Hold'em table

K9 offsuit is a reasonable open from the button in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take the initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, poorly-playing hand.

Holding 74o in the big blind facing a button open, this hand is far too weak to defend profitably out of position.

93 suited is too weak to open into two live blinds and is often dominated, so folding preserves chips.

Fold weak offsuit eight-six out of position against the big blind.

Opening with QTs on the button is standard; raising to 2.5x BB gives position and initiative.

A♦9♦ is strong enough to continue against the button’s small open, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position with the big blind still to act.

Q7s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise and a small-blind call. Folding avoids a dominated, multiway spot with poor reverse implied odds.

I have a vulnerable middle pair on a connected, two-heart flop, so I’ll check out of position and keep the pot controlled.

I have top pair, good kicker, and a gutshot straight draw on a coordinated board, so I bet for value and protection against various draws.

A9 is a reasonable bluff-catcher against a modest flop bet, with enough equity versus draws and bluffs at this price. Raising would isolate me against stronger hands on a wet board.

My pair of nines has some showdown value, but the connected, three-heart board is highly dangerous and a bet is unlikely to get better hands to fold. I’ll check and reassess against the river action.

The turn completes both four-to-a-straight and three-to-a-flush, so checking behind controls the pot size and realizes our showdown value with top pair.

My pair of nines is a marginal showdown hand on a four-card straight board. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough, so I’ll take the free showdown.

The board has a four-to-a-straight and three hearts. With second pair and no straight or flush, there is no value in betting, so checking behind to realize showdown value is optimal.

As the button in a three-handed game, I can open a wide range and use my positional advantage. A small raise gives 9-high a chance to take the pot preflop while limiting the cost if called.

Q5 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated, difficult spot.

J8o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button open.

96 offsuit is too weak and poorly connected to open or call from the button, so folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

K4o is too weak to comfortably play out of position blind versus blind, making folding the standard and disciplined play.

J6o is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play. Easy fold.

With only the big blind left, completing costs 50 to contest a 150-chip pot. Even a weak suited hand has enough equity and playability to call rather than fold.

Pocket threes have enough value heads-up against a limp to build the pot and deny free equity, so I raise to 400 rather than check.

7♠2♠ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a 4x raise; the call price does not justify it.