Hold'em table

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand in three-handed play, leveraging position and initiative.

Q2o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

I have a strong hand in AK and want to build the pot while putting pressure on the button raiser. A 3-bet to 800 gives me fold equity and value against weaker hands.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet out of position in this heads-up pot.

AKo on the button in 3-handed play is a premium hand, so a standard 2.5bb open builds the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

5d7c is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a raise, so folding avoids investing more chips with poor playability.

QJs is a strong suited broadway hand against a button open and performs well as a value/semi-bluff 3-bet from the big blind.

AKo on the button facing a BB 3-bet is a clear value 4-bet; sizing to 2200 keeps worse hands in while retaining fold equity.

QJs is too dominated against a button 4-bet range after our 3-bet, and calling would create a difficult low-SPR pot out of position.

5h9h suited is playable from the button for one small blind with good pot odds; calling keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop in position.

8-2 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind in a multiway pot.

83 suited is weak, but checking the big blind against a button limp gives a free flop, and raising out of position has little value.

A flush draw with a backdoor straight draw, out of position in a limped pot, is a good spot for a small semi-bluff lead. Betting 150 into 250 can take the pot now and still builds it when we hit.

I have bottom pair with a backdoor flush draw, and the pot odds justify calling this small bet to see the turn. Raising would likely only get called by better hands, so calling is the safest way to continue.

I have a weak, non-nut flush draw out of position against a player who called the flop. Checking lets me take a free card or realize equity cheaply, rather than bloating the pot.

8-high has no showdown value, and the river completes hearts and pairs the queen, both of which I can represent. Opponent's turn check was a fallback, so a bet may also win if they time out again.

5♣4♦ offsuit is too weak to open from the button at this stack depth under a chip-maximizing strategy.

43o is one of the weakest SB-vs-BB hands and plays poorly out of position with 100bb stacks, so I'm folding rather than risk more chips.

K7o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a raise to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

6-9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

A3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open at this sizing in this heads-up-to-the-flop spot.

On the button with A8o, I open-raise to 3bb to pressure the blinds and play in position against a narrower range.

K3 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x raise with the big blind still behind.

K7o in the big blind against a 3x button open getting 200 to win 650 (about 3.25:1) is a standard defend in 3-handed play. Calling is better than 3-betting given the hand's modest playability.

Trips with a strong kicker on a dry paired board; checking to the preflop raiser lets them continuation-bet their overcards and air, so I can check-raise or call to build the pot.

C-betting with ace-high on a paired board to apply pressure and take down the pot if opponent missed.

We have trips with a strong kicker on a paired board facing a small c-bet. Check-raising builds the pot against overpairs, tens and draws that can continue, and our hand beats most of the button's range.

Facing a check-raise on a paired board with only Ace-high and no real draw, calling is not profitable. I fold and preserve chips.