Hold'em table

94o is far too weak to open raise or play profitably on the button, even in 3-handed play.

Pocket threes are ahead of a big blind's wide heads-up range after the button folded, so raising from the small blind builds value and denies a free flop.

K8 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind opening range, especially with position after the flop. Calling costs 200 to contest a 600-chip pot and avoids unnecessarily inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

Flopped bottom set on a dry rainbow board; betting for value builds the pot against Jx and draws while protecting against overcards.

King-high with no meaningful draw is too weak to continue against a three-quarter-pot bet. Calling requires 30% equity, and this hand has poor prospects of realizing enough equity against the bettor's range.

Q6 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is well within opening range, with position and suited queen-high potential. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure to the blinds and takes initiative rather than limping.

83 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 playability out of position.

Facing a 2.5bb raise from the button, 53s is slightly too weak to defend profitably out of position.

QJo is a clear button open three-handed, with good high-card strength and positional advantage. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

Folding 64s in the small blind against a button open as it plays poorly out of position and lacks sufficient equity.

QTo is a profitable big-blind defend against a 2.5x button raise, getting good pot odds heads-up with a hand that plays reasonably postflop.

Out of position with only two overcards and weak backdoor draws on a connected 5-6-7 flop, checking to the preflop raiser preserves equity cheaply versus bluff-raising into a board that favors his range.

This connected, two-club flop favors the big blind's defending range, and QJ has no strong draw or club blocker. Checking preserves our overcard equity and avoids betting a weak hand into frequent calls or check-raises.

Leading the blank turn as BB is credible on this low connected board after the flop checked through; a 400 bet can fold opponent's overcards that beat queen-high while my overcards retain river equity.

Q-high has no straight or flush draw, and pairing either overcard may still lose. Facing a substantial turn bet on a board favoring the big blind's range, neither calling nor bluff-raising is attractive.

KJo on the button 3-handed is a standard opening hand; raising to 2.5bb for value and position.

Pocket eights are ahead of a wide button opening range in 3-handed play, and 3-betting from the small blind avoids playing out of position in a flat-called pot.

83 offsuit is far too weak to continue against an open and a three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips in a poorly playable hand.

In a 3-handed dynamic, SB's 3-bet range is relatively wide. Getting decent pot odds in position with KJo makes calling standard.

With pocket eights on a T-7-4 two-heart board I have second pair and the 8h blocker. A small flop bet denies equity to overcards and charges draws while keeping the 3-bet pot manageable.

We hold only two overcards and a backdoor flush draw with no immediate straight draw facing a c-bet in a 3-bet pot.

7-2 offsuit is the weakest starting hand and has poor equity 3-handed facing a call of 100 chips; folding preserves stack.

Q7 suited is strong enough to open from the small blind after the button folds. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures the big blind while retaining reasonable playability when called.

Holding 9h 6c in the big blind facing an open raise from the small blind is an easy fold due to weak playability and poor equity.

A9 offsuit is a clear button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving our positional advantage when called.

Holding premium AKo in the small blind against a button open, standard 3-bet for value and initiative out of position.

J6 offsuit is far too weak to call a 900-chip 3-bet after a button open, with poor equity and playability out of position.

A9 offsuit is too weak to continue against this large small-blind three-bet without evidence of excessive aggression. Even in position, domination risk and poor playability make calling unattractive.