Hold'em table

On the button in 3-handed play, 9-7 offsuit is within a wide opening range and raising applies pressure to the blinds while retaining position postflop.

QQ is a premium hand; 3-betting the button's open builds the pot and narrows the field.

Q7s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open and a small-blind three-bet to 900. Folding avoids putting 800 more into a pot where I am often dominated.

7-9 offsuit has poor equity against a small-blind 3-bet to 900 and would need over 34% to call; folding preserves stack.

Weak offsuit hand (Q3o) from the button with no action yet to exploit; not worth investing chips preflop.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Ace-six suited is strong enough to raise for value and fold equity rather than just complete.

Q8o has sufficient equity against a small-blind raise and I will be in position postflop, so defending the big blind by calling is better than folding or 3-betting.

I missed the flop completely but have the preflop initiative on a dry J-high board, so a small one-third-pot c-bet can fold out worse hands cheaply.

Middle pair with queen kicker on a dry J-8-2 rainbow board is getting 4-to-1 against a small one-third pot c-bet from a wide small-blind range, so calling keeps bluffs in and is profitable versus folding or raising.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on the turn has little showdown value and poor bluff equity against a flop caller, so I check to realize a free river.

With second pair and a queen kicker I have showdown value; checking controls the pot and avoids being called mainly by better jacks or stronger hands while letting weaker hands bluff later.

Ace-high with no pair has little showdown value, but a river bluff into a flop caller on a king-and-spade board is unlikely to be profitable. Checking is the lower-variance line.

I have a pair of eights with showdown value after opponent checked turn and river. Checking realizes that value without risking a call from better Jx/Kx or a flush.

K2o is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability hand.

Queen-Ten offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Raising builds the pot with a hand that plays well and applies preflop pressure out of position.

Q2o is too weak even on the button in 3-handed play; calling or raising risks chips with poor realizable equity out of a small pot.

AK offsuit is a premium hand; with the button folded, I raise to isolate the big blind and build the pot.

AQ offsuit is ahead of a typical small-blind open and plays well heads-up, so I 3-bet to 900 for value rather than flat.

AK is strong enough to 4-bet for value/pressure against a BB 3-bet, and stack depth favors building a bigger pot pre-flop.

AQo has enough equity to continue in position against a 3-handed 4-bet, and a 5-bet would mostly fold out worse while getting called by better. Calling 1300 into this pot is the better price.

Missed the board with just AK high; checking to control the pot against two aggressive preflop bettors.

I have queens and fives with an ace kicker on a paired board, so I bet for value after the check rather than give a free card.

Only ace-high with no pair or draw on a Q55 board; seat_3's cold-call of a big preflop 4-bet followed by a flop lead strongly suggests a made hand like a set or overpair, so continuing is -EV.

Pocket 7s from the button is a strong hand to raise preflop against two blinds to build a pot and take initiative.

J2o is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding saves chips for better spots.

K4o is too weak out of position against a 3x button open; its raw equity is marginal and will realize poorly postflop, so folding preserves chips.

K6 offsuit is too weak to open from the button into two live blinds; folding avoids a dominated king and a poor postflop hand.

Heads-up from the small blind after the button folded, Kh4h is ahead of the big blind's random range and plays well suited, so I raise for value instead of limping.

Weak offsuit low cards (5-3) facing a raise; folding is correct to avoid committing chips with poor equity.