Hold'em table

Q8o is near the bottom of playable button opening ranges in 3-max and is a clean fold to avoid playing a weak offsuit hand out of position postflop if called.

Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, Ace-three suited-ish offsuit with an ace is a strong enough hand to raise for value and fold equity; the small blind costs only 50 more to call, but raising builds the pot with a hand that plays well heads-up.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a three-big-blind raise, even with position after the flop.

T3 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents; folding on the button costs nothing and avoids a marginal spot.

A-Q offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I’m raising for value despite being out of position.

75o is too weak to defend against a 3.5bb open from the small blind.

A3 suited is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. Raising to 250 puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q9o is too weak to call out of position against a 2.5bb button open with the big blind still to act.

Getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7-to-1) in the big blind with 97o, heads-up against a button open. Calling is reasonable, since the button's range is wide, though I'll play cautiously postflop.}</br>

Middle pair (nines) on an A-high board heads-up out of position vs a button raiser; a small bet of about half pot gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity, while keeping the pot manageable.

I have top pair but a weak kicker. Calling the small flop bet keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while controlling the pot in position.

I hold second pair (nines) on an ace-high board, and the button called my flop bet, so they likely have an ace or a strong draw. Checking controls the pot and keeps showdown value at a low cost.

Top pair can get value from Qx and 9x after the flop bettor checks, while charging straight draws. I would avoid building a much larger pot with this weak kicker.

I have middle pair of nines on an Ace-Queen-high board. The price is 450 to win 1600, so I need about 22% equity, and a pair of nines has enough showdown value against a button range that includes bluffs and weaker aces. Raising would fold out worse hands and get called or re-raised by better ones.

I hold two pair (9s and 7s) on a board of 9-A-5-Q-7, and the opponent's line (flop call, turn raise) could be an ace or a draw that missed. I'm betting about a third of the pot for value and to deny equity to weaker aces and pairs, while keeping the loss small if they raise with a stronger hand.

Top pair is strong enough to call this small river bet. The price is favorable, and the opponent can bet worse pairs as well as stronger aces.

K2o is too weak to open even from the button in a 3-handed game.

Pocket eights are strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, so I raise for value and to take the initiative from the small blind.

A2 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, especially with position after the flop.

Pocket eights on a Q-J-3 flop is a medium-strength hand heads-up out of position. It is likely best against many of the big blind's calling hands, but overcards are a worry. A bet of about 65% of the pot builds the pot, charges draws and overcards, and gets value from worse pairs and draws.

A-high with little draw potential is unlikely to have enough equity against a preflop raiser betting this flop.

T9 suited on the button in a 3-handed pot has good playability and gets a fine price, so I'll call 100 and see a flop rather than fold or inflate the pot.

Calling 50 more offers favorable pot odds with a suited hand, though its weak rank makes a raise unattractive.

With K9o in the big blind facing two limpers, checking to see a free flop multiway is standard and preserves pot control.

I have no made hand or immediate draw on this paired flop. In a three-way pot, checking avoids investing chips with little equity.

In a three-way limped pot with King-high and backdoor draws, checking out of position to see a turn card is standard.

On the button with a 6-7-7 flop and both opponents checking, I have an open-ended straight draw with Th9h. A small bet of 200 into the 300 pot can win the pot immediately and still leaves me plenty of equity if called.

Five-deuce has little immediate equity on this paired flop, and the backdoor draws do not justify calling with another player still to act.

I hold King-high with only backdoor draws on a paired board, facing a 2/3-pot bet out of position. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

J-T suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed, with good playability in position.

Q2o is an unplayable hand from the small blind against a button open, making this a clear fold.

K2 offsuit in the big blind getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7-to-1) against a button open that is likely wide in 3-handed play. The king-high hand has enough equity and pot odds to call, but not enough to 3-bet.

Top pair on a dry K-5-2 board heads-up out of position; a bet of about half the pot (300 into 550) builds the pot with a hand that is usually best and charges worse kings and draws.

The small flop bet gives me a reasonable price to continue in position with two overcards to the low cards and backdoor straight and flush possibilities.

Top pair with a king on a K-T-5-2 board is likely the best hand heads-up. The opponent called the flop, so I bet about 60% of the pot for value and to deny equity to draws and Tx hands.

Second pair is worth continuing against this modest turn bet. The big blind can also have weaker pairs or draws, and I have position on the river.

I have top two pair (Kings and Twos) on a 5-K-2-T-4 river. Villain called flop and turn bets, so a value bet of about 35% pot should get called by worse kings and straight or flush draw hands that paired, and I can beat many of their calling hands.

Second pair has enough showdown value to call this small river bet. Missed heart draws and weaker pairs can account for enough of the opponent's betting range.