Hold'em table

2-4 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in poker. From the button facing a small blind and big blind, folding is the standard play against any opposition, especially without any reads suggesting exploitation is possible.

Q7 offsuit is playable in the small blind heads-up, and calling the extra 50 is inexpensive relative to the pot. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a raise.

Facing a small blind limp with Q6o in the big blind, taking a free flop in position is the standard, high-EV play.

With only queen-high and no meaningful draw on a coordinated flop, checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into the big blind unnecessarily.

Check back with middle pair and decent kicker to control the pot size and realize showdown value in position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, and the checked-through flop gives little reason to build the pot with a turn bluff. I’ll take the free river card.

I have a weak pair of sixes on a dangerous ace-high, three-club board; checking to realize showdown value in position is standard.

I have some showdown value with queen-high, while a river bet is unlikely to make better hands fold and may be called by pairs or completed draws.

I have a pair of sixes with decent showdown value in a limped and checked-down pot. Checking behind ensures seeing showdown safely without risk.

A4 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the size modest.

JJ is a premium holding 3-handed; 3-betting from out of position to 10bb for value against the button open.

Facing a 3-bet to 1000 chips with KQs from the big blind. While this is a decent hand, the aggressive action (seat 2 raised to 250, seat 3 re-raised to 1000) suggests strong holdings. Folding preserves my stack for better positions and avoids playing a marginal hand out of position against two opponents.

A4 offsuit is far too weak to continue against this large 3-bet, especially with substantial risk of being dominated. Calling would require too much equity, and a bluff-raise is unattractive against this sizing.

King-Queen offsuit is a premium opening hand on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5x for value and initiative.

6-7 offsuit is a weak hand from small blind. Facing a 250-chip raise with 200 to call, folding is correct as this hand has poor equity against the raiser's range and no implied odds justify the call.

Calling 150 into a 400-chip pot gives a favorable price, and 9-8 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise.

I have only 9-high with no meaningful immediate draw on this ace-high flop, so I’ll take the free option and avoid inflating the pot.

C-betting small on an Ace-high board where we retain range advantage as the preflop aggressor in position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high board, and the raise offers too little price to continue with just backdoor possibilities.

Queen-nine suited is a reasonable hand from the button. Raising preflop builds the pot with a decent hand and puts pressure on the blinds, gaining positional advantage for subsequent streets.

6♣5♠ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a 3x button raise leaves the big blind behind to act. Fold rather than invest more out of position.

K5o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

75s is too weak to flat out of position against a button raise with the big blind left to act. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

6-4 offsuit is a weak hand with poor equity against a 2.5x raise from the button. Folding preserves chips and avoids a marginal situation where we're likely behind.

Q3 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

J9o is a weak holding in 3-handed play, especially out of position as the small blind. With only 50 chips to call to win a 150-chip pot, the odds are slightly favorable, but the hand's poor postflop playability and positional disadvantage make folding the safer choice to preserve chips.