Hold'em table

T2 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter from the button in this spot.

K4o is too weak to comfortably play out of position against the big blind after the button folds.

J9o is well within the standard 3-handed button opening range, allowing us to attack the blinds with position.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button opening range and merits a value three-bet from the small blind. Raising to 1100 compensates for being out of position and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue from the big blind versus a 3-bet to 11bb after an open, especially with the opener still behind.

J9o opened from the button is an easy fold facing a large 3-bet from the small blind.

84 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button without evidence that the blinds fold excessively. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor playability.

9-high offsuit with a six is too weak to defend the small blind against the big blind at this stack depth.

Q7 offsuit has enough equity on the button to open, and a 2.5bb raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Folding 96 offsuit from the small blind against a button open.

J8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open to 2.5bb. Calling costs 150 into a pot of 400 and preserves the hand’s suited drawing potential without inflating the pot out of position.

Checking top pair to the preflop raiser protects my checking range and lets weaker hands bluff. Betting would often fold out those hands while getting action from stronger jacks and overpairs.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired overcards and weaker hands while risking little on this paired, relatively dry board.

Top pair is comfortably strong enough to call this small continuation bet against a wide button opening range. Raising would tend to fold out bluffs while getting action from stronger hands, so calling preserves value and controls the pot.

Top pair with a modest kicker has showdown value, but the third club makes betting less attractive. Checking keeps weaker hands in and lets me evaluate the button's action without inflating the pot.

A modest turn barrel can fold out unpaired overcards and weak one-pair holdings without a club after the third club arrives. Our hand has virtually no showdown value, so checking gains little.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against this modest turn bet, which requires about 23% equity to call. Raising would mostly fold out bluffs while attracting action from better jacks, overpairs, and flushes.

Our jacks and deuces have showdown value, but the river ace and completed club draw make a value bet unlikely to get called by worse. Checking keeps the pot controlled and allows missed draws to bluff.

My Q-high has no showdown value, but the caller's repeated check-calls on this paired, three-club board make a river bluff unlikely to succeed.

I have Ac Kc on the button, an elite premium holding, so I make a standard open raise to 2.5 BB.

Seven-deuce offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and positional disadvantage.

8h6d offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise at this sizing out of position.

T6 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and some postflop playability. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting the cost if they defend aggressively.

9-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 3 to 1 pot odds in the big blind with a suited one-gapper against a button open makes this a clear defend.

Checking out of position to the preflop aggressor on a dry paired board where King strongly favors the button's range.

This dry, paired king-high flop favors my preflop raising range, making a small continuation bet an efficient bluff. My backdoor heart draw provides some potential to improve when called.

I have eight-high with minimal backdoor potential on a paired king-high board out of position, making an easy fold against the continuation bet.