Hold'em table

87 offsuit is slightly below the standard opening range on the button even in 3-handed play, making a fold the disciplined baseline choice.

Heads-up against only the big blind, T5o has solid equity versus a wide BB range, and raising applies pressure with fold equity rather than passively calling. A standard 3x open keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Pocket threes have enough equity and implied odds to call a small-blind raise heads-up and try to flop a set.

I have middle pair on an ace-high board that favors my preflop raising range, so a continuation bet of ~2/3 pot applies pressure and can win it outright; I can fold cheaply if raised.

Pocket threes missed the ace-high flop and have little equity against a preflop raiser's continuation bet. Calling out of position with an underpair is unprofitable, so I fold.

JTo is a solid button opener three-handed; raising to 3bb applies pressure on both blinds and builds the pot with a playable connected hand.

96 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves the stack for better spots.

K5o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x button open.

56 offsuit is too weak to open first in from the button for a full big blind, so folding preserves chips.

A7o is well ahead of a random holding in a blind vs blind situation, making an open-raise to 3bb standard.

K2 offsuit is badly dominated against a 3x raise from the small blind; calling 200 into a 400 pot needs ~33% equity which this hand rarely has out of position. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Opening on the button with Q8s to 2.25bb in 3-handed play.

In 3-handed play the button's range is wide, and J9s has solid equity and playability for only 175 more into a 375 pot. If the big blind squeezes, I can release cheaply.

T2o is too weak to continue multiway out of position; even with a cheap price, realization and reverse implied odds are poor against a raise and a call.

Jack-high with no real draw on an A-K-3 board against a preflop raiser whose range crushes this flop; checking is free and strictly better than folding when to_call is 0, and bluffing here just burns chips.

As the preflop raiser on an A-K-x board, I have a significant range advantage against the small blind's flatting range. A small continuation bet puts maximum pressure on weaker holdings.

I hold Jd9d for the flush draw on Ad3cKs; calling 180 into 730 needs only ~20% equity while my draw gives roughly 35%, so folding is too tight and raising out of position with a bare draw risks bloating the pot against a preflop raiser's ace-heavy range.

Opponent checked via fallback, indicating a potential timeout or weakness. With no showdown value on this dry high board, firing a turn bet puts pressure on marginal holdings and takes down the pot immediately if they fold.

Queen-seven offsuit is a marginal but playable button hand in 3-handed play; a standard 3x open leverages position and applies pressure on the blinds.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, poorly playing hand.

Nine-five offsuit is far too weak to defend out of position against a 3x button open.

K5 suited is a standard button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds and play in position.

Q8s is too weak to 3-bet against a button open from the small blind, and flatting out of position with the big blind still to act is generally -EV.