Hold'em table

A2 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and position after the flop. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures both blinds without committing much of the stack.

K6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected hand out of position.

J5o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

Button open with suited ace is ahead of a random blind range and builds the pot before the flop. A 3x raise keeps the price reasonable while taking the initiative.

Folding T9 offsuit from the small blind against a 3x button open.

Calling costs 200 to contest a 650-chip pot against a likely wide button range. Suited 8-5 has enough playability to defend here, although position warrants caution after the flop.

With eight-high and only a gutshot to a six, checking preserves chips against the preflop raiser's stronger range. There is little reason to lead out of position on this queen-high, two-heart flop.

As the preflop raiser I c-bet about one-third pot on a checked flop. Ace-high has little showdown value, so a small stab can win the pot now or cheaply.

I have only eight-high and a gutshot, with no backdoor flush draw. Out of position on a two-heart board, my limited clean outs and poor equity realization do not justify calling.

Holding 32o on the button, this is the weakest possible starting hand and an easy fold even 3-handed.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. J5 offsuit is adequate for a small-blind limp heads-up, while keeping the pot small out of position.

K9 suited is ahead of a limp range heads-up, so I raise to build the pot and take the initiative rather than check.

J5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 4bb raise out of position. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity realization and frequent domination.

32 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

K4 offsuit out of position against the big blind is too weak to complete or raise, so folding the extra 50 is the higher-EV line.

K9o is playable on the button in three-handed, so I open to 2.5x rather than limp or fold.

A2s functions well as a 3-bet bluff from the small blind against a button open, holding an ace blocker and good playability.

T3 offsuit is far too weak to continue against an open and a substantial three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips in a poorly realizing hand.

K9o is too weak to continue against a 4x 3-bet; calling needs more equity than this hand has and a 4-bet would be a bluff with poor blockers.

Open-raising 54s on the button in 3-handed play is standard for playable suited connectors with position.

QTo is a marginal, frequently dominated hand facing a button raise from the small blind. With poor position and the big blind still to act, folding is preferable to calling or making a speculative three-bet.

28 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; folding saves chips.