Hold'em table

K9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

Q6o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

7-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, even heads-up. Folding saves the remaining 150 chips for better spots.

93s is too weak to open profitably from the button even 3-handed, making fold the standard play.

86 offsuit is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind after the button folds. Folding avoids a poorly playable hand with little equity.

Queen-ten suited is a strong button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to build the pot and take the initiative.

A9 suited is a strong, playable hand against a button open, and a 3-bet from the small blind can take initiative while pressuring the opener. I size up to 900 because I’ll be out of position postflop.

Q7s is far too weak to defend against a button open and a substantial small blind 3-bet.

QTs has enough equity and playability in position against a single 3-bet to continue; a 4-bet is too thin for value and unnecessary as a bluff.

A small continuation bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges heart or straight draws while keeping the pot manageable with top pair and a modest kicker.

I have top pair with a queen kicker and the price to continue is attractive against a c-bet. Raising is too thin without a redraw, so I call and reassess on later streets.

The turn completes a possible flush and puts four connected ranks on the board. With only a pair of nines, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building one on a highly coordinated board.

I have a pair of tens on a connected three-heart board against a preflop 3-bettor who checked the turn. The hand has some showdown value but is too vulnerable to bet for value, so I check back.

With a pair of nines and an ace kicker, I have reasonable showdown value, but the connected board gives many draws and stronger made hands. Checking avoids value-owning myself while letting worse hands reach showdown.

I have a pair of tens with showdown value on a connected board, and seat_1 checked the river. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse, so I check and take the free showdown.

On the button, 9-6 offsuit is playable in a three-handed game, and raising puts pressure on the blinds while preserving positional advantage.

Q5s is too weak to profitably defend out of position against a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act.

J8 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button open; it is easily dominated and plays poorly out of position.

Holding 96o on the button is too weak to open profitably even in 3-handed play, making a fold the straightforward play.

K4o is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I give up the small blind rather than play a dominated, low-playability hand.

J6 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds, so folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected hand.

With the button folded, calling costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot and 7♠2♠ has enough heads-up equity to complete. I avoid raising this weak hand out of position.

Check back with 33 in the big blind to see a cheap flop in position with set-mining potential.

I have only a weak backdoor flush possibility and no meaningful made hand or strong draw, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind.

I have an underpair with pocket threes on a 5-6-T board. Checking back to take a free card and control the pot is standard.

A small turn bet can take down the pot after both players checked the flop, and the paired ten is a favorable card to represent. The minimum bet keeps the bluff inexpensive.

Getting 3 to 1 pot odds with two pair against a small turn stab in a limped blind-versus-blind pot where the opponent can hold many unpaired hands.

With no meaningful showdown value, I’ll make a river bluff on the three-heart board, representing a completed draw and pressuring weak pairs. A 300-chip bet risks less than the pot while applying substantial pressure.

I rivered a full house (threes full of tens) which beats all trips, flushes, and straights. Raising for value against villain's likely ten or flush.

My hand is only a pair of tens with a weak kicker, and the river raise is unlikely to be a bluff often enough to justify calling 600 chips.