Hold'em table

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed.

97 offsuit is too weak to profitably complete or open-raise from the small blind out of position.

87 offsuit on the button is below the standard opening threshold in 3-handed play; folding is the disciplined play.

Small blind with J6 offsuit needs only 50 more to call into a 150 pot (getting 3-to-1), and heads-up against the big blind the hand has enough equity to complete. Raising would be too loose with a weak hand.

T7 suited plays well against a wide small-blind limp. Raising builds the pot with a hand that has good postflop potential.

J6 offsuit is weak; calling 300 more out of position against a 4x raise from the big blind is unprofitable, so I fold.

J9 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed pot is a reasonable hand to see a flop with, getting 150 to 100 odds with position, so I call rather than fold or build a big pot.

Completing costs 50 chips into a 250-chip pot. Despite the weak hand and poor position, the price is good enough to see a flop.

Check our option in the big blind with an offsuit weak ace to see a free flop multiway.

My hand is weak on this coordinated flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than bet into two opponents.

I have an unsuited gutshot on a monotone, highly connected board multiway. Checking to see a free turn is standard.

I have an open-ended straight draw (J-9 on Q-K-T, needing an 8 or an A) plus some backdoor value. Both opponents checked, so a bet of about 2/3 pot on the button can take the pot now or build equity when called.}

The low diamond draw is easily dominated on this three-diamond flop, and I have little other equity. Calling out of position with another player still to act is not worthwhile.

I only have a gutshot straight draw with no diamond on a monotone board, giving me insufficient outs and poor pot odds to justify calling a flop bet.

K7 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, with position and flush potential.

65 offsuit is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open.

J4 offsuit is weak and out of position against a button open to 2.5bb. Calling 150 to win 400 gives decent odds, but the hand plays poorly postflop, so I fold.

92o is far too weak to open raise or play on the button, making an easy fold.

Q7o in the small blind, heads-up against the big blind, needs only 50 more to call for a pot of 200 (getting 4:1). It has enough equity to complete, and it is not strong enough to raise for value.

T3 suited is too weak to raise for value, and checking lets me see a flop for free.

Heads-up on a dry 2h Td 3s flop with queen-high, which may be the best hand. A min-bet (100) into a 200 pot takes a cheap stab at a pot the big blind may have checked back with a weak hand, and it gets value from worse hands like ace-high or small pairs.

Top and bottom pair is strong against a small flop bet. Raising for value can get calls from weaker pairs and straight draws.

Holding Q-high with no pair or real draw on a 2-T-3 board, I would need to call 300 into a pot of 700 after my own bet was raised, which is a poor spot out of position. Folding is the disciplined choice.

A7 offsuit with an ace is a strong holding three-handed on the button, so raising to 3bb for value and to take the initiative against two blinds is standard.

9-2 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3× button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

65 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb open from the button.