Hold'em table

73o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two blinds behind; folding is the low-variance correct play.

Seven-deuce offsuit has very poor playability out of position. With no evidence that the big blind overfolds, folding is preferable to completing or attempting a steal.

K4 offsuit is a reasonable small button open three-handed with no rake. Position and a king blocker support stealing the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

T8o is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated spot out of position.

Button min-raise to 2.2bb; we are getting 120 into 370 (about 24% equity needed). Q8o is easily a defend from the big blind against a wide button range.

Q-high with no draw on an ace-high board that favors the button's raising range, so check out of position and likely give up to a c-bet.

Middle pair has useful showdown value, but betting is unlikely to fold out better hands. Checking back controls the pot and preserves the option to bluff-catch or improve on later streets.

Second pair on the turn against a button range that checked back the ace-high flop, so it should be capped and mostly weaker. A small bet gets value from pocket pairs and broadway hands and charges diamond draws.

Third pair without a diamond is a weak bluff-catcher on this ace-high, three-diamond board. Even against the small bet, our limited clean outs and vulnerability to river pressure make folding preferable.

J3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds, so folding preserves chips.

Blind vs blind, 97o is a reasonable raise from the SB against a single BB; raising to 3x takes initiative and can win the pot preflop.

A2 suited is a profitable defend against a small-blind raise, with position postflop and only 200 to call into 400. Calling preserves its flush and straight potential without inflating the pot against stronger aces.

Middle pair with a gutshot and backdoor flush draw on a dynamic board; a two-thirds pot bet out of position as the preflop raiser gets value and protection while setting up semi-bluffs on later streets.

Ace-high with a weak kicker and only a backdoor flush draw is a poor continuation against a two-thirds-pot bet on this coordinated flop. We have better pairs and draws to defend, so folding avoids a marginal, difficult-to-realize investment.

In 3-handed play, 85o on the button is a marginal-to-weak opening hand with two players left to act. Folding is the simple, low-variance choice.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot, making K4 offsuit worth playing blind versus blind. Limping keeps the pot small with a weak kicker and a positional disadvantage.

26s is too weak to open-raise, and the button already folded, so I take the free flop heads-up against the limping small blind.

With only king-high, no diamond, and no immediate straight draw on this coordinated monotone flop, betting is unattractive. Check to preserve chips out of position.

I have bottom pair with no diamond on a three-flush board, so checking keeps the pot small and realizes equity without bloating a vulnerable hand.

A half-pot bluff can fold out better non-diamond hands after the flop checked through. It needs to succeed only one-third of the time, while keeping the risk small with little showdown value.

I have only a weak pair of sixes with no diamond on a four-flush board, so calling a turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and an ace blocker supporting a blind steal. Raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure without investing too much with a weak kicker.

97s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Getting about 3.7:1, but 93o is among the weakest hands to defend from the big blind against a button 2.5x open while out of position, so folding is fine.

Pocket jacks are a premium hand on the button, so I open to 3x rather than flat the big blind and give the blinds a cheap flop.

KTo in the small blind facing a button 3x open in 3-handed play is too strong to fold against a wide range but not strong enough to 3-bet for value. Calling 250 into a 450 pot is fine, though the BB is still behind and calling out of position isn't ideal.

J2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb raise and a caller, despite the favorable pot odds. Poor playability and frequent domination make folding preferable to calling or squeezing.

Top pair with a weak kicker and a backdoor flush draw, out of position against the preflop raiser on a board that favors their range. Checking lets me control the pot size and still call a reasonable c-bet.

Pocket jacks are still ahead of much of seat_1's calling range, and the checked flop is a good spot to bet for value and protection against overcards. A small c-bet of 300 keeps weaker pairs and draws in while defining the hand.

Top pair with a decent kicker plus a backdoor flush draw facing a small c-bet on the button; calling keeps the button's bluffs in and controls the pot against stronger kings.

Top pair with the Ts flush draw blocker is good for pot control out of position on a draw-heavy turn; checking keeps the button's bluffs and thin value bets in, and I can call a reasonable bet.

Pocket jacks are an underpair to the king and queen with a flush draw on board, so a half-pot turn bet charges draws and folds out weak air while keeping the pot manageable.

Top pair with a decent kicker plus the Ts flush draw (any non-paired spade gives me a flush, though not the nut), and I'm getting 1950:650, so a call is clearly profitable. Raising would fold out worse hands and get called by sets and bigger flushes, so calling keeps the pot controlled.

Top pair with a ten kicker on a board where the flush came in and an A5 straight is now possible works best as a bluff-catcher. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the button bluff, rather than betting into a range that beats us when it calls.

Pocket jacks are an underpair to king and queen on a three-spade board after seat_1 called two streets. A river bet gets called by better hands and folds worse ones, so checking for showdown is best.