Hold'em table

74o is too weak to call or raise from the button against a live big blind; folding preserves the full stack.

Blind vs blind with A8o is a clear value raise against the big blind.

74 suited is too weak to defend against a 3x raise, even with the pot odds; calling would leave me out of position with a poor hand.

Q7s is well within standard opening range from the button in 3-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb allows us to seize initiative with position.

Pocket fours are worth defending against a button raise, and calling preserves their set-mining value without inflating the pot out of position.

J5o is too weak to continue against a raise and a call, especially out of position with no suitedness or connectivity.

With a small pocket pair on a king-high, queen-high board, I have little value in betting and would rather take the free card.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker in position. Checking back controls the pot size and realizes showdown equity against the small blind's checking range.

With a small pair on a paired king-high board, betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

I have second pair with a weak kicker on a paired board; checking behind controls the pot and realizes showdown value.

My pocket fours have some showdown value, but the paired king and queen on board make a river bluff unattractive after both players checked twice. I’ll check and avoid risking chips against hands that would call.

I have two pair, Kings and Queens with an eight kicker. Very few worse hands will call a bet, and checking realizes our showdown value safely.

T8 suited is a playable button open three-handed, and a modest raise pressures the blinds while retaining postflop playability.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Q7o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open even on the button, so folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, unconnected hand.

K4o has weak playability out of position against the big blind, making a fold standard here.

KQo is a premium broadway holding on the button in 3-handed play; raising 2.5bb to build the pot and take initiative.

85 suited is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. I’ll avoid calling or reraising with a hand that has poor playability.

J2o is too weak to continue against a button open; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

As the button in a three-handed game, a small open can win the blinds immediately and preserves positional advantage when called. 54 offsuit is weak, so I’m keeping the raise modest.

J6 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, and calling 200 more offers poor pot odds for a dominated hand.

Folding 96o in the big blind against a button open as it is too weak to defend out of position.