Hold'em table

Q6o is too weak to profitably open from the button, making an easy fold preflop.

Calling 50 into the 150-chip pot gives favorable pot odds, and my suited hand can realize some equity heads-up.

A8o in the BB vs a SB limper: I have position postflop and decent equity against a wide limping range, so a small isolation raise is profitable.

2♠4♠ is too weak to continue against a raise, especially out of position; the call price does not make up for poor equity realization.

Opening from the button with a marginal hand is reasonable three-handed, and a small raise gives me a chance to take the blinds while retaining position postflop.

King-eight offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind out of position against a 2.5x button raise, with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding avoids playing a dominated, hard-to-play hand for a bad price.

K3o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

Queen-seven offsuit is weak, but on the button in a three-handed game I have position on both blinds, so a small open is profitable even with a marginal hand.

A2o plays poorly out of position facing a 3bb open from the button, so folding is the standard play.

T-2 offsuit has poor equity and plays badly out of position against the button’s raise. I’ll avoid putting in another 200 chips with a weak hand.

86o is too weak of an offsuit two-gapper to open profitably even on the button in 3-handed play.

A♥J♥ is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value and initiative while using a standard open size.

A5s is a standard BB 3-bet versus a wide SB open — the ace blocker folds out better aces and I retain playability when called, applying pressure OOP rather than calling a small raise with a marginal hand.

A♥J♥ is strong enough to defend against the big blind’s 3-bet, and calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding a costly 4-bet out of position.

I have no diamond and only limited backdoor improvement on this monotone flop, so checking avoids building a pot with a weak hand and keeps my range protected.

My pair of jacks has showdown value, but the three-diamond board and the opponent’s preflop 3-bet make betting risky. I’ll check and keep the pot controlled.

My two pair is a solid showdown hand, but the river ace improves many hands in the big blind's preflop raising range, and flushes and straights are also possible. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk a value bet getting called or raised by better.

6♠3♥ is too weak to invest a blind with the small blind still to act, even from the button.

Heads-up against only the big blind, Q5s has solid equity and fold equity; a cheap min-raise pressures the BB rather than limping out of position.

Getting 3:1 direct pot odds in position against a min-raise from the small blind makes defending T8o clearly profitable.

As the preflop raiser on a K-high flop, a half-pot continuation bet leverages fold equity against the big blind's wide calling range; my king-high plus backdoor hearts can improve or take it down now.

I have ten-high with negligible draw equity on a board favoring the preflop raiser's range, making a fold straightforward.

Q3 offsuit is too weak even for a cheap button call — any queen I flop is likely outkicked, and the hand flops poorly. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

With A4s blind versus blind after the button folds, raising to 3bb is a standard, profitable open.

7♦3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb raise, even with the pot odds; I’ll avoid playing it out of position.