Hold'em table

Q6o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

J8 offsuit is strong enough to raise against a lone big blind after the button folds. A 3bb raise gives me a chance to win the pot now while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

5-8 offsuit is a weak hand. Calling 200 to win a pot of 400 would leave me out of position against a small blind raiser, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Seven-three offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button, even three-handed.

6-8 offsuit is a marginal hand, but completing the small blind costs only 50 to win a 200 pot. That is about 4-to-1 pot odds heads-up against the big blind, so calling is better than folding.

Holding an offsuit weak ace in the big blind facing an SB limp, checking allows us to see a free flop in position without inflating the pot.

I have bottom pair (sixes) with a backdoor straight draw on a J-T-6 board, and I act first heads-up in a 200 pot. A minimum-size bet of 100 gets value from worse pairs and draws, and it costs little if I'm raised off the hand.

I hold unsuited A4 on a connected J-T-6 flop with no pair or draw against a bet from the small blind.

A8o is a good hand on the button in a 3-handed game. A raise to 3bb takes the initiative and puts pressure on both blinds.

4s 2s is far too weak to defend out of position against a 3x button open with the big blind still left to act.

J4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, and defending for another 200 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

Opening on the button with suited one-gapper J9d is standard and profitable in 3-handed play.

43 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A7o in the big blind getting 400 into 150 (about 27% equity needed) against a button open of 2.5bb; the ace blocks strong hands and the hand is worth a call, while a 3-bet would be marginal out of position.

Ace-high with a backdoor straight draw (7-8-9) on a connected flop, out of position against the preflop raiser, is a marginal hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a turn cheaply.

I flopped top pair with a good kicker on a relatively coordinated board, so I bet for value and protection against various straight draws and second pairs.

With Ah7c on a 9-8-3 board I hold a gutshot straight draw (needs a 6 to make 6-7-8-9 ... actually a 10 or 6 makes 7-8-9 straight cards) plus an ace-high overcard. The price is good at 250 into 800 (about 24% pot odds), and the button's c-bet range is wide, so calling is reasonable.Raising would bloat the pot with a weak hand.}

I have ace-high with a gutshot straight draw (7 with 9-8 and 3-2 gives a 6 or 5 for a straight... actually 7 makes a pair). Pot is small and I am out of position against a button who bet the flop, so I check to control the pot and realize equity.

Check behind on the turn with top pair decent kicker to control the pot size and realize showdown value against draws and check-raises.

I have a pair of sevens with an ace kicker, and the river 7d also gives me a 7-8-9 straight-ish board. Seat_1 checked back the turn, so their range looks capped and weak. A modest value bet of about half the pot should get called by worse pairs and ace-high or draw hands.

We hold top pair with a good kicker after under-repping on the turn. Getting over 3:1 pot odds, calling is standard against missed draws and weaker pairs.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

9d7d is a marginal suited connector out of position in the small blind. It faces a button open and a big blind still to act, and calling 200 more would be a losing spot, so I fold.

Holding AsKs in the big blind against a button open, standard 3-bet to 10bb for value.

J9 offsuit plays poorly against this large three-bet, and calling risks committing more chips with a marginal hand.

J2 suited is a weak hand out of position against two players still to act behind me postflop, so folding to avoid a marginal call is the disciplined choice, even though the button position helps somewhat.

Holding 32 offsuit in the small blind is an easy fold even getting favorable odds blind versus blind.