Hold'em table

On the button, 9-6 offsuit is weak but can see a flop cheaply with position. I’ll limp rather than invest more with a raise.

3h7s offsuit is a weak hand not worth completing from the small blind, especially with a raise still possible behind.

Checking takes a free flop with a weak suited hand. Raising out of position against the button limper would inflate the pot without sufficient hand strength.

Seven-high has little equity beyond backdoor diamonds and a backdoor straight draw. Checking keeps the pot small out of position without investing in a low-equity bluff.

I have only nine-high with limited backdoor equity, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind’s range.

With seven-high and a newly acquired diamond flush draw, this is a good semi-bluff after the button checked back the flop. Betting can fold out unpaired hands and some weak pairs while retaining river equity when called.

I have no pair and only a weak gutshot draw with four outs, far short of the equity needed to call this turn bet.

K6 offsuit from the button facing a limp-like action isn't strong enough to invest in a 3-way pot; folding preserves chips.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 chips with 150 already in the pot. With some straight potential, 86 offsuit is reasonable to limp heads-up while keeping the pot small out of position.

J♣2♣ is a weak hand, and checking takes the free option against the small blind's limp without inflating the pot.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and no flush draw. Checking keeps the pot small out of position and preserves the chance to see a free turn.

A small flop bet can take down the pot while representing the ace-high range I have as the big blind. My clubs also give me a little backdoor equity if called.

I have only a gutshot with no flush draw or meaningful showdown value. Facing a half-pot bet out of position, the draw is too weak to justify calling.

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

K♠2♣ is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q5s offsuit value is weak out of position facing a raise; not worth defending here.

T9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

AQ suited is a premium hand; 3-betting to build pot and isolate against a min-raise.

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

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue against the small blind’s sizeable 3-bet, even with position. Calling would risk 650 chips with poor equity and playability.

KTo on the button is a reasonable raising hand to try to isolate the blinds and take advantage of positional edge.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity realization out of position.

J6 offsuit is weak, but getting a favorable price heads-up from the big blind, I can defend by calling rather than 3-betting.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves the chance to improve.

As preflop raiser with king-high and a backdoor club draw, a continuation bet after BB's check is +EV against their likely weak range.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, and calling 350 into the 1,000-chip pot is not justified. I fold to the flop raise.

A3 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and strong flush potential. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving postflop flexibility in position.

K♦7♥ is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, and calling risks playing a dominated hand in a multiway pot.

J3 offsuit is a weak hand facing a button raise with SB already folded; not worth defending for 150 more.