Hold'em table

Pocket eights are a strong hand on the button three-handed; raise for value and to take the initiative.

Holding 7h 3d out of position against a button raise is an easy fold.

J7o is too weak to defend against a 3x button raise when out of position; I'll be dominated often and play a difficult postflop spot, so folding saves the 200 call.

84o is far too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

King-seven suited is worth completing from the small blind heads-up; only 50 more to call into a 150 pot with a suited king gives good odds to see a flop and play in position.

J9 offsuit is strong against a small-blind limp range, so I’ll raise for value and take the initiative while in position.

K7s is dominated by the big blind's isolating raise range and I'd be out of position postflop; calling 200 into a 400 pot is borderline at best with poor reverse implied odds, so folding is the clean play.

On the button three-handed, I should attack the blinds with a wide range, and T7o has enough playability to open. A small raise to 2.5x applies pressure while keeping risk low with a marginal holding.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a button-sized open, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position with the big blind still to act.

Q8o plays poorly out of position in a three-way pot despite decent pot odds, making folding the standard play.

Check out of position with ace-high and limited backdoor equity; this keeps the pot controlled and preserves the option to respond to the button’s action.

I have a heart flush draw plus a gutshot on JhQh4c after raising preflop, so a half-pot continuation bet applies pressure and can win the pot outright while building value for my draws.

The small bet offers favorable pot odds, and ace-high has some showdown value plus backdoor flush and pair-improvement possibilities. Calling keeps the pot manageable without turning a marginal hand into a bluff raise.

Ace-high has limited showdown value, but I have a gutshot to a straight. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me realize my river equity.

My hand (T-high with a weak heart draw needing two more cards) has no showdown value and no strong draw; checking back on the turn keeps the pot cheap against the preflop raiser.

I have only ace-high, but a river bet is unlikely to fold better hands after the flop call. Checking preserves showdown value against missed draws.

I hold a pair of sevens with T-high; checking to a free showdown keeps showdown value since a bluff into a check-call range is unlikely to profit.

J♣4♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling or raising from the button risks chips with poor prospects against the blinds.

King-ten offsuit is a strong hand blind vs blind after the button folds, making an open-raise to 300 chips the standard value play.

Ace-jack offsuit is a strong hand 3-handed; I 3-bet for value and to build a pot against the SB's 3x open, with fold equity against weaker holdings.

KTo is dominated by the big blind's 3-betting range and will realize poor equity out of position.

QTo is well within a standard 3-handed button opening range, so raising to 2 bb exerts pressure and builds position.

3d6h is a very weak hand out of position against a 2x raise; calling 150 more with a dominated trash hand has negative EV. Folding preserves chips.

The button’s small raise gives favorable pot odds, and J-high has enough potential against a wide three-handed opening range to defend from the big blind.

I have only jack-high with little immediate equity on a connected, two-heart flop, so I’ll check rather than lead into the preflop raiser.

We flop an eight-out open-ended straight draw with overcards in position, making a standard half-pot continuation bet optimal for fold equity and value if called.

I have only jack-high with no direct draw, and the call requires substantial equity against the flop bet. The backdoor heart potential is not enough to continue.

Queen-three offsuit is dominated by any queen and flops poorly, and with no ante there's not enough dead money to justify a light button open or a 1bb call out of position against two blinds.

The button has folded, and calling 50 gives a reasonable price to see a flop heads-up against the big blind, despite the weak offsuit hand.

Holding KcTc in the big blind with position against a small blind limp, raising to 400 builds the pot for value.

With 3♣2♦ out of position against a raise, this hand is too weak to continue profitably.