Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is a weak hand from the button in a 3-handed game, and it plays poorly against two players who still have to act behind me or in the blinds. Folding costs nothing and avoids a marginal spot.

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

87 offsuit is below the standard opening range even on the button in 3-handed play.

With J6 offsuit heads-up against the big blind, completing for 50 chips keeps the pot manageable with a marginal hand.

T7 suited is a marginal hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than build a pot out of position against the small blind's limp.

With no heart and little connection to this monotone flop, I prefer to check rather than build the pot out of position.

I have middle pair (sevens) with a backdoor spade draw on a heart-heavy board. The opponent checked, showing weakness, so a small bet of 100 gets value from worse pairs and charges flush draws without risking much.

J-high with no heart or meaningful draw has little chance to improve and will be difficult to play out of position against a bet.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 BB raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

4-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand; facing a button raise with the big blind still to act, folding out of the small blind is clearly best.

With no rake and favorable pot odds (calling 150 to win 400), defending A3o against a button raise in 3-handed play is standard.

Check out of position on a monotone flop with only a gutshot straight draw and no flush draw.

I have a king-high straight on a coordinated flop. Betting 400 into 550 gets value from pairs and draws while charging diamond hands to continue.

Holding just an offsuit gutshot without a diamond on a monotone board leaves me with poor pot odds and high reverse implied odds against the c-bet.

K7s on the button in 3-handed play is a good steal hand. A 3x raise applies pressure to both blinds and gives me position.

65 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3bb open from the button out of position.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a three-big-blind raise.

92o is a very weak unsuited hand with poor playability, making it a clear fold even from the button.

With the button folded, Q7 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind and try to win the pot preflop.

T3 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling 200 more out of position against a 3x raise from the small blind is not profitable. Folding is the simplest choice.

A7 offsuit is a strong enough button hand to open three-handed. Raising to 250 puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

2s9s is a weak offsuit-ish hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is best rather than paying 200 more.

Holding 65 offsuit in the big blind against a button open, folding is standard as this hand underperforms out of position.