Hold'em table

Q8o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5x raise puts pressure on the blinds.

AJo is strong against a button opening range. Three-betting from the small blind applies pressure and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

T6 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large preflop 3-bet, especially with the original raiser still in the hand.

Q8o is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position of the pot... we're on the button facing an SB 3-bet to 10.5bb; we'd need about 36% equity, and Q8o plays poorly against a 3-bet range, so we fold.

Q7 offsuit is playable as an unopened button hand in three-handed poker. A 2.5-big-blind raise uses position without risking too much.

Q6 offsuit is weak from the small blind, and calling a raise leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act. Fold rather than invest more chips.

ATo is well ahead of a wide button opening range in 3-handed play, so a 3-bet for value and initiative is better than flatting out of position.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 9bb three-bet, even with position.

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Suited connector in the small blind facing a button open in 3-handed play; a 3-bet as a semi-bluff against a wide button range beats flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large small-blind 3-bet; calling would pay too much with poor equity and domination risk.

T2s is at the bottom edge of a 3-handed button opening range with poor playability against two blinds, so folding is a low-variance, near-break-even choice.

With the button folded, 98 offsuit is playable heads-up against the big blind. Completing for 50 chips keeps the pot manageable while out of position.

With a small pair and no raise to face, checking keeps the pot small and sees a flop without investing more.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but this king-high, two-spade flop is a poor spot to build the pot out of position.

With only a small underpair on a connected, high-card flop, betting has little value and risks being raised. I’ll check and take the free chance to improve.

My pair of eights has some showdown value, but it is too weak to bet confidently for value on this board. Checking keeps the pot small.

With a small underpair on a connected, two-spade board, betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough. Checking preserves showdown value against missed hands and avoids building the pot against stronger holdings.

Bottom pair has showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to get called often enough by worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small against stronger pairs.

I have a set of deuces and my opponent has checked through the flop and turn, so I’ll make a modest river value bet that weaker pairs may call.

The small river bet offers good pot odds, and my pair of eights can beat missed draws and bluffs after both players checked the flop and turn.

T4 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players with deep stacks.

Q7 suited is playable heads-up, but its modest kicker makes a large preflop raise unattractive. Complete cheaply and see a flop.

T2o is weak; checking the big blind against a small-blind limp sees a free flop without bloating the pot out of position.

Bet 100 as a semibluff with a strong flush draw; the sizing offers fold equity while keeping the cost manageable if called.

I'm getting 4:1 in position against a small bet into a limped pot, and my ten-high with overcard and backdoor draws has enough equity to continue cheaply.

I have a strong flush draw but no made hand, and the turn is a blank after the big blind called my small flop bet. I’ll take the free river card rather than inflate the pot out of position.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board has showdown value but beats little that would call a bet. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity.

I have a strong queen-high flush and can get value from a king or a weaker flush. A half-pot bet balances value with caution on the paired board, where a full house or ace-high flush is possible.

Trip twos are strong enough to call a small river bet, but the flush and straights on this board make raising for value risky. Calling keeps villain's bluffs and thinner value bets in their range.

J5 suited is playable from the button in a three-handed game, so I’ll open-raise to apply pressure and take initiative.

T2o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; calling out of position with a weak hand loses money.

Q5 offsuit is worth defending from the big blind against a button raise to 250, especially with no rake and 150 more to call.

I have top pair with a weak kicker out of position. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to a bet.

With no pair, meaningful draw, or backdoor flush draw, betting has little equity when called. I’ll take the free card and keep the pot small.

Top pair can get value from weaker pairs and club draws. A half-pot bet also makes it less attractive for draws to see a free river.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, and calling the turn bet would be a poor use of chips.