Hold'em table

56 offsuit is too weak to open even from the button in three-handed play; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability hand out of position postflop.

Heads-up after button fold, J8o is playable; raising to 2.5x builds pot with positional info advantage.

72o is far too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position; folding loses only the blind already committed.

86o is a weak offsuit hand from first-to-act position; folding avoids committing chips with poor equity.

King-eight suited is ahead of a big blind's likely limping range, so I apply pressure from the small blind to win the pot preflop or build with position.

Pocket eights is too strong to fold to a 3bb small-blind raise heads-up, and calling keeps me in position to realize equity without bloating the pot.

I missed the 2-3-4 flop with K8o and only backdoor equity; against a caller's range that connecter board is dangerous, so I take the free card and plan to fold to pressure.

Pocket eights are an overpair on a low, draw-heavy flop after the preflop raiser checks. A two-thirds-pot bet gets value from worse pairs and charges straight and heart draws.

My K-high missed the 2c-4h-3h flop with no pair, no straight draw, and only a backdoor flush draw. Facing a flop bet from the preflop caller after my check, I lack the equity or fold equity to continue profitably, so folding is best.

AK offsuit is a premium hand on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 3x builds the pot and takes initiative while staying strong against both blinds.

AKo is a premium hand and the button opened to 3bb, so I 3-bet to 1000 for value and to take the initiative before the flop.

Facing a raise and a big reraise to 1000 with weak suited connector 6-8s out of position, folding is best given the poor pot odds and reverse implied odds.

AKo is far ahead of a 3-betting range and I have position on the 3-bettor; a 4-bet to 2400 applies pressure while keeping stacks manageable and can win the pot preflop or build it with a strong hand.

AKo is too strong to fold to this 4-bet, and calling 1400 into 3500 keeps worse aces and bluffs in while preserving stack for later streets.

Top pair, top kicker on A-Q-9 versus a 4-bet range that is mostly KK, AK, AQ, and JJ, all of which I beat or chop; only QQ is a real problem. A half-pot bet gets value from worse pairs and keeps the stack-to-pot ratio manageable.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in three-handed play; it plays poorly when called, so folding is the higher-EV choice.

With button folded, it's effectively heads-up against BB; A3 suited plays well as a raise to build the pot and take initiative.

King-six suited is far too weak to defend against a 3x raise from the small blind, especially out of position with a wide range disadvantage. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

A9 offsuit on the button, raise to build a pot and take initiative against two blinds who have limped/blinded in.

Ten-three suited is far too weak to defend against a 2.5x raise from the button out of position; folding loses only the 50 chip blind already committed.

A3o is too weak and dominated to defend out of position against a button open, so folding is the higher-EV play.

On the button 3-handed, Q9o is strong enough for a standard steal; raising to 3x applies pressure on both blinds and builds the pot when called.

T2o is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, disconnected hand.

5h2s is a weak offsuit hand facing a raise; folding is correct to avoid investing more chips out of position with poor equity.