Hold'em table

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players.

97 offsuit is too weak to complete or raise profitably out of position against the big blind.

87o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

I have J6o in the small blind; the button folded, and completing costs only 50 into 150. I’ll call and evaluate the flop rather than bloating the pot with a weak hand.

T7 suited plays well in position against a wide small-blind limp. Raising can win the pot now or build it with a playable hand.

J6o is weak and dominated against a big blind raise, and I am out of position postflop. Folding avoids playing a marginal hand for 300 more chips.

Three-handed on the button with J9o, raising to apply pressure on the blinds and take the pot down or play in position.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 3.5-to-1 direct pot odds closing the action against a button min-raise, defending A3o in the big blind is standard.

I check out of position on a wet, monotone broadway flop that strongly favors the preflop raiser's range, holding an offsuit Ace-high gutshot with no diamond.

I flopped a K-high straight on a coordinated board and want to bet for value while charging diamond draws and worse made hands.

Holding an unsuited gutshot with no diamonds on a monotone Broadway flop gives insufficient equity and poor implied odds to call a flop bet.

K7 suited is a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while keeping the risk modest.

Folding 65 offsuit in the small blind facing a button open is standard given poor playability out of position.

J4o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, and calling would often leave me dominated with poor playability. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a marginal hand.

92 offsuit is well below the threshold for an open on the button in 3-handed play.

With an ace-high hand on the button in a 3-handed game, raising is standard to take initiative and put pressure on the blinds. A 3x raise to 300 is a balanced size that can take the pot down preflop or build value when called.

9♠2♠ is too weak to defend the small blind against a three-big-blind raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 65 offsuit out of position against a 3x button open is a clear fold.