Hold'em table

42s is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

9-2 offsuit is among the weakest hands and I would be out of position against the big blind for the rest of the hand, so completing is not worth the extra 50 chips.

On the button 3-handed, J8 suited is strong enough to open-raise for value and initiative rather than limp or fold.

8-9 offsuit from the small blind is too weak to continue against a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

Defending 97s from the big blind against a button min-plus open getting attractive pot odds.

Check bottom pair out of position on an Ace-high board that favors the preflop raiser.

With second pair on an ace-high, two-club board, a small in-position bet denies equity to overcards and gutshots while getting value from weaker pairs and draws, and keeps the pot manageable if called.

Getting attractive pot odds of 200 to call into a 750 pot against a small continuation bet, bottom pair is worth continuing with on this street.

We hold third pair on a very coordinated board with an Ace and King. Checking out of position is the standard play.

With second pair now third pair on A-K-J board after opponent called flop, betting risks worse calls from A/K hands; check back to control pot and realize showdown value against draws.

I have bottom pair on a very coordinated board with four broadway cards. Checking to see villain's action is standard.

Pair of Jacks has showdown value against missed club draws and weaker pairs, but a river bet would mainly be called by Ax, Kx, or better. Checking back takes the free showdown in position.

With 6-7 offsuit on the button, I prefer a cheap call to see a flop in position rather than folding or bloating the pot with a marginal raise.

Holding 83 offsuit out of position against a button limper and the big blind still to act, this hand has virtually no playability or positive expected value. Folding is standard.

With T2o in the big blind and no amount to call, checking is free and avoids inflating the pot with a weak hand heads-up.

With ten-high, no pair and no meaningful draw on an ace-high two-diamond board, checking is free and bluffing has little equity to fall back on.

Betting middle pair for protection against flush draws and to get value from weaker pairs, while maintaining position.

With Tc2s on Ad7cJd I have only ten-high, no pair and no meaningful draw, so calling 150 lacks the equity needed against the button's flop bet.

Pocket tens is a premium starting hand in 3-max, opening to 2.5x from the button for value.

K7o has sufficient equity against a wide button open getting good pot odds for 200 more, despite being out of position.

Closing the preflop action with 4:1 pot odds, Q7o is weak but cheap enough to defend in a 3-handed game. I'll call and evaluate postflop.

With only king-high on a paired 3-3-2 flop in a three-way pot, checking preserves equity cheaply and avoids bluffing into two opponents who may hold a 3, a 2, or a pocket pair.

With Qd7c on a paired low board and no made hand or strong draw, checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot out of position.

Betting one-third pot for value and protection with an overpair on a dry paired board.

King-high with no draw on a paired low board, out of position in a three-way pot facing a flop bet with another player behind, has insufficient equity to call 250.

Q-high with no pair or draw on a paired low board is too weak to continue against a preflop raiser who also bet the flop. Folding avoids paying off a likely stronger range.

Q9o on the button in 3-handed play is well within opening range, with position and fold equity against the blinds.

ATs is strong enough in a 3-handed button-open spot to 3-bet for value and initiative, while still allowing a fold to further aggression.

Q2o is an unplayable hand facing an open and a 3-bet.

Q9o is dominated by a small-blind 3-bet range and plays poorly even in position; calling 500 more is not justified.

AQ suited on the button is a premium hand; raising to 3bb builds the pot with position and likely best hand.

Folding 53o from the small blind facing a button raise is standard and disciplined.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a 3x button raise; folding preserves chips.