Hold'em table

Q8s is strong enough to open from the button in a 3-handed game, and raising puts pressure on the blinds while taking initiative.

I hold J7o in the big blind and face a 250 raise from the button after the small blind folded. The pot odds don't justify continuing with this weak hand, so folding is the correct play.

I have a strong King-high hand and want to build the pot while isolating the big blind.

My hand is very weak and I would need to invest 200 more with poor equity against a preflop raise. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

I have Jc2h, a weak offsuit hand with no playability, and I'm on the button facing a 100bb raise. Folding preserves my 10000 stack for better opportunities.

Button folded, leaving me heads-up in the small blind with a decent broadway hand. Raising to 300 takes the initiative and applies pressure; I can fold if the big blind comes back over the top.

4s 6d is a weak hand with no playability postflop, and calling 200 more into a 400 pot risks a tough spot against a raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

53o is a weak hand that plays poorly postflop; folding avoids investing chips with low equity.

I have a pocket pair in position with the small blind posted; calling 50 to see a flop is reasonable and preserves my stack for implied odds.

I have king-high with a weak kicker and no need to inflate the pot out of position, so checking is the best option.

I have a pocket pair of sixes on a dry flop with no obvious draws, so checking keeps the pot small and allows me to control the action. If the button bets, I can decide whether to continue based on the turn card.

I have a pair of kings on a coordinated board and the opponent checked, so I bet for value and to charge drawing hands.

I have a pair of sixes on a dry board with two overcards, which is a decent hand but not strong enough to raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable and allows me to see if the opponent has a weak hand or a draw.

Board is paired with a high Ace, and my 66 is vulnerable to overcards and the board's strength; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have top pair with a weak kicker, but the board is draw-heavy. I'll bet to protect my hand and get value from draws.

I have a pair of sixes with a backdoor flush draw, and calling keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a scary board. The raise is small enough to justify a call with middle pair.

I have a pair of sixes with a flush draw that missed; checking lets me see a showdown cheaply and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I'm on the button with 4h7h, a speculative hand that benefits from seeing a flop cheaply. Calling the 100 big blind keeps the pot small and preserves my stack for future hands.

Getting 5:1 pot odds with a suited hand, cheap to see a flop and play a multiway pot.

Q9s is strong enough to punish two limpers from the big blind, and raising takes initiative with fold equity.

I hold 4h7h, a weak suited connector that is unlikely to hold up against a 400 preflop raise. Folding preserves my stack and avoids putting money in with poor equity.

I hold a weak J5s and face a raise to 400, out of position, so folding is the disciplined play.