Hold'em table

Open-raising 87o on the button to attack the blinds from in position in 3-handed play.

Ten-five offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids paying 150 more with a dominated, low-equity hand.

A button open in 3-handed play is wide, and 100 more to see a flop with a pocket pair is a cheap set-mine with strong implied odds and solid raw equity against one opponent.

Pocket threes missed the A-T-4 flop entirely and I have no draws, so betting has almost no fold equity against a preflop raiser's continuing range. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold cheaply to aggression or see a free turn.

The Ace-high board strongly favors our preflop raising range, so a small continuation bet of one-third pot can efficiently take down the pot against missed BB hands.

Pocket threes have no pair, no draw, and no showdown value on an A-T-4 board; the preflop raiser's flop bet most often means an ace or better. Calling 150 into a small pot with 3-high is a clear fold.

Jack-ten offsuit is a standard button open in three-handed play. Raising to 3bb builds the pot and applies pressure before the blinds act.

9-6 offsuit is far too weak to defend the small blind against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding avoids investing 250 more chips out of position with a dominated hand.

K5o plays poorly out of position against a 3bb open from the button; folding is the standard play.

Five-six offsuit is one of the weakest hands I can be dealt, and with both blinds still to act behind me there's little fold equity worth contesting. Folding preserves 100bb for a better spot.

A7o is a strong hand blind versus blind after the button folds; raising to 300 to exert pressure and build the pot.

K2o is too weak and dominated to continue against a 3x small-blind raise, even heads-up. Folding avoids a poorly playable hand out of position.

Opening Q8s on the button in 3-handed play is standard to apply pressure and utilize position.

J9s has enough equity and playability versus a 2.5x button open in three-handed poker to continue. Calling 200 keeps the pot manageable while BB is still to act.

Ten-deuce offsuit out of position against a raise and a call lacks the equity and playability to continue, even at the cheap price of 150; hitting a ten or deuce rarely wins a multiway pot.

I have no pair and only a backdoor diamond draw on an ace-king flop, so donking into the preflop raiser is unprofitable. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn cheaply.

As the preflop aggressor on an A-K-x dry board that strongly favors my range, a small continuation bet of 1/3 pot applies pressure and folds out many better hands.

J9 has no pair and no draw on A-K-3, so calling a c-bet is unprofitable.

Q7o is playable as a wide button open in 3-handed; a 2.5bb raise takes the initiative with fold equity before the blinds.

Q7 offsuit is far too weak to call a 2.5x button raise out of position with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Holding nine-five offsuit out of position against a button raise is an easy fold despite the pot odds.

K5s is a strong suited broadway hand on the button in a 3-handed game; a standard 3x open builds the pot with position and fold equity against the blinds.

Q8s is too weak to call a 3bb raise out of position with the big blind still to act.

A3s has enough equity and playability against a wide button open to continue for 200 into 450, despite being out of position.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker has some showdown value but is too weak to bet into the preflop raiser on a king-high board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on later streets.

Top pair with a weak kicker against the big blind's wide preflop calling range; a small c-bet charges draws and extracts from lower pairs and worse kings while keeping the pot manageable if check-raised.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker and the price is only 200 into 850. That is enough equity to continue against a c-bet, while raising bottom pair out of position is too thin.

I have only bottom pair on a paired board against the preflop raiser who already bet the flop, so I check and realize my equity for free.

I have two pair nines and threes with an ace kicker, but any king, nine, or higher pocket pair beats me. With no bet facing me, checking is best to realize thin showdown value.