Hold'em table

94o from the button is too weak to call even cheaply; folding avoids marginal spots with a trash hand.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to open against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 3bb pressures weaker hands and compensates for playing out of position.

5h7s offsuit is weak, facing a 3x raise with only one caller left; not worth continuing out of position.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure to the blinds while preserving positional advantage if called.

A9 offsuit is a strong hand in a 3-handed pot; 3-betting the button's open builds the pot and can take it down preflop.

Pocket jacks are strong 3-handed against two raises; 4-betting builds the pot with a hand that dominates their continuing ranges while keeping fold equity.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a three-bet followed by a cold four-bet, especially with the three-bettor still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips against likely strong ranges.

Facing a large preflop 3-bet with A9o out of position, my equity is too marginal to continue profitably against a strong range.

QJ offsuit is a decent button hand; raise to isolate and take initiative against blinds.

7-6 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3bb raise from the button with a player still to act; folding is clearly best.

K5 offsuit is a weak, frequently dominated hand against a 3-big-blind button raise. Playing out of position with poor equity realization makes folding preferable.

T9o off the button is a weak hand facing two players; folding is standard.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs just 50 chips for a 200-chip pot. The suited hand has enough playability to justify a cheap entry despite being out of position.

T2o is weak, no reason to raise; checking option closes preflop cheaply.

Bottom pair has some showdown value but is too weak to build a pot out of position on this draw-heavy flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to the opponent's bet size.

Weak hand with no pair or draw, checking behind is best in this heads-up pot with position on seat_2 checking.

Trip fours are strong enough to value bet against queens, sevens, and diamond draws after the flop checked through. A three-quarter-pot bet builds the pot while charging draws.

T2 offsuit with no pair, no draw on a paired board; small bet but no equity to continue.

JTo is a standard button open three-handed, with position and good connectivity. Raising to 2.5 big blinds can win the blinds immediately while keeping the pot manageable if called.

A6 offsuit is a marginal hand but the price to call (200 into a growing pot) is reasonable to see a flop from the small blind against a single button raise.

6d7s is a weak suited connector facing a raise out of position; folding avoids playing a marginal hand multiway.

I only have a backdoor gutshot and ace-high, not enough to bet; checking to see a free or cheap card.

This low, connected flop offers little immediate equity for jack-ten and connects with the small blind’s calling range. Checking preserves the pot and lets me realize my overcard and backdoor-flush equity in position.

I have top pair (A) with a decent kicker; betting here for value since the flop went check-check and the board has only two-flush backdoors, no need to fear a big check-raise.

Jack-high has no meaningful draw on this board and insufficient equity to call the 350-chip bet. Raising as a bluff is unattractive against a range containing aces, low pairs, and straights.

K9 offsuit on the button is a reasonable raising hand; raise to isolate and take advantage of position.

5d9s is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

Ace-king offsuit is a strong value three-bet against a button opening range. Raising to 1100 pressures weaker hands and builds the pot while accounting for playing out of position.

K9o facing a big 3-bet to 1100 after my open; not strong enough to continue profitably against a tight reraise.