Hold'em table

Pocket fives on the button in 3-handed play is well ahead of opening ranges, so I raise for value and to take initiative.

Q9 offsuit is a weak out-of-position defend against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Fold rather than invest more with a hand that is likely dominated.

T8o is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise heads-up; folding is the profitable play.

T3 offsuit is too weak to continue from the first preflop position, especially with a full big blind to call.

96o is weak but heads-up with only 50 to call, pot odds justify seeing a flop cheaply rather than folding.

JTo is well ahead of a small-blind limp range and I am in position heads-up, so I raise for value and to punish the limp rather than checking.

9c6h is a weak hand facing a 4x raise from the big blind; calling 300 more to win 500 with trash is a losing proposition.

Ace-high on the button in 3-max is worth a standard open; raising isolates and builds pot with position.

K2 offsuit is a weak king with poor playability out of position facing a 3x button raise; folding preserves stack versus calling 250.

8♠4♣ offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, especially out of position. The price is not enough to justify calling with this hand.

AQ suited on the button is a premium 3-handed hand, raising for value and to take initiative.

Q♥8♥ has enough playability to defend against a button open at this price, though calling keeps the pot manageable out of position with the big blind still to act.

J7 offsuit out of position against a raise and a caller is a weak hand; folding is the profitable play.

With only two overcards and backdoor heart potential on a dry low flop, checking out of position keeps the pot small and avoids leading into the preflop raiser.

In position heads-up on a dry low flop, my range advantage and two overcards with backdoor diamond equity favor a half-pot continuation bet after opponent checks.

Q-high has no made hand and only weak backdoor equity on this low, connected board. Even against the small bet, continuing out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

6♣4♣ is a weak but playable suited hand on the button. Calling keeps the pot small while preserving position and the chance to see a flop cheaply.

AQs is strong from the SB; raising builds the pot and isolates rather than limping into a multiway flop.

5-7 offsuit is weak against a small-blind raise after a limp; calling 200 needs too much equity and plays poorly out of position postflop.

Calling in position with a suited connector-like hand at favorable pot odds; the deep stacks give it some postflop playability.

I hold top pair with the queen kicker on KQ9; checked to me, so I bet for value and protection against draws.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, and the bet is too large to continue with only backdoor flush potential.

Heads-up against the big blind, K5o is ahead of a wide range and calling leaves me out of position in a small pot. Raising pressures folds while retaining decent king-high equity if called.

2♥5♠ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling a 3× big-blind raise from the small blind is not worthwhile.