Hold'em table

96 offsuit is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play. Easy fold.

Ace-x suited-ish hand (A4o) heads-up against the big blind after the button folded; a raise to 3bb from the small blind is a solid, profitable attack on a wide-defending opponent with a strong ace.

J♥T♥ plays well in position against a small-blind opening range. Calling keeps weaker hands in and preserves flexibility after the flop.

Top pair with ace kicker on a flop with a flush draw; I'm first to act heads-up out of position, so I bet about 2/3 pot for value and to charge draws.

J-high has no immediate draw on this ace-high flop. Calling 400 against a substantial bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Q2 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling or raising out of position against two blinds isn't worth it, so folding on the button costs nothing extra.

J-T offsuit is strong enough to open heads-up from the small blind. Raising to 300 pressures the big blind while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

AJs is a premier hand in position against a blind-versus-blind open. Raising to 900 builds value and takes initiative.

JTo is often dominated by a big-blind three-bet range, and playing a nine-blind pot out of position makes the call unattractive.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown blinds.

JTo is well ahead of an ATC range in the big blind, so raising to 3bb builds the pot and seizes preflop initiative blind vs blind.

K8 suited is a reasonable defend in the big blind against a small blind 3x raise heads-up, getting 2:1 pot odds (200 to win 500) with position on the raiser postflop.

As the preflop aggressor on an Ace-high board that favors my range, a standard one-third pot continuation bet exerts good pressure with our backdoor draws.

Kd8d has a backdoor flush draw and a king that is second pair on an ace-high board. Villain's 200 bet into 600 is small, so calling is priced well. Raising would only get called or beaten by better hands.

I missed the turn with jack-high and checking allows me to control the pot or fold if faced with aggression.

Kd8d on a 9c4c As4d board has only king-high with a backdoor-dead diamond draw, so it is a weak showdown hand. Seat_1 bet the flop and then checked the turn, so a small bet could get called by better hands or fold out worse ones; checking to control the pot is best.

Holding only Jack-high with zero showdown value against missed broadway flush draws and weak pairs, a river bet can fold out better King/Queen-high draws and marginal pairs.

King-high only beats pure bluffs, and calling 650 into 2300 needs about 28% equity. Seat_1's small flop bet, turn check and river bet look more value-heavy (Ax, pairs) than bluff-heavy, so I fold.

75 offsuit is too weak to open even from the button in a 3-handed game.

J6 offsuit in the small blind heads-up against the big blind, with the button folded. Calling 50 more to win a 150 pot gives about 3-to-1, and the hand is playable. A raise with a marginal hand out of position isn't worth it, so I'll just complete.

Q5 offsuit is weak enough to avoid building a larger pot, and I can see the flop for free in position against the small blind.

I have jack-high with a backdoor gutshot on a K-Q-4 flop and I'm out of position against one opponent. That hand has almost no showdown value, so I check rather than build a pot with it.

Second pair is often ahead of a small-blind limping range. A small bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while denying free cards.

I have a gutshot straight draw (Q-J with K on board needs a ten for A-10) plus a backdoor draw, and the price is good: 125 to call into a 325 pot, about 28% equity needed. Seat 3's small bet is probably a wide range, so calling is better than folding or bluff-raising.

I have only jack-high on a 4h Kd Qd 2c board, though a jack gives me a gutshot to the ten-nine straight. Seat 3 bet the flop small and is likely to have a king or queen or a draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply.

Weak top pair is worth taking to showdown, but a second bet risks building a pot against better queens or kings. Checking in position keeps weaker hands and missed draws in the opponent's range.

I hold jack-high on a 4-K-Q-2-4 board, which is almost always behind. Seat 3 checked the turn, so they may hold a weak hand too. A bluff has little fold equity against a range that called the flop, so I take the free showdown.

Second pair can get called by weaker pairs after the opponent checked both the turn and river. A small bet seeks thin value without risking much against a king or stronger queen.

I have jack-high on a 4-K-Q-2-4 board, which is a pure bluff-catcher at best. Seat 3 bet small after checking the turn, and calling 175 to win 625 needs about 22% equity. Jack-high beats only pure bluffs, so I'm folding.

4d7d is a weak offsuit-ish hand out of position postflop against two players; folding on the button costs nothing, though a limp could be marginal. Folding is the simplest low-variance choice.

A2 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 puts pressure on their range despite being out of position postflop.

64o is too weak to defend against a 3x open raise, even with postflop position.

Eight-three offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button against two players without a specific reason to expect both blinds to fold.

2d 4s is an extremely weak unsuited hand out of position, making an easy fold preflop.