Hold'em table

J9 offsuit is a playable button hand three-handed with position and fold equity against the blinds. Raising to 2.5bb pressures the blinds and builds a pot in position.

J6 suited is too weak to defend profitably from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

KhTh is a strong suited broadway hand, but out of position against a button raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate the flop without overcommitting.

I missed the flop with KhTh, having only overcards and a backdoor straight draw. Out of position against the preflop raiser, checking is standard to see his action and avoid bloating the pot.

Top pair with Jack kicker on a checked-to flop; bet for value and to charge straight draws.

I have only king-high with backdoor straight and flush draws, no direct outs; folding against a c-bet in position is the safest play.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and a king blocker favoring a blind steal. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting investment with a marginal hand.

Folding Q4s from the small blind against a button raise at 2.25x, as the hand lacks strength to profitably call out of position in a three-handed game, and a three-bet risks too much with a marginal holding.

Ace-four suited is a profitable big blind defense against a small 2.25bb button open, getting a good price heads-up with suited ace playability.

Top pair with ace kicker plus a wheel gutshot on a low connected board; betting for value and protection out of position against the button raiser's wide range.

K-high with a gutshot is too weak to continue profitably against a 70%-pot bet. The big blind connects well with this low board, and our overcard outs are unreliable.

Standard button raise with A4o to steal the blinds and leverage position.

7-3 offsuit is a very weak hand facing a button raise; calling from the small blind out of position would be unprofitable.

J8 suited is a comfortable big-blind defend against a button min-raise, needing only 22.2% equity at this price. Calling preserves its postflop potential without inflating the pot out of position.

Checking out of position to the preflop raiser keeps the pot small with a weak hand and only backdoor draws. There is little reason to lead on this paired board.

With Ah4s on a paired Q-high board, we have only a backdoor flush draw and an overcard. Checking back in position lets us realize equity for free and avoids getting check-raised off a weak hand.

The flop checked through, giving a turn semi-bluff a good chance to fold out better high-card hands. My club flush draw provides equity when called, while a two-thirds-pot bet also fits my value hands.

My Ace-high has little equity against a paired Queen board with a turn bet, and I have almost no draws. Folding preserves my stack.

Ace-high on the button in 3-handed play is ahead of the blinds' ranges and benefits from taking initiative and potentially stealing the pot.

K6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise with the big blind still to act. Poor equity realization out of position and domination risk favor folding.

6h2h is too weak to defend from the big blind against a button raise; folding is the standard and most profitable play here.

Q7 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest with position postflop.

K2s is a weak hand, especially out of position against a button raise. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Calling 120 into 370 with 97o against a small button raise; pot odds are good and hand has decent equity versus a wide opening range despite being out of position.

With 9-8-7-6 open-ended straight draw on a king-high board, checking to the preflop raiser is standard and lets me realize equity cheaply against a likely continuation bet.

With queen-high, no heart, and only backdoor straight potential, this is a weak bluff candidate on a coordinated board. Checking preserves chips and lets me realize some equity in position.

I have the nut ten-high straight on the turn with 7-9. Betting for value and protection charges heart draws and king/top-pair hands that would check behind for free.

Queen-high has no direct straight or flush draw and too little equity to call 380 into 870. With no compelling bluff-raise opportunity, folding avoids an unprofitable continuation.

T4o is a very weak hand, even on the button in a 3-handed game. Folding avoids losing chips with a hand that rarely flops well.

Q8 suited is strong heads-up versus the big blind after the button folded, so I raise to pressure and build value despite being out of position postflop.

K4 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defense against a small-blind open, costing 200 to contest a 600-chip pot. Position postflop helps realize equity, while raising would unnecessarily inflate the pot with a weak kicker.

Paired flop favors my preflop raising range and Q8 has little showdown path if checked through; a small c-bet needs few folds to profit and can improve on a queen.

King-high with a weak kicker and no meaningful backdoor draw is a poor candidate to continue, even against a small bet. Stronger high-card hands and draws provide better defenses against this wide-range continuation bet.