Hold'em table

Opening Q9s from the button is standard 3-handed play to leverage position and playability.

4♣6♥ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a raise leaves me out of position against the raiser with the big blind still to act.

J3 offsuit is far too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5x raise, especially out of position heads-up. Calling 150 more with a dominated hand has negative expected value.

As the button in a three-handed game, J5 offsuit is playable as an open raise; a modest size applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A4s is a marginal but playable suited ace in a 3-max SB vs button open; calling keeps the pot small and preserves fold equity postflop, while 3-betting risks isolation from the BB with a weak kicker.

Holding 8-3 offsuit in the big blind facing a raise and a call, this hand has very poor playability and equity out of position, making it a clear fold.

I flopped two pair (aces and deuces) on Ac2c2h, so I'm betting ~2/3 pot for value against Ax and to charge club-flush and wheel draws, while keeping the pot manageable given my weak 4 kicker.

I have only jack-high with a backdoor flush draw, and calling the 400 bet is unlikely to be profitable without a pair or stronger draw.

On the button in 3-handed play, suited cards justify a standard 3x open to pressure the blinds and pick up the pot cheaply; folding is too tight and flatting leaves me out of position postflop with a weak hand.

Q5o is far too weak to defend out of position from the small blind against a 3x open.

8♣3♦ offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open, even with the pot odds.

Open-raising T8o on the button to steal blinds and take advantage of position in 3-handed play.

A-6 offsuit is a reasonable defend at this price, though I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position with a marginal 3-bet.

Calling 120 into a 540 pot requires only ~18% equity, and 36s has enough multiway equity plus flush potential to defend the big blind cheaply rather than fold.

Bet for value and protection with top pair, while my spade gives me a strong flush draw if called.

I only hold bottom pair (threes) on an ace-queen board with just 2 outs, facing a 400 flop lead from a preflop caller — calling is clearly -EV and bluff-raising 6-high has no fold equity. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

I hold ten-high with zero equity or draws on an ace-queen high flop facing a donk bet.

With the button and only the blinds to act, a small open can win the pot immediately and gives this weak hand some initiative if called.

Pocket kings are a premium hand; I 3-bet for value to build a pot against the button opener and apply pressure out of position.

Holding 23o facing an open and a 3-bet is an automatic fold.

54 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial preflop reraise, even with position. Calling would risk 500 chips with poor equity and limited playability.

Pocket kings on the button in a 3-handed game is a premium raising hand; a standard 3x open builds the pot while isolating the blinds.

QJo plays poorly out of position facing a 3x open from the button, especially with the big blind still to act.

9♣6♥ is a weak offsuit holding with poor playability out of position. The 3x open makes the price too steep to defend profitably.