Hold'em table

3-7 offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and on the button facing a big blind with two players left to act behind me, folding costs nothing and avoids playing out of position postflop.

KQs is a strong heads-up hand, so I raise for value from the small blind.

Defending big blind with JTo in position against a 3bb raise from the small blind getting 2:1 pot odds.

A small continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands while keeping risk modest with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw.

I flopped top pair on a dry paired board and face a small 1/3 pot continuation bet, making an easy call in position.

The turn is a blank, and K-high has little equity when called. Checking avoids building the pot against a range that called the flop.

We have top pair with a mediocre kicker on a paired board. Checking behind controls the pot and lets us see a showdown or evaluate river action safely.

K-Q has showdown value on the triple-five board, while many better hands are unlikely to fold to a bet. Checking also gives missed draws a chance to bluff.

I hold a full house, Fives full of Jacks, on a board where any pocket pair also made a weaker full house and may call a value bet. A bet of 400 into a 1000 pot extracts value from worse made hands.

KQ is a strong bluff-catcher on this board. The 400-chip bet offers enough pot odds to call against missed draws and other bluffs.

J7 suited is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game, and a 2.5 big blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A5o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open with the big blind still to act.

5h4c is a weak offsuit hand; calling 150 more to win a 400 pot (getting about 2.7:1) out of position against a button open is marginal at best, so folding is the simpler choice.

Open-raising pocket eights on the button for value and initiative.

T6 offsuit is weak, out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind me. Calling 200 more for a marginal hand is not profitable.

32 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, even with the big blind already posted.

4d3d is a weak suited connector; on the button in a 3-handed pot it is playable, but calling out of position postflop against two players with no real edge is marginal, so folding is a small-cost, low-variance choice.

A2 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 gives me a chance to win the pot preflop.

Q7o is too weak to profitably defend against a 3x open from the small blind.

Seven-six offsuit is playable as a button open in three-handed hold’em. Raising to 2.5 big blinds uses position and gives the blinds a chance to fold.

Folding 43o out of position against a button open is standard and disciplined.

5-9 offsuit is a weak hand; calling 150 to win 400 out of position against a button open is marginal at best, so folding is the simplest choice.

T2o is a very weak unsuited hand that does not warrant an open even from the button in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so I'm in the small blind heads-up against the big blind. Q4o is a reasonable hand here, and calling 50 more into a 150 pot gives 3-to-1 odds, so I complete and see a flop.

Pocket sevens are strong against a small-blind limp, so I raise for value and to deny equity while keeping position postflop.

Q4 offsuit is weak and out of position against a 4x big blind raise. The call needs 300 to win 800 with poor playability, so folding is best.