Hold'em table

T2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, and calling invites a difficult multiway pot with poor postflop prospects.

J8o plays poorly out of position postflop against the big blind, making a fold the cleanest low-variance play.

Opening with an Ace on the button in 3-handed play to apply pressure and utilize position.

Pocket tens is ahead of a button min-raise, so I 3-bet to 700 to build the pot and deny cheap equity before the big blind acts.

K7 offsuit is weak against a substantial three-bet from the small blind, with the button still to act. The call is not worth the likely dominated, multiway situation.

A2o lacks playability and is dominated facing a 3-bet from the small blind, making this a clear fold.

Pocket nines are ahead of a random button open range, so I raise to 3x to build the pot and take the initiative before the blinds act.

T♦3♦ is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button raise; calling risks poor postflop realization, and a re-raise would be excessive.

Holding 65s in the big blind, getting 2.25-to-1 pot odds against a button open, defending with a playable suited connector is standard.

Check to the preflop aggressor with our gutshot and backdoor flush draw.

I flopped a set of nines and the big blind checked, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value and to charge draws.

I hold six-high with virtually no equity or backdoor potential on a Jack-high board facing a large continuation bet.

7♣5♥ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling from the button would invite the big blind to continue. I’ll avoid investing chips with it.

In blind-versus-blind play after the button folded, raising with an ace blocker exerts pressure and allows us to take the initiative preflop.

KTo is strong enough to continue versus a small-blind open after the button folds, and calling 200 into a 400 pot keeps the hand playable without bloating it.

I hold top pair on an ace-high board where I hold a range advantage as the preflop raiser; a small continuation bet of 1/3 pot extracts value from worse pairs and draws.

Middle pair with a king kicker has enough showdown value to continue against a small flop bet, and the pot odds justify a call.

With top pair and a weak kicker on a turn card that improves many of the opponent's calling ranges, checking controls the pot size.

I have a pair of tens with a king kicker and a gutshot, so checking the free card preserves showdown value after the opponent's turn check. Betting mostly folds out worse and gets called by better.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a board with completed flush and straight possibilities. Checking to realize showdown value.

I have a pair of tens with a king kicker, but the ace and queen on board mean a bet gets called mostly by better hands. Checking realizes showdown value against missed draws and weaker holdings.

Pocket Jacks is a strong hand on the button 3-handed; opening for a standard 2.5bb raise to build a pot and extract value.

Jack-deuce offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, unconnected hand.

A♦6♦ is strong enough to defend against a button raise, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this K-high two-spade flop favors the preflop raiser and I have no spade draw. I’ll check and preserve the option to respond to a bet.

Second pair with JJ has good showdown value and pot control makes sense on a king-high board.

The turn gives me top pair after a checked-through flop. A modest bet can get value from Kx and draws while limiting the risk against stronger aces.

Holding third pair on an Ace-King high board facing a turn lead from the big blind offers poor implied odds and little showdown value without a spade redraw.

A8s is a standard button open in three-handed play; a 2.5x raise builds the pot with a playable suited ace while keeping the price reasonable.

K-2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

T3s is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x open, even getting decent pot odds.