Hold'em table

JTs is a strong hand to open from the button three-handed. A modest raise builds the pot while retaining room to maneuver postflop.

J5o is an extremely weak, unsuited holding that plays poorly out of position facing a button open.

72o is the worst hand; facing a 2.5x raise, folding is clearly correct.

83o is far too weak to open or call from the button, so folding is the standard play.

T9s suited is a solid button opener in 3-handed play; raising for position and fold equity is standard.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 73o in the big blind against a 3bb button open is an easy fold out of position.

J-7 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game, and raising takes initiative while applying pressure to the blinds.

Facing a 2.5bb button raise from the small blind with J8s, folding is the standard play out of position with the big blind still to act.

Queen-two offsuit is far too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5x raise even heads-up, and calling 150 with a dominated hand has no profitable path. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

K3o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

A7s is strong heads-up against only the BB; raising builds the pot with fold equity and position on the BB for the rest of the hand.

A♠Q♦ is a strong hand in a blind-versus-blind situation, so I’m 3-betting for value and initiative. Raising to 1,000 applies pressure while keeping plenty of room to play postflop.

Facing a 3-bet to 1000 (10bb) out of position with A7o, my hand has poor equity and dominated kicker potential, so folding preserves chips for better spots.

Queen-seven offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play; folding preserves chips for better spots.

J♥4♥ is weak, but completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot against the big blind, giving favorable pot odds heads-up.

Holding J2o in the big blind after the small blind completes, checking is optimal to see a free flop in position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a dry flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot out of position.

I have no made hand or draw with Jack-high, so taking a free card in position is standard.

My hand has little showdown value and no meaningful draw on this turn. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind’s checked range.

I have Jack-high with low showdown value, but checking behind costs nothing and allows me to see a river or bluff the final street if checked to again.

I have a modest showdown hand with a jack kicker, and betting risks being called by any made pair while worse hands often already lose to me. I’ll take the free showdown.

I have Jack-high with virtually no showdown value, but in a limped unraised pot checked down to the river, attempting a bluff with J-high without good blockers risks running into better hands that call down cheaply. Checking behind avoids unnecessary chip commitment.