Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position against two opponents, so I'm folding rather than paying 100 to see a flop.

In a blind-versus-blind situation after the button folds, A3o has good high-card equity and makes a standard open-raise to 3 bb.

6-2 offsuit has poor equity and playability against a small-blind raise to 3 big blinds.

T3o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

AQ offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 builds value and applies pressure preflop.

5c7d offsuit is a weak hand, and calling 200 more out of position against a small blind raise to 300 isn't worth it. The pot odds are roughly 3-to-1, but the hand has poor equity and will be hard to play postflop.

A3 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Q9 offsuit is weak and out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind me. Calling 200 more is unprofitable in the long run, so I fold.

97 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button open.

K2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents; folding on the button is the disciplined choice, though a raise would be a marginal alternative.

Pocket eights in a blind-versus-blind situation is well ahead of an average range, making a standard 3bb open raise standard for value.

A2 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

We hold an underpair to two broadway cards on the flop, making a check the standard play for pot control out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this Q-J-3 flop offers little reason to build the pot. Checking keeps weaker hands in and avoids a costly bluff.

I have a medium-strength showdown value hand with pocket eights on a paired Q-J-J-3 board. Checking is standard to control the pot size out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value after two checks. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids turning it into a bluff against a range that can still contain pairs.

I have modest showdown value with pocket eights on a paired board and checking allows me to realize equity cheaply.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed draws and weaker unpaired hands. A river bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands to justify the risk.

Ten-nine suited is a prime open-raising candidate from the button; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and establishes positional advantage.

Five-deuce suited is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

K9o in the big blind getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7-to-1) against a button open of 2.5x, which is a wide range. The price is good enough to defend, and a 3-bet bluff is unnecessary.

King-high on a paired 6-7-7 board is mostly a bluff-catcher, and I'm out of position against the button's preflop raise. I'll check and see what he does rather than build a pot with a marginal hand.

Check behind with overcards and a gutshot straight draw to realize equity in position without risking a check-raise.

I have king-high with a club draw blocker on a paired board, so I have little showdown value. The button checked the flop, which caps their range somewhat, but a bet risks getting called or raised by a better hand. Checking to see the river cheaply is reasonable.

The turn brings the ace, which favors our preflop raising range. Since the big blind checked twice, a delayed c-bet can fold out better high cards and low pocket pairs.

Getting 850+300 into 300, about 3.8:1 (needs ~21% equity). K-high with a club draw and an ace on board can still win against a wide button range that bet small after checking the flop, so calling is profitable and raising is not.

King-high on a paired board with an ace is mostly a showdown-value hand. Villain's turn bet after a flop check suggests they hold something, so a thin bet would mostly get called by better hands. Checking is the safer play.

I have ten-high with no showdown value, but the opponent called on the turn Ace and is unlikely to fold enough made hands to make a river bluff profitable.

J-T suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed, with good playability postflop. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds without overcommitting.

Q2 offsuit is weak, out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind me. Calling 200 more is a losing play in the long run.

K2o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.