Hold'em table

Pocket deuces are worth opening on the button in a three-handed game. Raising to 2.5 big blinds can win the blinds immediately while preserving positional advantage and set potential if called.

Q4o is a weak hand, especially out of position from the small blind facing a raise to 250 (2.5x open) and the big blind still to act. The risk-reward is unfavorable; folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Offsuit 3-4 is too weak to defend against a button raise heads-up, especially out of position.

T4o is a weak hand in early position with no promise. Folding avoids committing chips with a poor holding and preserves stack equity for better opportunities.

A7 offsuit is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind hand and benefits from applying pressure preflop. The 3bb raise gives the big blind a difficult decision while retaining positional disadvantage compensation.

97 suited is a playable big-blind defense against a small-blind raise, especially with position postflop. Calling costs 200 to contest a 600-chip pot and preserves the hand's drawing potential without inflating the pot.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on the dry, high-card flop where our preflop range is advantaged. The ace blocker also reduces the likelihood of strong ace-high continuations.

Nine-high has no direct draw on this flop, only weak backdoor possibilities. Against the continuation bet, folding is preferable to calling with poor equity or bluff-raising without useful blockers.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in this short session without reads.

KJo is strong enough to raise for value in a blind-versus-blind pot. A 3bb raise pressures the big blind while charging weaker hands to continue against us out of position.

Queen-nine offsuit is a weak hand in a 3-handed game. Seat 1 raised to 300 from small blind, indicating strength, and I'm out of position in the big blind. Folding preserves chips against a likely better hand.

Six-four offsuit is too weak to profitably open on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and limited playability.

Pocket twos is a small pair with reasonable playability. With seat_1 folded and only seat_3 (big blind) remaining, a standard raise to 200 (4bb) applies proper pressure preflop. This builds the pot and gains information from the big blind's response.

Ten-nine suited has strong playability heads-up versus a small-blind min-raise. A larger three-bet applies pressure and builds a favorable initiative pot.

Facing a 3-bet to 700 with pocket 2s from the big blind. This is a marginal hand that's dominated against the 3-bettor's range, and folding preserves chips with a small blind investment already at risk.

5-Q offsuit is a weak hand in early position (button with blinds to act before the flop continues). Folding preserves chips against two opponents who have already committed to the pot, avoiding unfavorable situations where this hand is likely dominated.

Pocket fives are strong heads-up against the big blind and benefit from building the pot while retaining fold equity. A 3.5bb total raise is a standard isolation size from the small blind.

J8 offsuit is a marginal defense against a 3.5-big-blind open, with weak playability and frequent domination. Without evidence that the small blind is opening unusually wide, folding avoids a thin call.

Open the button with suited connected cards, leveraging position and playability.

At 100 big blinds deep with no rake, calling the small button open is reasonable with a pocket pair. I can flop a set for a strong payoff, while avoiding inflating the pot out of position.

Q5o is a weak hand in a 3-player game facing a raise and a call with significant action ahead. Folding preserves chips when out of position with poor equity.

Check to the preflop raiser with an underpair and a very weak diamond draw. Betting would build the pot out of position while rarely getting called by worse hands.

I have bottom pair plus an open-ended straight draw, and betting protects equity against overcards while putting pressure on non-diamond holdings. The monotone board makes a moderate sizing preferable to bloating the pot.

My underpair and very low diamond draw are weak against this sizable bet on a monotone flop. Playing out of position with substantial reverse implied odds makes calling unprofitable.