Hold'em table

With A2o on the button in a 3-handed game, a standard raise applies pressure to the blinds and can take down the pot preflop. Folding is too weak, and limping invites marginal multiway pots.

7♣8♥ offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open with the big blind still behind.

3-9 offsuit is a weak hand. Seat 1 raised to 300 from button, I'm out of position in the big blind, and would need to call 200 more. The risk-reward is poor with such marginal cards against an aggressive opener.

T2 offsuit is a very weak button hand in a three-handed game and not worth entering against both blinds.

K8o is a weak hand in the small blind facing a big blind who hasn't raised. Folding preserves chips and avoids playing a marginal hand out of position postflop.

8-9 offsuit is a weak hand in early position after a big blind raise. With no favorable pot odds and poor hand strength preflop, folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Completing the small blind is cheap in a heads-up pot after the button folded, and 95o is weak but has enough equity to see a flop rather than folding for only 50 more.

Check the big blind with a marginal 8-6 offsuit rather than inflate a heads-up pot out of position.

With no pair and little equity on this paired board after the limp, I check back and avoid inflating the pot.

With 9-high and no draw on a paired ace-high board, checking is best; there is no value in betting and I can fold to later aggression.

Villain has checked twice on an ace-paired board after limping, so a small delayed stab can profitably fold out many weak holdings. Our eight-high has little showdown value.

I have only 9-high on a paired ace-high board and no draw. Calling 100 into 300 with no equity is not profitable, so folding is best.

As7s on the button in 3-handed is a strong open; raising to 300 applies pressure and gains initiative. I can fold to a reraise and still have position postflop.

9-8 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably from the small blind against a 3x button open, especially with the big blind still behind.

T8o is a weak hand in the big blind facing a 300 chip raise (3bb) from the button. Folding preserves my stack for stronger spots, as this hand has poor showdown value and minimal equity against a range that raised from button.

KQ offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 3bb applies pressure and builds value.

King-Jack is a solid hand in 3-player preflop situations. Raising to 3x the big blind (300 chips) from the button is a standard aggressive play that builds the pot with a strong holding and applies pressure to the blinds.

9-7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise from the small blind, especially with only 250 to call but poor playability and dominated potential.

AJs suited is a strong big-blind defending hand against a button open and benefits from a value 3-bet. Raising also pressures the button's wide opening range while retaining strong equity when called.

KJ offsuit is a marginal hand facing a 3-bet to 1000 chips from the big blind after I opened to 300. The pot odds (1350 to call 700) don't justify calling with a hand that's likely dominated or a flip at best against a 3-betting range. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.