Hold'em table

A4s on the button in 3-handed play is a strong enough hand to open. A raise to 3bb puts pressure on both blinds and gives me position.

With 8-5 offsuit out of position and facing a button raise, folding avoids playing a weak hand with poor equity.

A2 offsuit realizes equity poorly out of position against a 3bb raise and risks being dominated by stronger aces. With no opponent reads, folding is preferable to defending this weak offsuit hand.

On the button in a 3-handed game, Q3s is a reasonable open-raise to apply pressure and take initiative with position; folding is too tight and limping invites the blinds in.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a frequently dominated hand out of position.

3c Th is a weak offsuit hand. The button raised to 300 and I would be out of position, so calling 200 more is not worth it.

Six-five offsuit is a marginal button opener with limited high-card strength and weak playability against calls. With no opponent reads, folding avoids investing in a low-equity hand.

7-3 offsuit is the worst starting hand. Even with only the big blind left to act behind, it plays poorly out of position, so I fold rather than pay 50 more.

K5 offsuit is a weak hand, and with two players still to act behind the call it plays poorly. Folding from the button costs nothing, so I'm giving up the 100-chip call.

Getting 3:1 pot odds in the small blind with only the big blind left, T4o is weak but cheap enough to complete and see a flop.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to raise routinely against a small-blind limp. Checking takes a free flop and preserves positional advantage without building a pot with a marginal hand.

I have middle pair on a monotone club flop with no club, so I prefer to check and control the pot rather than build it against a possible ace or flush.

Checking realizes equity for free with queen-high and a low flush draw. Betting risks building a pot against stronger clubs or made hands without much value.

I have middle pair on a monotone club board with no club, and the pot is small; checking controls the pot and avoids bloating against a possible flush or stronger king.

After two checks from the small blind, a turn semi-bluff can fold out weaker pairs and other hands ahead of queen-high. The club draw and gutshot provide additional equity when called, though not all outs are clean.

Pot odds are favorable (150 to win 350) and my pair of tens may be ahead of bluffs and draws. Calling keeps the opponent's range wide and avoids bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

I have a marginal pair of tens on a coordinated board and the opponent raised the turn, so checking controls the pot and gets me to showdown cheaply.

Queen-high has little showdown value after the turn call, so I will continue the bluff on this blank river. A 75%-pot bet pressures weaker pairs, while my queen blocks some QJ straights.

I have only a weak pair of tens with a 4 kicker on a board containing an ace and king. Facing a turn raise and river bet, my hand is unlikely to be best, so I fold.

K2o is a weak, easily dominated hand; folding avoids risking chips with a marginal holding even with position.

53 offsuit is a weak hand with poor equity realization out of position. Without evidence that the big blind folds too often, neither a steal raise nor a limp is attractive enough to continue.

Opening small on the button can win the blinds cheaply while preserving positional advantage if called. The connected cards offer some postflop potential without committing much of the stack.

6-2 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Out of position against a button raise with a big blind still to act, it's not worth calling 175 more.

J4o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even with decent pot odds. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand.