Hold'em table

Q7 suited is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

76o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with an offsuit hand is unprofitable.

J6 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open at this sizing, especially out of position heads-up.

T9s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds.

J2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J5 offsuit is marginal, but the price is reasonable against a button open. I’ll defend the big blind rather than build a larger pot out of position.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting out of position into the preflop raiser is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

On a dry K-high board I have the range advantage in position, and T9s carries backdoor spade and straight equity plus a gutshot to 8-6. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot folds out many BB hands.

Bottom pair can be ahead of a button's small continuation bet, and the price is good enough to continue on this dry flop.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser out of position is unlikely to get enough value. I’ll check and reassess if they bet.

Ten-high with little equity against a check-call range that holds many Kx and 7x hands. A turn barrel is unlikely to fold those out, so I'll take the free river card and keep the pot small.

Rivering two pair gives me a value bet against Kx and weaker pairs. The turn check makes a moderate bet preferable to a large one.

Ten high has almost no showdown value against a river lead, and a bluff-raise isn't credible after we checked back the turn. Folding is best.

Qc8c is a playable suited button hand in a three-handed game. I raise to apply pressure and take initiative.

A-T suited is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising from the small blind also pressures the big blind and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

A9o in the big blind facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet is too weak, especially with the opener still left to act behind. Folding is clearly best.

Qc8c is too weak to continue versus a large 10.5bb three-bet out of position in a short-handed setting.

Q6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise can win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable if called.

92 suited from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold; it's too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet.

9-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button raise, especially out of position heads-up.

K4o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a steal to 2.5bb targets the blinds' wide fold range.

ATo is a strong candidate to 3-bet versus a button open, gaining value from weaker aces and broadways while applying pressure out of position.

Calling 800 more with pocket sixes against a sizable three-bet and the original raiser still to act is too expensive to justify set-mining.

K4o is too weak to continue against a 3.6x 3-bet from the small blind; calling 650 into 1250 with a dominated hand isn't profitable even in position.

Pocket fives are a strong enough button opening hand three-handed. Raising applies pressure while retaining flexibility against a re-raise.

Q9 offsuit is a marginal hand to play out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K8o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open gets good pot odds (150 to win 400) and plays reasonably against a wide button range, so defend by calling.

We flopped trips with a weak kicker on a dry paired board. Checking to the preflop raiser lets them c-bet their air and keeps worse hands in, so we can check-raise or call later.

A small continuation bet leverages the button raiser range advantage on this paired king board while protecting our pocket fives from overcards. It can also get called by weaker pairs and ace-high hands.

Trips with a weak kicker on a paired dry board; calling keeps the button's bluffs and c-bets in while controlling pot size against better kickers. Raising would fold out worse hands.

Trip kings is a strong hand. Leading for value keeps pressure on the draws the 7h brought and avoids giving a free card if the button checks back.

The turn lead after calling the flop raise is strong on this paired board, and pocket fives have little showdown value or credible draw equity. Folding avoids continuing against a range that often contains a king or better pair.