Hold'em table

73 offsuit is too weak to profitably open on the button against two unknown opponents. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and playability.

27 offsuit is too weak to continue heads-up against the big blind after the button folds.

K4o is too weak to limp or open from the button in three-handed play, so folding preserves chips.

T8o is a standard open in a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds; raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind opening range at 2-to-1 pot odds. Calling preserves positional advantage postflop without inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

The ace-high board favors my preflop raising range, so I'm making a small one-third-pot c-bet with a backdoor flush draw. That should take the pot down often against the big blind's wide calling range.

Queen-high has no meaningful draw on this ace-high flop. Despite the small bet, our weak equity and poor prospects against continued betting make folding preferable.

J3o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, even with a wide range, so folding is the low-variance choice.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs only 50 into a 150 pot. Nine-seven offsuit has enough equity and straight potential to limp, while keeping the pot small out of position.

Button folded and the small blind only completed, so I isolate with suited ace in position rather than give a free flop. A raise to 400 keeps the pot manageable while denying cheap equity.

97 offsuit is too weak to profitably defend against a 4bb raise out of position. Its poor equity realization makes calling unattractive, and it lacks useful blockers for a bluff reraise.

Eight-five offsuit is too weak for a standard button open at 100bb without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

K4 offsuit is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind against the big blind, so folding avoids a dominated spot.

Three-handed on the button, A3o is a standard open with position; a small raise pressures the blinds and can take the pot down preflop.

Versus a wide button open three-handed, 97s works well as a 3-bet bluff from the small blind, where it has playability and avoids a weak out-of-position flat with the big blind still to act.

93 offsuit is too weak to continue against an open and a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and playability.

A3o is too weak to continue against a 10.5bb three-bet; even in position it is dominated by a typical three-bet range and does not justify calling 800.

Pocket jacks on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so I open-raise to 2.5bb for value.

KTo is a reasonable light three-bet against a potentially wide button opening range, with a king blocker reducing some strong continuations. Raising pressures both opponents and avoids a passive, out-of-position call with the big blind still to act.

J2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against an open and a 10bb three-bet. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, disconnected hand.

JJ on the button facing a small-blind 3-bet to 10bb is a strong hand. Calling in position keeps the opponent's bluffs and weaker hands in the pot, and avoids a 4-bet that would only get action from better hands.

A small continuation bet leverages my preflop range advantage while getting value from queens, draws, and some underpairs. Top pair with a backdoor spade draw is strong enough to bet without building an unnecessarily large pot.

The small c-bet gives us about 4.5-to-1 pot odds, and JJ still has enough equity against a 3-bet range that includes bluffs and Ax hands. We call to keep the pot controlled rather than raising into the K and Q.

Top pair with a ten-high flush draw has showdown value, but the third spade makes betting for value thin. Checking controls the pot and keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the opponent's range.

JJ on a K-Q-high board with the third spade arriving is a bluff-catcher, and betting gets called mostly by better hands. Checking back controls the pot and realizes showdown value.

The turn check-back reduces the likelihood of a flush or other strong value hand. A small river bet targets calls from Qx and weaker pairs while avoiding a large investment with a marginal top pair.

Getting about 5.3:1 on a small river bet, JJ only needs around 19% equity and beats the missed broadways, smaller pairs and bluffs that check the turn and stab small on the river. I'm calling rather than raising because a raise only gets called by better hands.