Hold'em table

A7o is a reasonable button open in a 3-handed game, and raising applies pressure on the blinds while using position. I will make a standard 3x raise to 300.

3-10 offsuit is a weak hand that ranks poorly against a raise from the button. With only 50 in already, folding avoids further losses against a likely stronger range.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button 3x open, especially out of position heads-up.

Ace-King is a premium hand in 3-handed play. I raise from the button to 4bb to build the pot and leverage position for later streets.

Call from the small blind with suited? Actually offsuit A3 has sufficient equity and positional potential in a three-handed pot against a button raise.

With 7-2 offsuit in the big blind facing a button raise and a small-blind call, this hand is too weak to continue profitably, so I fold.

A-high has limited immediate showdown value on this coordinated board, and checking preserves flexibility while avoiding bloating the pot.

With AK (best possible hand currently), checking after preflop aggression builds pot control and induces opponent to bet weaker holdings on later streets. My hand is strong and I'm in position; checking allows seat_3 to continue and extracting value is more important than immediate pot growth.

The flop check-back caps much of the button's range, so a turn stab can fold out overcards and other unpaired hands. A3 also retains ace-high showdown value and a gutshot to a wheel.

I hold Ac-Kc (nut broadway draw with backdoor flush potential) on a J-T-4-5 board. Seat 3's turn raise suggests strength, but I have excellent equity with two overcards and multiple ways to improve. Calling is appropriate to see the river while maintaining position awareness.

Ace-high retains some showdown value against missed overcards, while the turn caller is likely weighted toward pairs that will not fold often enough to a river bluff.

I hold Ac-Kc (Broadway cards). Seat 3 checked the river after betting the turn, indicating weakness or a draw that missed. With no made hand but ace-high, checking is prudent to showdown rather than risking additional chips on a speculative hand.

T7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in three-handed play, leveraging position and initiative. I use a standard 2.5bb sizing.

K9o is a marginal offsuit hand that will often be dominated by the button's raising range, and calling out of position with the big blind still to act has poor realization. Folding avoids investing more chips in a difficult spot.

5-3 offsuit is a weak hand preflop. Facing a raise to 250 from the button while in the big blind, folding is the correct play as this hand has poor equity against a raiser's range and the risk-reward is unfavorable.

I am raising from the button with a small pair to take the initiative, pressure the blinds, and avoid playing a weak unimproved hand passively. If called, I have position and set-mining potential.

With pocket 8s in the small blind facing a raise to 300, I have a strong hand that's well ahead of most unpaired holdings. Re-raising to 500 builds the pot and puts pressure on the opponents while maintaining fold equity.

9-4 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a raise and a reraise from the big blind.

With pocket deuces in position and only 200 more to call into a 900 pot, I have good odds to set-mine and see a flop.

I have a pocket pair of eights on a board with an Ace and Queen, which limits my hand strength. With 500 chips invested preflop and 9500 remaining, checking allows me to see the next card cheaply while keeping the option to fold if I face aggression. Seat 1 likely has a strong hand given the three-bet action, so checking is prudent here.

I have a small underpair on an ace-high board with no diamond; checking back controls the pot and realizes equity, avoiding a bluff into a preflop 3-bettor's strong range.

I hold pocket eights with an A-Q-7-6 board. The turn card (7c) hasn't improved my hand significantly, and both players checked the flop, suggesting weak holdings or slowplays. Checking allows me to control pot size while keeping my option open on the river, as my mid-pair is vulnerable but still has showdown value.

Opponent 3-bet preflop but has checked flop and turn, suggesting either a slowplayed strong hand or missed overcards. With only a weak underpair, checking in position avoids bloating the pot and preserves showdown value.

With pocket 8s on a board of 6d-As-Qd-7c-3s, I have a mid-pair with showdown value. Opponent checked through the turn, suggesting weakness. Checking the river is prudent to take showdown and avoid costly mistakes against an unknown hand.

My pair of twos has minimal showdown value, but the pot is sizable and seat_2 has shown no strength by checking all postflop streets. Betting would only get called by better hands, so I check to realize my equity and possibly win at showdown.

8-9 offsuit is a weak hand in early position. With the small blind and big blind already committed, calling 100 chips would put us in a marginally profitable position only in favorable situations. Folding preserves chips and avoids playing a weak hand out of position postflop.

ATo is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind holding and should be raised for value and initiative. A 3bb total raise applies pressure while retaining maneuverability.

Jh3s is a weak offsuit hand out of position, and calling a small-blind raise with poor playability is not profitable enough. Folding avoids further investment in a marginal spot.

3-2 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

With 99 in a heads-up pot after the button folded, I raise for value and initiative, charging the big blind to continue.

Q-3o is a weak hand in early position after a raise from the small blind. With 200 chips to call, the risk-reward doesn't justify continuing against a range that includes strong hands. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.