Hold'em table

Q6 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two players, so folding the button is reasonable; calling would put chips in with a hand that often plays poorly postflop.

J8 offsuit is strong enough to open heads-up from the small blind. Raising gives the big blind a chance to fold and builds a pot when called.

Holding 85 offsuit facing an open raise to 3bb from the small blind, this hand is too weak to defend profitably.

Seven-three offsuit is too weak to open on the button against two players, even with position.

Folding 86 offsuit from the small blind as it plays poorly out of position postflop.

Opening A8o on the button in 3-handed play is standard for value and positional advantage.

42s is a weak hand out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 more is not profitable, so I fold.

The folded small blind adds dead money, giving me a reasonable price to defend J4 offsuit against a button raise.

With no made hand and only backdoor draws on this ace-high flop, I’ll check rather than build the pot.

C-betting top pair for value and protection on a draw-heavy board against the big blind's check.

J-high has little equity or useful draw potential on this ace-high flop. Out of position against the preflop raiser, folding is better than continuing against the bet.

J9 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a solid speculative hand, and calling 100 into a 150 pot gets a good price with position.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 250-chip pot. Even with a weak hand out of position, the price makes seeing a flop worthwhile.

In the big blind facing two limpers, checking A7o takes a free flop multiway without inflating the pot out of position.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker is not strong enough to value-bet into two opponents. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing more against stronger ranges.

I have an overcard and a gutshot straight draw in a three-way limped pot, so checking to see what the button does is the standard play.

Top pair with a jack kicker on a wet board, and both opponents checked. Betting about two-thirds of the pot (200 into 300) gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity on a coordinated flop.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker and no meaningful draw is difficult to continue with against a bet into two players, especially with the big blind still to act.

I hold only Ace-high with marginal backdoor straight potential on a 9-8-3 rainbow board, making a call against a 2/3 pot bet out of position unprofitable.

J9 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

97s is too weak to call out of position against a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act.

AKs in the big blind against a button min-raise to 250 is a strong hand. A 3-bet to 850 builds the pot, and I will have position disadvantage postflop, so raising for value is preferable to calling.

J9 offsuit is too weak to defend against this sizable three-bet, even with position.

J2s is too weak to open profitably from the button even 3-handed.

3-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand. Although folding gives up the 50-chip small blind and the pot is small, calling out of position with it has negative expected value, so I fold.