Hold'em table

Seven-three offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

72o is the weakest holding, and from the small blind I'd be out of position against the big blind for the rest of the hand. Folding gives up only the 50-chip blind, which is cheaper than playing on.

K4 offsuit is a standard button open in 3-handed play with both blinds left to act, so a 2.5bb steal is profitable.

T8 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding saves chips.

Calling costs 150 to contest a 550-chip pot, giving sufficient odds to defend Q8 offsuit against a typically wide button opening range. The hand is too weak for a value three-bet, but folding is overly tight with no rake.

Queen-high with no diamond or meaningful straight draw is a poor bluffing candidate on this ace-high flop. Check out of position against the preflop raiser and avoid investing with very little equity.

On an A-high dry board as the preflop raiser in position, my middle pair with a king kicker plus backdoor potential is a good small c-bet for thin value and protection. A third-pot bet also lets me fold out overcards cheaply."}

Q-high has no meaningful draw on this ace-high flop and realizes equity poorly out of position. With no useful blockers or backdoor draws, folding is preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

J3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button into two live blinds; folding preserves the full stack for better hands.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot, and 97 offsuit has enough playability against the big blind's unrestricted range. Calling keeps the pot small while out of position.

A2 suited is well ahead of a small blind limping range, so I raise for value and initiative while keeping a pot I'd be in out of position anyway. Checking would also be fine.

97 offsuit is too weak to call a 4bb isolation raise out of position. Its poor equity realization makes folding preferable to investing another 300 chips.

85 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open against two blinds at 100bb depth. Without evidence that the blinds overfold, folding is preferable to raising or limping.

Folded to us in the small blind with K4o, which is a standard blind-vs-blind open. Raising to 3bb takes initiative and can win the pot right away.

62 suited is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, especially out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated hand.

A3o is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5bb raise puts pressure on both blinds.

97s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated, poorly realized spot.

9-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise, especially out of position. Its poor playability and lack of useful blockers make folding preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

Pocket jacks are a premium hand on the button, so I open-raise to 3x the big blind to build the pot and take the initiative.

KTo is a marginal offsuit hand against a 3bb button open, with domination risk and poor equity realization from the small blind. With the big blind still to act, folding avoids a weak out-of-position defense.

J2o is near the bottom of the big blind's defending range against a 3x button open, and it plays poorly out of position. The pot odds don't make up for its low equity and poor playability.