Hold'em table

Opening from the button with an ace in a 3-handed game is standard for applying pressure and stealing blinds.

Button's min-raise is wide; A9o has good blockers and equity, so I 3-bet to 600 to take initiative and put pressure on BB.

6-5 offsuit is too weak to call a large three-bet out of position, especially with the button still in the hand.

A3o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet, suffering from reverse implied odds and poor equity.

T3o is a weak offsuit hand and calling 100 chips out of position against two players is not profitable; folding avoids unnecessary risk.

A7 suited is strong enough to raise heads-up from the small blind. Raising to 300 puts pressure on the big blind while keeping the pot manageable.

84s is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb open from the small blind.

Pocket queens are a strong button hand, so I raise for value and to build the pot in position.

4s 2s is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3bb button open.

With 8-4 offsuit from the big blind facing a button raise, continuing would require investing 200 more with very poor equity and worse position. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

95o is too weak to open even on the button in 3-handed play.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with T6o; calling 50 more to see a flop cheaply out of position.

With pocket threes against a small-blind limp, I can see the flop for free and play in position without building a large pot with a vulnerable hand.

With 6h Tc, I have no made hand and very little equity on an A-high flop. Checking controls the pot and allows me to see a free turn rather than bluffing into a range that can easily continue.

With a small pocket pair on an ace-high flop, I have limited value to bet. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, and checking lets me see the river for free with good implied odds if a 9 or K hits.

My pocket threes have some showdown value, while a bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands on this board. I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

My hand has no showdown value and the board is highly coordinated with possible straights and flushes; checking avoids risking chips and may allow a cheap showdown.

My small pair has some showdown value, while a river bet is unlikely to make many better hands fold.

Opening from the button is a standard steal with position; 96o is weak but folding for 100 with two blinds to attack is too passive. A small raise applies pressure while risking little.

6-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

75o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button open.

Pocket sixes are strong enough to open on the button, and a 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while retaining position.

Folding 92o in the small blind facing a button open raise.

J5o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, and calling 150 more would leave me with a dominated hand in a small pot. Folding preserves chips for better spots.