Hold'em table

A5o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable open; raising applies pressure and takes control with position.

A3o is a weak hand out of position against a button raise; folding avoids difficult postflop decisions and preserves my stack.

T2o is too weak to call a button open or turn into a bluff; folding preserves chips.

5c2c is a very weak hand, especially with no draws. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Ace-eight offsuit is strong enough to raise for initiative rather than just complete.

A8 offsuit has enough equity against a small-blind steal after the button folded, and calling 200 into 400 keeps the pot manageable while avoiding a risky 3-bet out of position.

I flopped two pair, eights and fours, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value against the big blind's calling range.

I have two pair (8s and 4s) with an Ace kicker on a dry paired board, so I raise for value against overpairs and weaker 8x hands.

I have two pair, eights and fours, which beats overpairs and most one-pair hands. Calling 800 into 2200 keeps worse value and bluffs in; raising mostly gets called by trips.

I have two pair with an ace kicker, but seat 1 showed strength by raising the flop. Out of position on the turn, checking controls the pot and lets me reassess their action.

I have two pair with an ace kicker on a paired board. Seat 3 checked, so I'll bet for value and protection against draws.

I have two pair, eights and fours, with an ace kicker, which beats overpairs and one-pair hands. Calling 2000 into a 5000 pot is the right price; raising is too thin against this aggressive line.

I have eights and fours, but the jack and nine on board mean most of the continuing range now has a better two pair or more. With no bet to call, checking realizes showdown value without bloating the pot.

I have two pair (8s and 4s) with an ace kicker. Opponent checked river after a passive turn call, so I'll bet for value and fold to a raise.

Two pair of eights and fours beats all one-pair and overpair value, and 2500 into 9500 only needs about 21% equity. Raising would mostly get called by better two pair, sets, and straights, so calling is the highest-EV line.

A5o is a playable button open in three-handed poker, so I raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with position rather than flat-calling.

K7o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise in a 3-handed pot, so folding avoids playing a dominated hand.

J5o is a very weak hand, out of position against a button raise, and calling would be unprofitable. Folding preserves chips.

K2o is too weak to play from the button, even with position. Folding avoids marginal spots and preserves chips.

K6o is too weak to play out of position against the big blind, especially with the risk of being re-raised. Folding preserves our stack and only loses the small blind.

T5o is a very weak hand, even on the button in a 3-handed game. Folding avoids losing chips with a hand that has poor equity and little steal potential against an already-invested big blind.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more to see a flop with an ace. A2o is too weak to raise out of position against the big blind, but the price is too good to fold.

Holding AA in the big blind against a single limper, raising for value and to build the pot.

A2o is too weak to continue out of position against a 3bb raise after only completing the small blind. Folding saves chips for better spots.

AQs on the button is a strong open; a 3x raise builds the pot and applies pressure before the blinds.

With 9d6h in the small blind facing a button raise, my hand is too weak and dominated to continue profitably, especially with the big blind still to act.

My hand Q3o is too weak to defend from the big blind against a button raise, lacking equity and position, so folding is best.