Hold'em table

As the button in a three-handed game, 8-6 offsuit is playable as a light open. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q5o is far too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position; folding loses only 50 more chips.

J4 suited is a weak hand out of position against a button open; folding avoids playing a marginal hand OOP for 2.5x.

Button folded so it's blind vs blind; 42s is a weak but suited, connected hand that plays better as a small raise than a limp, taking initiative against the BB.

84 offsuit is too weak to defend against the small blind’s raise, especially out of position. I’ll avoid paying 150 more chips with poor equity and playability.

J9o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb to take initiative and steal blinds.

3♥5♠ is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a sizable button raise would leave me out of position with poor equity.

Q9s in the big blind gets a good price against a button raise; calling keeps the pot small with a playable suited hand rather than folding or bloating the pot out of position.

I flopped second pair with a weak kicker on a checked-to flop; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position against the preflop raiser.

I have an open-ended straight draw (J9 on 3-8-T) with two overcards-ish; a small continuation bet on a dry board as the preflop raiser with position has good fold equity and builds the pot for when I hit.

Q9 high with no draw on T83 facing a flop raise; little equity or fold equity, so folding is cheapest.

A6 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket deuces are too weak to call 200 more against a raise with two players behind; folding preserves chips.

A5 suited in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open gets a profitable call with position closing the action; 3-betting is an option but calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that plays well postflop.

Bottom pair with ace kicker on a coordinated board out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to see what the button does is standard, and I can call a reasonable c-bet given showdown value and backdoor outs.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a gutshot, but this connected, two-diamond board favors the caller's range. I’ll take the free card rather than risk a check-raise with a weak hand.

Button checked back the flop, capping their range; a small probe bet with bottom pair and ace kicker denies equity from overcards and gun-shy broadway hands while folding to a raise.

The call is modest relative to the pot, and I have a gutshot to a straight plus potential ace-high improvement. Raising would be too ambitious with only ace-high against a turn lead.

Bottom pair with ace kicker on a coordinated board where the preflop raiser called my turn bet; no value in betting and I'd only get called by better, so I check and evaluate if they bet.

I have a strong five-high straight and can get value from Qx, two pair, or sets. A modest river bet also limits losses if the opponent has the higher straight with T6.

Bottom pair with ace kicker on a connected, draw-heavy board; villain's check-call-bet line is mostly value (Qx, pairs above 5s, straights) and I only beat missed diamond draws, so I don't have the ~30% equity needed.

K7s on the button is a standard cheap call preflop; I keep the pot small and play position postflop.

K5 offsuit in the small blind facing a limp from the button: completing for 50 into a 250 pot gives great odds, and raising with a weak hand out of position isn't attractive. Call and see a flop cheaply.

QTs is a strong hand against two limpers, and raising builds a pot while giving us a chance to take the initiative. A moderate raise is preferable to letting both opponents see a flop cheaply.

K7 offsuit is dominated by the 5bb 3-bet range; calling 400 to win a small pot with a weak kicker is unprofitable. Fold.

K5 offsuit out of position against a big blind raise to 5x after limps is a clear fold; poor playability and dominated often.

Q7 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable steal candidate; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds and lets me play in position.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

King-eight offsuit is too weak to defend even with decent pot odds against a button raise; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.