Hold'em table

Nine-four offsuit is one of the weakest hands in hold'em with poor playability, even on the button in 3-max. Folding costs nothing and avoids playing a dominated hand out of position against two blinds.

97 offsuit is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind.

87 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so this is effectively SB vs BB. J6o is weak but still a standard open in this spot; a small raise takes the initiative and can win the blinds immediately.

Calling 200 into a 400 pot needs only ~33% equity, and a wide SB-vs-BB raise range gives suited T7s close to that with flush draw potential; folding is too tight at this price.

I have jack-six offsuit with no pair and no heart on a monotone flop, so there is little value in betting. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids spewing with air.

My 7s pairs the highest board card, so I likely have the best hand now, but the monotone heart flop leaves many draws alive. A moderate bet charges flush/straight draws while extracting thin value from weaker pairs.

Jack-high with no pair and no heart draw on a monotone flop; calling 350 into 950 with pure air is -EV against a flop bet.

J9o is playable on the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 2.5bb to take the initiative rather than limp or fold.

42 offsuit is one of the worst starting hands, and I'm out of position facing a 2.5x raise from the button. Calling 200 more with almost no equity or playability is clearly -EV, so folding is standard.

With zero rake and receiving 2.7 to 1 on a call, A3o has sufficient equity against a wide 3-handed button open to profitably defend the big blind.

I hold ace-high with a gutshot straight draw on a monotone flop; checking out of position to the preflop raiser is standard.

I have the second-nut straight on a monotone flop and the BB checked, so I bet about three-quarters pot for value against pairs, two pair, and sets while still getting called by worse.

We hold ace-high with an offsuit gutshot on a monotone Qd-Kd-Td board, offering poor pot odds and high reverse implied odds against the opponent's flop bet.

K7s is a solid suited king and I'm on the button in a 3-handed game, so I should open-raise for value and position. A standard 3x open to 300 puts pressure on the blinds without risking much.

Folding 65 offsuit from the small blind facing a 3x open from the button.

J4o is too weak to continue against a button open to 3bb; folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected hand out of position.

92o is an unplayable hand with negligible equity, making an easy fold even on the button.

Button folded, so Q7o only needs to complete for 50 into 150. That price is good enough to see a flop out of position rather than surrender the small blind.

I'm in the big blind with Tc3c facing only a small-blind limp; checking costs nothing and lets me realize equity cheaply with a weak suited hand, while raising risks bloating the pot out of position with a hand that's often dominated.

I have queen-high with no pair or draw on a dry flop, out of position. Checking keeps the pot small rather than bluffing into a range that can easily continue.

I hold two pair (tens and threes) on a dry, disconnected flop against a single opponent who checked. Betting around three-quarters pot builds the pot for value from Tx/sets-worse pairs while denying cheap equity to gutshot draws like 45 or A4.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on a dry flop; calling a 75% pot bet with complete air is unprofitable.

A7o is playable from the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 3x rather than flat the big blind.

9s2s is a weak dominated hand out of position against a 3x button raise, with the big blind still to act behind me. Calling or raising here has negative expected value, so folding preserves chips.

Holding 65 offsuit in the big blind facing a 3bb button open, this hand lacks the playability and equity to defend profitably out of position.