Hold'em table

As the button in a three-handed game, 9♦6♣ offsuit is playable as an open-raise; a modest 2.5 BB size applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

3-7 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct from the small blind.

73 suited has weak connectivity and poor equity realization out of position against a 2.5bb button raise. Without evidence of an unusually wide opening range, folding is preferable to a marginal defense.

K6o is a weak hand from the button facing a full open; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, making a limp reasonable with 8-6 offsuit in a rake-free blind-versus-blind pot. It keeps the investment small with a marginal hand out of position.

J♣2♣ is too weak to raise against the small blind’s limp. Check and see a flop without investing more preflop.

I have only a gutshot and no heart draw on this ace-high flop. Checking keeps the pot small out of position and lets me reassess against the big blind's action.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, and the ace-high flop can connect with the limper’s range. Check behind and take the free card.

Our pair of sixes has some showdown value and a gutshot, but no heart on this three-heart board. Checking keeps the pot small with a marginal hand that gains little from betting.

I have no meaningful showdown value or heart blocker on this three-heart board. Checking behind avoids investing chips in a low-equity bluff and preserves the chance to improve on the river.

Our pair of sixes has showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get enough calls from worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small and allows the opponent to bluff with missed draws.

With only jack-high and no meaningful blocker on a flush-heavy board, a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands. I take the free showdown.

J4 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and flush potential. A small raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

K2 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against the button’s raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q5 offsuit is weak against a button raise; folding is cheap here with no pot odds justification to continue.

T9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

AQs suited is a strong hand; 3-betting the button's open builds the pot with a premium holding and can take it down preflop.

Nine-deuce offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and playability.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial 3-bet from the small blind; calling would risk 600 chips with poor equity and domination concerns.

KTo is a solid button hand in 3-handed play; raising to 250 to build the pot and apply pressure.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise from the small blind, with poor playability out of position and the big blind still to act.

J6 offsuit is a weak hand to defend out of position against a 2.5x button raise, with poor playability postflop. I fold rather than pay to realize equity unreliably.

A3 suited is a clear button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and nut-flush potential. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional playability.

K♦7♥ is a weak offsuit hand facing a sizable button raise from the small blind, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids defending out of position with a hand that is often dominated.

J3 suited is too weak to continue facing a raise; folding preserves chips.