Hold'em table

K3s is playable as a button open in three-handed poker, so I raise to 2.5bb rather than limp or fold a suited king.

ATo is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range, so 3-betting to 8.5bb isolates and prevents the big blind from easily overcalling.

T-3 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large preflop 3-bet, especially with a player still to act.

K3s is too weak to continue against a sizable small-blind 3-bet, so folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Opening pocket fives on the button is standard in 3-handed play to build the pot and take initiative with position.

Q9 offsuit has enough equity to defend the small blind against a button min-sized raise, though it is not strong enough to 3-bet. I'll call and proceed cautiously out of position.

T5s is too weak to continue multiway against a button raise and a small-blind call, even with a discounted price. Folding avoids dominated spots out of position.

I have a modest pair on a connected ace-high board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser act.

The board heavily connects with the opponent's calling range, and pocket fives have little equity and showdown value here, making a check behind the best line.

I have two pair and can get value from weaker queens, jacks, and draws while charging straight draws. A modest turn bet keeps worse hands in while protecting against the many possible river cards.

Pocket fives have virtually zero showdown value or equity on a board of Qh Jh As 9c against a turn lead. Folding is clearly the best play.

J-2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the button facing the big blind; folding avoids investing another 100 chips with poor playability.

Button folded, so KTo is strong enough to isolate the big blind with a small preflop raise rather than limp.

Facing a 3x open from the small blind, 87o lacks sufficient equity and playability to defend profitably even in position.

78o is too weak to flat the big blind, but on the button a small open has fold equity and position if called.

93 suited is too weak to defend out of position against an open raise.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and calling offers favorable pot odds.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful immediate draw, so there is little value in betting; checking keeps the pot small and may let me improve cheaply.

78o completely missed A-Q-2 with no pair or draw, so checking back in position keeps the pot small rather than bluffing into a BB calling range that continues with many Ax and Qx.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, and the paired turn is unlikely to improve my hand. Checking avoids putting chips into the pot with little fold equity or showdown value.

I have no pair, no draw, and no showdown value on A-Q-2-2, so betting would be a pure bluff with almost no equity. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes a free river.

Make a small value bet with two pair, jacks and deuces, aiming to get called by weaker Jx while limiting the cost against stronger hands.

I have 7-high with no pair or draw on a paired ace-high board, so calling 180 has no showdown value. A bluff-raise is speculative against a river bettor, so folding is the lower-variance chip-preserving play.

8d 3c is trash offsuit and well outside any standard button opening range in 3-handed play.

K-Q offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value rather than completing the small blind.

72 offsuit is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, even heads-up after the button folded. Folding saves the remaining stack for better spots.

With suited connectors on the button in a three-handed pot, I’ll open-raise to build initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

A2 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; calling risks domination and a raise is not a strong bluff.

63s is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even with decent pot odds.