Hold'em table

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free game, I can open a wider range and use position after the flop. A minimum raise limits my investment with a marginal hand.

Holding AKs in the small blind against a button min-raise, 3-betting to 900 chips for value and to take initiative out of position.

I have 7h3c, a weak offsuit hand facing a 3-bet; calling 800 more out of position is not profitable.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even in position.

Opening T8s on the button in 3-handed play is a standard, profitable raise to 2.5bb.

A3o is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act, and it plays poorly postflop out of position.

64 offsuit is a weak, poorly connected hand. Calling the button's 2.5bb raise out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

J7o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable spot to raise and take initiative, pressuring the blinds to fold or play a bigger pot out of position.

Eight-seven offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 53 offsuit in the big blind against a 3bb button open is an easy fold.

On the button in a three-handed pot, 9-7 offsuit is playable as an open-raise, with position helping postflop.

Holding 7c 2h in the small blind facing an open raise from the button is a clear fold.

T7o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, so folding preserves chips.

King-Queen suited is a very strong holding on the button in 3-handed play; raising 2.5x is standard for value and initiative.

Pocket threes have good implied odds to set-mine against a button raise, and calling only costs 200 with deep stacks.

Calling 150 closes the action and gives me a favorable price to see the flop, though Q6 offsuit will need cautious play in a three-way pot.

Pocket threes with no diamond on a monotone, connected board are weak; checking to see the next action and avoid building a pot out of position.

Bottom pair on a three-diamond flop is too weak to lead into two opponents. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate the button's action.

On a monotone and coordinated flop multiway with two overcards and no diamond, checking behind takes a free card and controls the pot.

The board has four diamonds and my pair of threes is weak; checking avoids putting chips in when any diamond or higher pair beats me.

Bottom pair with no diamond is weak on a four-diamond board, especially three-way. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into stronger hands.

With four diamonds on the board and holding no diamond myself in a multiway pot, bluffing is too risky as any diamond will call.

My pair of 3s is weak on a four-diamond board, and all opponents have checked. Checking avoids risking chips as a bluff when any diamond or higher pair beats me.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, while a bet on this four-diamond board is unlikely to get called by worse hands.

With four diamonds on the board and two opponents, bluffing without a diamond blocker is too risky as any diamond will likely call.

With K8s on the button in 3-handed play, raising applies pressure and takes initiative with a hand that has decent equity and position.

Offsuit 7-5 is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

J6o has very poor playability and equity out of position against a button raise, making it an easy fold.