Hold'em table

With three players, the button can open fairly wide, and 7♠6 offsuit has enough connectivity to raise rather than surrender the blind money. A modest 2.5×-blind raise keeps pressure on the blinds without overinvesting.

Q7o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise; folding avoids a dominated, hard-to-play hand.

J2s is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button raise.

K2 offsuit is too weak to open even on the button in three-handed play; folding avoids dominated spots and wasted chips.

96 offsuit is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind, so folding is the standard play.

Opening on the button with suited connectors (65s) is standard in 3-handed play.

T9 offsuit is a reasonable defend against a small button raise at these pot odds, though I’ll proceed cautiously out of position.

Pocket eights are ahead of a min-raise and a flat often enough, and 100 to call into 500 is a clear price. Calling keeps the pot small out of position rather than bloating it multiway.

I have no pair or immediate draw on this flop, so betting into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. I’ll take the free card.

Underpair multiway and out of position to the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and lets the button define the action.

I hold second pair with a weak kicker in a 3-way pot on a wet board; checking back controls the pot size and preserves showdown value in position.

I have an eight-out straight draw and the checked-through flop leaves room for a small turn bet to win the pot now or build it when I improve.

I have a set of eights on the turn, well ahead of one-pair and draw-heavy ranges, so I raise for value rather than flat the 200 bet. 700 builds the pot while keeping worse hands and draws in.

Third pair with a weak kicker facing a bet and a raise on the turn is an easy fold.

I have only a gutshot straight draw, giving roughly eight outs to improve on the river. The 500-chip call requires about 25% equity, more than the draw alone provides, so I fold.

A5 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Calling 150 chips getting attractive pot odds (150 to win 400) closing the action preflop with 76s, which has great playability.

I have no made hand or strong draw out of position against the preflop aggressor, making checking the standard and disciplined choice.

Make a small continuation bet as the preflop raiser, applying pressure while retaining equity with an ace-high hand and a gutshot to the wheel. The modest size limits the cost if called or raised.

I have seven-high with no direct draw or backdoor flush draw on a King-high board, making this an easy fold against the continuation bet.

T2 offsuit is too weak to call or raise from the button against two live blinds, so folding preserves the stack.

54o is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind.

Opening with a pocket pair on the button in 3-handed play is standard. Raising to 2.5bb builds the pot and applies pressure.

K3 offsuit is a weak holding from the small blind, and calling leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act. I’ll avoid investing more against the button’s raise.

T4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; calling 150 more would be a clear negative-EV play.