Hold'em table

Pocket eights on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and to take the initiative.

94s is far too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position with a third player yet to act. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

T6s is too weak and disconnected to defend profitably out of position against a 2.5x button open.

4h2s is the worst hand in hold'em and I'm on the button facing a call with no fold equity worth pursuing. Folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

Q4o is too weak to profitably open or complete out of position from the small blind.

Holding 6h 2c on the button is well outside any reasonable opening range in 3-handed play, making an easy fold.

Blind vs blind with 64o, completing for 50 into a 150 pot gives a good price, and limping keeps the pot small with a marginal hand that plays poorly against a raise.

Heads-up with 78s in the big blind; free flop is fine and the hand plays well postflop.

We have a gutshot (any 5 makes the straight) with no pair, out of position in a limped pot on an ace-high board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us realize our equity for free; a stab is possible later if the turn helps.

I flopped two pair (8s and 7s) on 8d-7c-As, so I bet small for value against seat_1's checked range.

Gutshot to the 5 plus a backdoor straight draw, against a small bet with deep stacks; implied odds and possible floats make a call better than folding.

We turned a straight (4-8) on a board with flush draws; betting for value and protection rather than risking a check-through. Only 6-9 beats us right now.

I hold top two pair (eights and sevens) on the A-high board, so I'm well ahead of seat_1's turn bet and should raise for value against one pair or draws.

We hold a 4-8 straight, near the top of our range, plus a diamond backup draw. Re-raising builds the pot for value and charges the flush draws and sets on this coordinated board.

My 7d8s two pair is likely behind after seat_1's flop call, turn raise, and re-raise to 3000 — the Ace on board plus that aggression strongly suggests Ax or a set. Calling 1900 more to chase a slim chance is -EV.

In 3-handed play the button opens a wide range, and Q4o is a reasonable steal from that seat. A small open to 2.5bb attacks the blinds.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position with two players behind; folding is clearly best.

Getting attractive pot odds (150 to call into 400) against a button open range, QTo is a standard defense in the big blind.

I check out of position on an Ace-high board with Queen-high and a gutshot straight draw.

Ace-high flop favors the button raiser's range, and Q4 with a backdoor spade draw is a fine candidate for a small c-bet against the big blind's check. A third-pot bet should take it down often enough.

We hold Queen-high with only backdoor straight and flush equity out of position, making an easy fold against the continuation bet.

Q4o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind out of position against the big blind.

Q8o is at the bottom of the button opening range and plays poorly postflop, making folding standard.

Folded to me in the small blind with 87s, which is a strong blind-vs-blind hand. A 3bb raise takes the initiative and lets me pick up the pot often, while still playing well when called.

K3 offsuit is dominated by the 3x raise; calling 200 more with weak kicker has poor equity.