Hold'em table

T9s on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and plays well in position postflop.

Jack-three suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated, out-of-position spot.

Q6 suited has adequate equity and playability to defend the big blind against this button-sized open heads-up.

With no heart and no made hand on this monotone board, checking preserves equity and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Top pair on a monotone board with no heart; a half-pot c-bet for value and protection against flush draws is reasonable after BB checks, keeping sizing modest due to the flush-heavy texture.

With no heart, pair, or meaningful draw on this monotone board, Q-high has insufficient equity against the preflop raiser's continuation bet.

On the button in a three-handed pot, 74s is a reasonable steal open with position; a small raise pressures the blinds without committing much.

Q2 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against an open, especially with the big blind still to act.

Button opens 2.5x, SB folds; 76o in the BB getting 400:150 (~27% equity needed) with position disadvantage is a marginal but acceptable defend against a wide button range given 100bb depth and playable connectivity.

Open-ended straight draw (5 or T) on a 9-8-4 board out of position vs the preflop raiser; checking to see their c-bet and then call/raise is better than leading with no made hand.

I have a pair plus an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw, so I semi-bluff the checked flop for value and fold equity. A 350 bet is about two-thirds of the pot and keeps the price reasonable if called.

Open-ended straight draw (any 5 or T) with 8 outs, getting ~28% pot odds plus implied odds in position-less spot; calling is clearly profitable versus a 64% pot c-bet.

Open-ended straight draw (6-7 on 9-8-4-Q) with 8 outs; checking to the aggressor keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize equity or see a free river.

I have a pair plus a strong flush and straight draw, and the opponent checked the turn, so a pot-sized semi-bluff applies pressure while building the pot for when I improve.

Open-ended straight draw with ~18% river equity facing a 750 bet into 1250 (need ~27%); implied odds against a line that looks strong are not enough to justify calling, and a semi-bluff raise risks too much. Fold.

On the button in a three-handed game, 7-8 offsuit is a playable opening hand with positional advantage. I raise to apply pressure and retain initiative.

Q6 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and is dominated by much of the raising range.

3-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; folding saves chips.

T3 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a weak hand; folding avoids playing a dominated holding out of position postflop against two opponents.

86o is too weak to complete out of position against the big blind after the button folds. Folding saves the extra half-blind for better spots.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to call a blind from the button against two live opponents.

Pocket eights are a strong heads-up holding against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 3bb builds value while retaining maneuverability with deep stacks.

9-5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a small blind raise; folding is the clear long-run EV play despite decent pot odds.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in this format.

Button folded; blind vs blind with J4o from SB, I'd rather take the initiative with a small raise than limp or fold out of position. J4o is marginal but SB raise vs BB heads-up with a hand containing a jack is standard-ish, and folding gives up too much equity.

73s is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, even with position and a decent price.