Hold'em table

With 9s7d on the button, calling 100 into a 150 pot offers good odds to see a flop with position.

K5o has decent high-card value and calling only 50 into 250 gives good pot odds to see a flop in position relative to the big blind.

AJ offsuit is a strong hand in 3-handed play. Both opponents called preflop, and I have position as the big blind. A 3x raise to 400 chips builds the pot with a premium hand and tests their commitment to the hand.

Facing a 3x big-blind raise with 9-7 offsuit, my hand is too weak to continue profitably, especially with the small blind still to act behind me.

K5 offsuit is weak out of position facing a big blind raise to 400 after limps; calling 300 needs about 33% equity with poor playability postflop.

6-3 offsuit is a very weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play, not worth calling a big blind to play postflop.

Q3o is a weak hand with poor winning potential. Folding saves chips since we're out of position with a marginal hand against a big blind who has shown strength by posting.

6s-Ah is a weak hand (six with ace kicker is rarely profitable from button against two opponents who have already invested). Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Weak offsuit hand out of position; folding avoids playing a marginal pot.

K5o is a weak offsuit hand that is often dominated, and calling or raising from the button into two live blinds is not worth the risk this early with no reads.

Heads-up in the small blind with A9o, a strong ace that dominates many big blind hands, raising for value and to take initiative.

4-8 offsuit is a very weak hand with poor equity and playability; folding preflop on the button avoids a negative-EV call.

4s-8h is a weak hand in a 3-player game where folding the small blind is profitable against a big blind bet when facing unfavorable odds. With no post-flop advantage and only 50 chips invested, folding minimizes losses.

8-4 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in poker. Folding from the button preserves chips when facing a big blind raise, allowing for better opportunities with stronger hands.

The button folded, leaving a heads-up blind battle where A8o is strong enough to raise for value and initiative rather than just call.

AQ offsuit is a strong value hand heads-up against a small-blind open after the button folded, and I am in position postflop. A 3-bet to 800 builds the pot for value and denies the opener a cheap flop.

A8o has sufficient equity against a wide BB 3-bet range, and we are getting 2:1 pot odds to call. Folding would surrender a decent price with an ace blocker.

With A-high and only a backdoor flush draw on a K-high flop, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a large pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

As the preflop 3-bettor in position on a K-high board I have range advantage; a small c-bet can fold pairs below a king and hands missing the board while I retain overcard, backdoor straight and backdoor flush outs if called.

I have the nut flush draw plus an overcard and only need about 19% equity to call; the small flop bet gives good pot odds, so calling keeps worse hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

I have middle pair with an ace kicker on a draw-heavy board; checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate opponent's turn action.

Semi-bluff in position with the queen-high diamond flush draw and an ace overcard; a second barrel represents my strong 3-bet range and can fold pairs below a king and weaker draws while retaining equity when called.

I have a pair of eights plus the nut flush draw, giving me enough equity to call the 1500 bet. Raising risks getting shoved on by a strong range, so I'll take the good pot odds and see the river.

I have a marginal pair of eights on a coordinated board and the opponent has shown strength on every street. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate a river bet rather than bloating the pot with a weak made hand.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed diamond draws, and opponent's check-call line through the turn looks like a king or better that will often call or trap on this river, so a bluff would need too much fold equity.