Hold'em table

Q8o is on the borderline of a standard 3-handed button opening range, so folding is a solid, low-variance play.

A3 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 gives me a chance to win the pot now while keeping the sizing modest.

I have 6s2d in the big blind facing a raise; this is a very weak offsuit hand with poor playability, so folding is best.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

Button folded, so I am heads-up against the big blind with a strong AQo. Raising applies pressure and builds the pot with a likely best hand.

Holding 7d 5c in the big blind facing a 3bb open from the small blind, this weak offsuit hand does not have enough equity or playability to justify a call.

A suited ace on the button is strong enough to raise for value and pressure the blinds in a 3-handed game. A 3x raise can take the pot down preflop or isolate with position.

Q9o is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a 3bb open, especially with the big blind still left to act.

Nine-seven offsuit is a marginal big-blind defense against a 3x button raise, especially out of position.

K2o is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

Pocket eights are strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 builds the pot and puts pressure on their range.

A2o is weak but closing the action for 200 into 400 with position postflop is a reasonable price. Raising risks bloating the pot with a dominated ace, so I call and evaluate the flop.

With pocket eights on a Q-J-3 flop, checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate the big blind's action.

I have ace-high with no pair or strong draw on a coordinated board, and the preflop raiser checked. Checking controls the pot and avoids risking chips with a marginal hand.

Pocket eights have showdown value, but betting this paired board is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

I have only ace-high on a paired board and my opponent has shown no strength by checking twice; checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips with a marginal hand.

Pocket eights have showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking avoids building the pot against a queen, jack, or higher pair.

With ace-high and no pair on a paired board, checking is best; opponent has shown no aggression and a bluff-raise risks getting called by any pair.

T9 suited is a strong button open three-handed, with good playability in position.

5h2h is a weak offsuit-gapped hand out of position against a button raise, and calling 200 more with poor playability is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Defending K9o in the big blind against a 2.5x button open getting 2.7 to 1 pot odds.

I am out of position as the preflop caller with King-high on a paired board, making a check the standard play.

A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired overcards while keeping the cost modest against a range that includes many sevens. The gutshot gives me some equity when called.

Holding king-high with only backdoor draws on a paired board, folding to the flop continuation bet is standard out of position.

JTs on the button is a strong speculative hand with position; raising applies pressure and builds a pot while keeping initiative.

Q2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

K2 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand that plays poorly out of position against a three-big-blind raise.