Hold'em table

Ten-nine suited is a solid button open; raising for position and fold equity with a playable hand.

Q5s is too weak to defend from the small blind out of position against a button raise.

J8 suited is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable with a playable hand.

With top two pair on a relatively dry board, I’m betting for value and protection against overcards and straight draws. A 350-chip bet is a solid size into the 550-chip pot.

I whiffed the flop completely with T-high and no draw; the BB's donk bet into the preflop raiser on a J85 board is a clear fold spot with no equity.

Opening A4o on the button in 3-handed play is standard to apply pressure and capture the blinds.

KQs is a strong hand to 3-bet against a button open, and raising builds value while taking initiative out of position.

Q7 offsuit has very poor equity against a raise and re-raise from two opponents, and calling 800 more out of position would be a losing investment. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Folding A4o to a 3-bet as it lacks playability postflop and is frequently dominated.

On the button, 8-6 offsuit is playable short-handed, and a small open raise can take the blinds while retaining positional advantage.

Queen-eight offsuit is far too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button raise with a player still behind. Folding minimizes losses with a marginal hand.

J2o is too weak of a holding to defend out of position against a button raise.

2-3 offsuit is one of the worst hands in hold'em, and even from the button in a 3-handed game there's no edge worth calling 1bb with. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

97 offsuit is too weak to play profitably out of position from the small blind against the big blind.

K4o is too weak to open profitably from the button in a standard 3-handed structure.

J♣8♣ has reasonable heads-up playability, and completing from the small blind keeps the pot small while allowing the big blind to check.

The small blind limped, which suggests a weak range, and I will have position postflop since the button folded. Raising to 300 with Q7o applies pressure and isolates the limper while retaining fold equity.

J♣8♣ is playable heads-up against a likely wide big-blind isolation raise, and calling 200 offers reasonable pot odds with deep stacks.

I have no pair and only backdoor straight and flush possibilities, so checking avoids investing more while preserving the chance to continue if the action stays passive.

I flopped top pair with a flush draw after my preflop raise, and seat_3 checked. Betting ~2/3 pot builds the pot against worse queens and draws while protecting against the diamond flush draw.

J♣8♣ has no pair or meaningful draw on Q♥5♦6♦, so calling 400 into the pot is not justified.

T9 offsuit is a playable button hand three-handed, so I’ll raise to apply pressure to the blinds while retaining a reasonable price if called.

A4o out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably; folding loses only the 50 already posted.

A5s is an ideal 3-betting candidate from the big blind against a button open, offering strong blocker value, postflop playability, and fold equity.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, especially with 750 chips to call.