hand to play postflop.

QJ with a gutshot and a backdoor spade draw is out of position against the button raiser on a K-high board that favors their range, so checking to the raiser is standard. I can continue against a small c-bet.

I have top pair with top kicker on a draw-heavy board, so I bet for value and to protect my hand against flush and straight draws.

QJ high with no pair, no real draw, and only a backdoor flush chance is at the bottom of my defending range against a 70% pot c-bet. Folding is better than calling out of position.

On the button three-handed, 9-high suited has enough playability to open-raise and try to win the blinds or play in position.

82 suited is too weak to play from the small blind against a button open, and the big blind is still left to act behind me. Folding avoids playing out of position with a dominated hand.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot offers good pot odds, and 8s3s suited has enough playability against a wide button open in three-handed play. Folding would waste the big blind already invested.

Betting small as the preflop raiser for protection and value with bottom pair, while retaining fold equity against unpaired hands.

I have a flush draw plus a gutshot straight draw, giving me enough equity to call 200 into the 750 pot.

Semi-bluffing with my flush draw; I can win the pot now or improve on the river.

We have bottom pair plus a nine-high heart flush draw and are getting a favorable price against a modest turn bet. Calling preserves positional flexibility on the river.

I have a queen-high flush and should value bet against trips, weaker flushes, and bluff-catchers. A moderate sizing targets calls while limiting exposure to full houses.

54o is below a standard 3-handed button opening range at 100bb, so folding avoids a marginal, dominated spot against both blinds.

Completing the small blind is cheap with good pot odds, and 43o has enough equity against a random big blind hand to see a flop. Folding would give up a favorable price in a heads-up pot.

With K2 offsuit in a limped blind-versus-blind pot, checking realizes equity cheaply and avoids inflating the pot with a dominated weak king.

I have no made hand or draw on this flop, so checking is the safest way to see the turn for free.

I’ll make a small value/protection bet with bottom pair on this dry board, denying free cards to overcards and draws while retaining a manageable pot.

My hand is very weak with only a backdoor straight draw, and facing a bet on this flop it's not worth continuing. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Opening from the button with K7o to steal the blinds, using position to apply pressure preflop. A raise to 250 should fold out many weak hands and gives me control of the pot.

9-6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

A3o in the big blind against a wide 3-handed button open getting 150 to win 400 is a clear defend; calling keeps the pot manageable, though a 3-bet would also be reasonable.

Two pair on an ace-high board facing the button raiser; checking to let a range full of aces and c-bets put money in, then check-raising or calling depending on the bet size. Leading is also fine, but a check-raise gets more value from the raiser's c-bets.

I have king-high with no made hand or strong draw, so I take the free card and keep the pot small.

I have a full house (aces full of threes) and can only lose to A5 or 55. A modest bet of about 64% pot gets value from weaker aces, fives and draws, and leaves room for villain to raise.

I only have king-high with no draw on a paired ace board, and facing a turn bet after the flop was checked through. Calling or raising risks chips with little chance of being best, so I fold.

A8 offsuit is a suitable button opening hand with position and an ace blocker. I will raise to a standard sizing to pressure the blinds and build the pot when called.

K3s out of the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position. Folding is the standard low-risk choice here.

K7o is marginal but getting a decent price in the big blind, so I call to see a flop and play a small pot out of position.

I flopped trips with a king kicker, so I lead out for value to build the pot and charge overpairs or draws.

A-high has no pair or meaningful draw on this paired board, and the lead into the pot is not worth defending against.