Hold'em table

A-T offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while keeping the risk modest.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K6o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open.

With 87s on the button in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure on the blinds and builds a pot with a hand that has good implied odds and position. A 3x raise is a standard aggressive play here.

Holding 32o in the small blind facing a 3x open from the button is an easy fold out of position.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button opening range. A 3-bet to 1200 builds value and compensates for playing out of position.

Closing the action with 87s on the button, I have good implied odds and position against the big blind's 3-bet. The price is acceptable for a suited connector with playability postflop.

Top pair with a strong kicker is worth a small continuation bet in this three-bet pot. This sizing gets value from weaker aces and kings while charging club draws.

I have only a weak gutshot with no pair or flush draw on an A-K board, and the opponent's preflop and flop aggression suggests a strong range. Calling 800 offers insufficient immediate odds, so folding preserves chips.

K2o is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

Pocket fours are strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. A three-big-blind raise can win the pot now while keeping the sizing modest.

Q2o is too weak to defend against a 3x small-blind raise out of position; calling would often leave me dominated and playing a low-equity hand in a deep-stack pot.

Five-three suited is playable from the button three-handed. A small raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

AKo is strong 3-handed; I 3-bet to isolate the button and build the pot with likely the best hand.

Facing a button raise and a small blind 3-bet, calling out of position with the button still to act is unprofitable, and folding A5s preserves our stack.

Five-three suited is too weak to continue against a sizable three-bet, even with position.

K4o is a weak offsuit hand with poor postflop playability, and calling or raising into two players is not profitable without reads.

A8s is well ahead of an average blind defense range; raising to 3bb puts maximum pressure on the big blind.

KQo is strong against a typical small-blind opening range. A three-bet builds the pot with a hand that can get called by worse while applying pressure to weaker opens.

A8s struggles out of position against a sizable 10bb 3-bet from the big blind, making an easy fold.

93 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even in 3-handed play. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

K-J suited is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising from the small blind builds the pot and puts pressure on a wide range.

K6o is a weak offsuit hand that is often dominated by the small blind's 3.5x raising range, and playing it out of position would be unprofitable.