Hold'em table

ATo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong opening hand, so I'm raising to 2.5bb.

5-high offsuit is far too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

K6o is weak but I'm getting good pot odds to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling preserves my stack while seeing a flop.

I have only king-high with a backdoor flush draw, so I prefer to take the free card and see the turn rather than build a pot against a preflop raiser.

On a dry J72 two-tone board I have the range advantage as the preflop raiser, and AT has an ace overcard plus a gutshot. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot is profitable against the big blind's check.

K-high with no draw is unlikely to improve enough, and calling 180 out of position against a flop bet is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

8♦7♦ is a playable suited connector on the button in a three-handed game. Raising applies pressure to the blinds and retains initiative.

2-3 offsuit is a very weak hand facing a raise, and calling out of position is not profitable. I fold and preserve my stack.

AQo is well ahead of a button opening range in 3-handed play, so I'm 3-betting for value from the big blind to build the pot and take the initiative.

7♦8♦ is a playable suited connector on the button versus a 3-bet, with position and sufficient implied odds. Calling preserves maneuverability rather than bloating the pot preflop.

Top pair with a good kicker on an ace-high board that favors the 3-bettor's range. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot gets value from worse aces, Kx and club draws while controlling the pot size out of position.™

Fold; 8-high has no made hand or meaningful direct draw on this ace-king flop facing a substantial continuation bet in a 3-bet pot.

Pocket fours are well ahead of a random big-blind hand heads-up, so I'm raising from the small blind to 3bb for value and fold equity instead of limping.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend against the small blind's raise, especially out of position postflop.

On the button three-handed, 53s is a standard open with playability and position; a 2.5x steal puts pressure on the blinds.

AK suited is a premium holding versus a button open; I 3-bet for value and initiative.

Facing a raise and reraise out of position with a weak ace, calling is likely -EV and I can't profitably bluff here. I'll fold and preserve my stack.

Getting 1150:550 in position with a suited connector-ish hand and deep stacks gives good implied odds against the small blind's 3-bet. A call is fine, and folding would be too tight against a wide blind 3-bet range.

Top pair top kicker is a strong value hand in this 3-bet pot. A modest continuation bet gets calls from worse kings, pairs, and draws while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

We have 5-3 with no pair, no flush draw and only weak backdoor straight potential on K-9-7 against the 3-bettor's c-bet. Calling 600 to win 2300 needs about 26% equity, which we don't have, so we fold.

K4 offsuit is a weak button opening hand in this shallow 3-handed blind structure, and folding avoids playing a dominated, poorly connected holding.

A8s is strong enough to raise from the small blind after the button folded, applying pressure to the big blind and often taking the pot down preflop.

KQo is well ahead of a wide small-blind steal range, so 3-betting for value and initiative in position works well. Calling is also fine, but the raise pressures their weaker holdings.

3h9s is weak offsuit junk with poor equity and playability, so investing more chips is not profitable. Folding keeps my stack intact.

KJs is a strong hand for small blind vs big blind after a button fold, so I'm raising to 3bb for value and initiative.

Kd6h is a weak offsuit holding versus a small-blind raise, with poor playability out of position. Folding avoids defending too widely.