Hold'em table

Opening from the button with pocket eights with a standard 2.5bb raise.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, even with the discount from the blind.

J7s is far too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button raise three-handed; it's dominated by most of that range and flops poorly.

8♦4♥ is a weak offsuit hand, and acting first preflop offers little reason to enter the pot.

Heads-up after the button folds, K7s is well ahead of a random big blind hand, so I'll raise for value and fold equity rather than limp out of position.

J9o is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb open from the small blind.

T7 offsuit is a weak hand from the button in 3-handed play; folding preserves chips for better spots with no pot odds to justify calling.

A9o is well ahead of an average holding in a blind vs blind battle, so I raise to 3bb for value and initiative.

Q8 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend heads-up against a small-blind raise; calling keeps weaker hands in without inflating the pot.

Check out of position on a wet broadway flop that hits the big blind's defending range well, looking to realize backdoor equity cheaply.

I have top pair and can get value from worse pairs while charging heart and straight draws. A small bet keeps the pot manageable with my weak kicker.

Getting 4 to 1 pot odds against a small bet with the nut flush backdoor draw and an overcard Ace.

I have ace-high with a gutshot straight draw out of position, making a standard check the optimal play.

I have top two pair on a wet board, and the opponent’s turn check gives me a chance to value-bet while charging heart and straight draws. A 650-chip bet is substantial but leaves worse made hands room to continue.

On the turn, I only have a gutshot straight draw with four tens as outs, requiring 28% pot odds to call a 650 bet into a 1650 pot, which is unprofitable.

J4o is too weak to open profitably even on the button in 3-handed play.

KTo is strong enough to raise from the small blind heads-up. Raising to 300 builds the pot while applying pressure to the big blind.

QTo is a profitable button open in a three-handed game; raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

3d6h offsuit is far too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position as the small blind; folding minimizes losses with a hand that rarely flops well.

Holding J4o in the big blind against a button open is a clear fold due to weak playability out of position.

Queen-three offsuit is far too weak to play even from the button in a 3-handed game; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Holding 3c 2d out of position against the big blind is the weakest possible holding, making an immediate fold the standard play.