Hold'em table

Q8o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds.

A3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act.

6-2 offsuit is a very weak hand and not worth calling a raise out of position, so I fold to save chips.

T3 offsuit is a weak button opening hand in this short-handed setup; folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand.

AQ offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise to take initiative and put pressure on a wide defending range.

Getting 2:1 in position against a wide small-blind raise, 75o has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

I raised preflop and this flop misses much of my opponent's range, so a half-pot continuation bet can take down the pot now or set up my overcard outs.

We hold bottom pair plus an open-ended straight draw (an 8 makes the nut straight, a 4 makes a straight) facing a half-pot bet, so the pot odds are good. Calling in position keeps villain's bluffs in and lets us realize our equity.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a draw-heavy board, so I bet for value and to charge straight draws.

Bottom pair with only a gutshot against a double barrel does not have the roughly 29% equity this price requires. Villain's range is weighted toward queens and better.

A3s is strong enough to raise from the button, and a standard 3bb open puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable if called.

Q9o from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act, is a weak, dominated holding out of position. Folding is standard; flatting is marginal and 3-betting as a bluff isn't needed here.

9c7d offsuit is too weak to defend against a button 3x open at this stack depth.

K2o is a standard button open in 3-handed play with only the blinds left to act; a small raise to 2.5bb pressures the wide blind ranges.

Pocket eights are well ahead of a likely button opening range and benefit from denying equity to the big blind. A value-oriented 3-bet builds the pot while retaining flexibility against further action.

A2o is dominated against the 3-bet range, and calling 800 more does not offer enough equity or implied odds.

K2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3-bet from the small blind, even with position. Folding avoids a dominated spot.

T9 suited has good playability on the button in a three-handed game, and a small open raise can take initiative while preserving maneuverability.

5-2 suited is too weak to continue against a 2.5bb open out of position, and the big blind can still act behind. Folding is the disciplined play.

K9o in the big blind against a 2.5x button open in 3-handed play is well within a defend range. We're getting 150 to win 400, so a call is fine, and 3-betting would turn a hand with decent playability into a bloated pot out of position.

K-high with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-ish backdoor out of position against the button's range on a paired board; checking to the preflop raiser is standard here and keeps the pot controlled.

I continuation-bet small on this paired board to apply pressure with range advantage while retaining equity from my gutshot straight draw and backdoor hearts.

The 9c gives us a flush draw, and the king is an overcard. Calling 200 into a 750 pot is a very good price, so we call and keep the pot controlled for now.

The Ac gave me a non-nut flush draw plus king-high, but I am out of position against the preflop raiser, whose range hits the ace hard. Checking keeps the pot small, and I can decide on a call based on the size of any bet.

I barrel the paired ace turn to pressure medium pairs and missed flop floats while retaining a gutshot to a straight. The sizing gives credible value representation without overcommitting.

With a weak 9-high flush draw I have roughly 19% equity, short of the 28% the price requires. Implied odds are poor on a four-flush river, and higher clubs in villain's range can dominate my flush.

JTs is a strong hand on the button, so I raise to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds.

Q2o from the small blind facing a button 3x open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

Kh2d is too weak to defend against a button 3x open out of position, especially with the small blind folded.