Hold'em table

8-high offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button in this short-handed blind structure.

9-3 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the big blind; folding the small blind is the standard play even with good pot odds since postflop playability is poor.

7-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand; folding on the button first to act is the standard play.

K5o is a decent hand heads-up from the small blind against the big blind, since the button folded. Raising to 3bb takes the initiative and builds the pot with a hand that plays well enough.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable heads-up big blind defense versus a small blind 3x open, with favorable pot odds and position postflop.

Top pair with a king and a heart backdoor on a very coordinated Q-K-A heart board. I'm first to act heads-up and want to bet for value and to charge flush and straight draws, so I'm betting about 2/3 pot.

I have a strong combo draw: any heart makes a high flush and any ten completes Broadway. The small flop bet offers favorable pot odds, so calling retains value without inflating the pot.

Top pair with a heart flush draw is a decent hand on this wet board. Betting half pot builds the pot and protects against overcards and other draws, and the draw gives equity if called or raised.

I hold the Jh, giving me the unbeatable royal flush on this board. I raise for value against lower flushes and strong made hands that can continue.

Top pair plus a heart flush draw gives decent equity against a turn raise, and the price is 1800 to win 6400 (about 28% needed). A re-raise would be too risky against a strong range, so I call.

I only have a pair of kings on a very coordinated A-K-Q-J board with three hearts. Seat 1 check-raised the turn, so they likely hold a strong hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a showdown cheaply.

Our river pair of jacks is not strong enough to value-bet after the turn raise was called on this coordinated board. Checking realizes our showdown value and avoids facing a check-raise.

AJo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take position against the blinds.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open, especially with the big blind still behind.

5-2 offsuit is among the worst starting hands; facing a 3x button open with 200 to call, folding is clearly correct even with decent pot odds since the hand plays terribly postflop out of position.

7-4 offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering with against two blinds.

9-4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the big blind; folding the small blind avoids playing a marginal hand OOP for the rest of the hand.

76o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb to take initiative and pressure the blinds.

AKo is a premium hand in a 3-handed game. I'm in the small blind facing a button open to 250, so a 3-bet to 900 builds the pot and takes the initiative while out of position.

2-5 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a raise and a substantial 3-bet out of position.

76o facing a 3-bet to 900 out of position (SB will be OOP but hand is weak); 76o has poor equity and playability vs a 3-bet range, so folding is correct despite button position.

J6 suited is weak out of position against two players still to act behind; the button advantage is modest, so I fold rather than pay 100 to play a marginal hand that is often dominated.

9-high offsuit with a weak kicker is not worth defending from the small blind against the big blind.