Hold'em table

K3 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed; raising takes initiative and can win the blinds while retaining playability postflop.

ATo is playable from the small blind against a button open; calling 200 into 400 gives reasonable pot odds without bloating the pot out of position.

T3o is far too weak to defend out of position against a raise and a call, even getting decent pot odds.

Ace-high with no pair or draw is too weak to lead into the preflop raiser out of position, so I check and see what they do.

Bet 200 for value and protection with top pair; worse kings and jacks may call, while the sizing limits exposure against stronger hands.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a K-J-7 board is too weak to continue against a flop bet. Folding avoids putting more chips in with little equity.

Pocket fives are strong enough to open from the button for value and initiative; a 3bb raise is a standard size.

Q9o is too weak to call or 3-bet from out of position facing a 3x open with the big blind still behind.

T♠5♠ is a weak but playable suited hand from the big blind, and the pot odds justify defending against a button raise.

I have only a gutshot to Broadway and a backdoor flush draw, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser on an ace-high board.

Pocket fives are an underpair on an ace-queen-jack board with two hearts, so a continuation bet has little fold equity against the big blind's calling range. Checking back controls the pot and keeps my pair's showdown value.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight apparent outs, so I’ll take the free river card rather than bluff into the opponent after the flop checked through.

Pocket fives are an underpair on an ace-high board with little equity if called, and a bet mostly folds out worse while getting called by better. Checking to the river is the lower-variance line.

I have a queen-high straight, and the checked-through flop and turn leave room to get value from weaker made hands or a king-high holding. A moderate river bet targets calls without overcommitting against a possible king-ten straight.

Pocket fives are crushed on this high, connected river; calling 450 into 1100 needs far more equity than a pair of fives has against a delayed bet.

Holding J2 offsuit on the button is a clear fold preflop.

KTo is strong heads-up against the big blind, so raise for value and initiative rather than just completing from the small blind.

78o is too weak to continue against a small-blind raise after the button folded, so folding avoids a dominated spot.

As the button three-handed, 87 offsuit is playable with position. I’ll make a small open-raise to take initiative and apply pressure to the blinds.

93s is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, poorly connected hand.

Facing a 2.5bb button open, J8o lacks the playability and realization out of position to profitably defend.

83 offsuit is too weak to call or raise from the button in a three-handed pot, so folding preserves my stack.

KQo is a strong broadway hand blind vs blind; raising to 3bb puts pressure on the big blind.

With 7-2 offsuit, calling a 3x raise out of position leaves a weak hand that will rarely realize enough equity postflop. I'll fold rather than invest another 200 chips.

Opening 98s from the button is a standard value/playability open in 3-handed play.

A2 offsuit is weak from the small blind against a button raise, and calling leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act.

63s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise; pot odds do not compensate for poor playability and reverse implied odds.