Hold'em table

Q8o is just slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even 3-handed.

A3 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, and a standard-sized raise can win the blinds or build a pot with a likely equity advantage.

With 6s2d in the big blind facing a raise, this is a clear fold; the hand has poor playability and I am out of position.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two unknown opponents.

AsQc is strong in the small blind against the big blind after the button folded; raising for value and to take initiative is best.

75o is too weak to defend against a 3bb open raise from the small blind.

With Ad3d on the button in a 3-handed game, raising is standard to apply pressure and take initiative.

Q9o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open with the big blind still to act.

Nine-seven offsuit is a marginal defend against a 3x button raise, and playing it out of position makes realizing its equity difficult.

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

Pocket eights are strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value rather than complete from the small blind.

Closing the action with position against a likely small-blind isolation raise, A2o has enough equity to call for 200 more.

With 88 on a Q-J-3 flop, I have some showdown value but little incentive to build a pot out of position. Checking keeps the opponent's weaker hands in.

I have A-high with a backdoor straight draw and no flush draw. Opponent checked, so I take a free card to see the turn rather than bluff into a potentially strong range.

Pocket eights have showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get much action from worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable against queens and jacks.

Seat 2 has shown weakness by checking flop and turn; my A-high is unlikely to win a showdown unimproved, so a half-pot bet can fold out better A-high and missed draws.

My pocket eights can beat a turn stab after the flop checked through. The 400-chip bet gives me reasonable odds to call and reassess on the river.

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

Opponent checked river after calling turn raise, likely weak or missed draw. Betting 800 to fold out better A-high and small pairs, as we have no showdown value.

Pocket eights beat missed draws and weaker pairs. Given the small turn bet after two checks and the river sizing, calling is a reasonable bluff-catch.

T9 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, with good playability in position. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds without overcommitting.

5h2h is too weak to continue against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

K9o has sufficient equity getting better than 2.6:1 direct pot odds to defend the big blind against a button open.

Checking to the preflop aggressor with King-high and backdoor draws.

A small continuation bet can take down the pot while keeping the cost modest. I also have a gutshot and backdoor heart potential if called.

Holding just king-high with weak backdoors on a paired board out of position against a c-bet, this is an easy fold.

JTs has strong playability and position on the button; raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative.

Q2o is a very weak offsuit hand playing out of position against a button raise, making fold the clearly correct play.

K2 offsuit is too easily dominated to defend out of position against a 3x button raise.