Hold'em table

As the button in a three-handed game, 9♦6♣ is playable as a light open. Raising gives me initiative and a chance to take the blinds while preserving positional advantage postflop.

A4 offsuit blocks strong ace hands and is strong enough to 3-bet against a wide button opening range. Raising also avoids playing a weak offsuit hand out of position in a multiway pot.

JTs facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is out of position with the button still to act, so calling 850 is unprofitable against a strong 3-bet range. Folding is the disciplined play.

9-6 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even with position. Fold and preserve the remaining stack.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

JTo is a clear opening hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I raise to 3bb to take the initiative and play the pot in position-neutral fashion with a strong range.

A♥J♥ is strong against a small blind’s likely wide opening range, so I’ll 3-bet for value and take initiative while out of position.

JTo out of position against a 3-bet from the big blind realizes its equity poorly, so this is a marginal call at best. Folding is the disciplined choice.

Q2 offsuit is below a standard button open range in 3-handed play against two blinds at 100bb, so folding is fine.

JTo is strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folds. Raise to 300 for value and initiative.

K8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind 3x raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an unnecessarily large pot out of position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high flop, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids a low-equity bluff. I can reassess if the big blind bets.

King-high has little equity on this ace-high flop, and the preflop raiser can still have strong hands after checking. Taking the free card is better than bluffing.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, so betting the paired turn is unlikely to improve my position against the caller's range. I’ll take the free river card.

After the preflop raiser checked twice, a turn bet can win the pot against unpaired hands. King-high has little showdown value, so I prefer to bluff rather than check back.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, and the turn bet represents a hand that can continue on this ace-high board. Calling would rely on a weak bluff-catching read.

7♠5♥ is too weak to open from the button in a three-handed game, and calling would invite the blinds to see a flop with little equity.

J6 offsuit is playable heads-up, but raising out of position would build a larger pot with a marginal hand. Completing the small blind keeps the investment modest.

Against a small-blind limp, Q5o is a reasonable isolation raise since we hold position and the limping range is capped. Raising to 4bb puts pressure on a weak range, though checking would also be fine.

J6 offsuit is too weak to call a 4× big-blind raise out of position.

Seven-four suited is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players at these stack depths.

A2o is well ahead of a random hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so raising for value and fold equity beats limping. A 3x open is standard from the small blind.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3bb raise from the small blind, especially out of position.

83o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, so folding is standard.

Calling only 50 more gets a favorable price heads-up, and folding would surrender the small blind already invested. I’ll avoid bloating the pot with a weak offsuit hand.

J7 offsuit is marginal against an unknown small-blind limping range. Checking takes a free flop in position without building a larger pot.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but this connected flop can hit the big blind’s checking range. I’ll take the free card rather than risk a check-raise.

Top pair with a good kicker is likely ahead of a small-blind limping range. Betting for value also charges the many straight and flush draws on this board.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight outs and enough direct pot odds to continue. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding a large raise with only a draw.

I have only a gutshot to an eight and no meaningful backup draw, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

My weak pair has showdown value, but this connected board gives a flop caller many stronger hands. Checking controls the pot and lets me see the river.

The river king is a useful scare card after the turn checked through, and I have no showdown value. A 300-chip bluff targets hands that may have called the flop with a weak pair or draw.

The small river bet offers good pot odds. My pair of sevens can beat missed heart draws and some thin value bets, so calling is preferable to folding.