Hold'em table

5-6 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise; folding preserves chips in a 3-handed game with deep stacks.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. J8 offsuit is too weak to raise out of position, but calling 50 into 150 is cheap enough to see a flop.

I'm in the big blind with 3s7c and there's no bet to call, so checking is free and keeps the weak hand's equity without risking chips.

Jack-high with no pair and no draw on K95 has little showdown value or equity, so I check rather than bluff out of position into the big blind.

I hold 7-high with only the 3-high flush draw backdoor at best; betting has little fold equity or value, so I take the free card against the small blind who has shown weakness.

Jack-high with no pair or draw on a king-high turn has little showdown value, so checking is better than bluffing into a checked pot.

I hold a weak pair of sevens with no value or meaningful draw; taking a free river card is best since seat_2's limp-checks could easily contain a K or 9 that beats me.

I have a weak pair of eights with a jack kicker on a king-high board that can also make a straight with a six. Checking realizes my showdown value without bloating the pot against a range that often has me beat.

I hold a pair of sevens and the SB has shown only weakness (limp then check-down), so a small river bet extracts thin value from 8x/9x while risking little; I can fold if raised.

I have a pair of eights and am getting 3:1 on a small river bet after the opponent checked flop and turn, so calling is better than folding or raising a weak made hand.

86o is too weak to open from the button in this three-handed spot; folding avoids playing a dominated offsuit hand out of position against likely continues.

Heads-up after the button folds, K8o has strong equity versus the BB's wide range. A standard 3x raise builds the pot and applies pressure while keeping my risk small.

With only the small blind remaining and a solid pocket pair, a 3-bet builds the pot and isolates against a single opponent.

K8s is dominated by the 3-bettor's likely range (AQ+/pairs) and I'm out of position for the rest of the hand. Calling 600 to win a 1200 pot with a weak king is a losing spot, so folding preserves chips.

AKs is a premium hand and I have position on both blinds in a 3-handed game, so I open-raise for value and fold equity. A standard 3x open to 300 builds the pot while keeping control.

AK offsuit is a strong hand; 3-betting builds the pot and pressures the button's opening range while I have position advantage post-flop with strong equity.

68s is too weak to continue out of position against a preflop 3-bet to 900. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Ace-king plays well against a wide SB three-bet range, and as button I'll have position postflop. Calling 600 keeps the pot at a manageable size while retaining strong equity and playability against their continuation bets.

I hold top pair top kicker on a dry board; betting for value against the caller's range.

7s Qc offsuit is weak from the button facing a raise-less pot; folding preserves chips for better spots.

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

K6o is dominated by better kings and pairs in the SB's 3x raising range, and calling 200 more out of a weak spot has negative EV. Folding is the clean line.

A9o is a solid button open in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb builds the pot and can take it down preflop against the blinds.

Ten-three suited is far too weak to defend the small blind against a 2.5x raise, with poor equity and heavy reverse implied odds even when flopping a ten. Folding is clearly best.

Q9s is a solid suited opener from the button in a 3-handed game; raising to 2.5x applies pressure on the blinds and builds the pot with a playable hand.

2c Th offsuit is weak, facing a raise with poor pot odds and out of position; fold.

5-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand and cannot profitably continue against a button open after the small blind folds.