Hold'em table

K2o is a weak hand, and out of position preflop against two opponents, folding is the prudent choice to preserve chips.

The button folded, so this is heads-up against the big blind. A9o is a strong hand in that spot, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative instead of limping or calling.

2c5h offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3x raise; folding is correct even from the big blind here.

T5 offsuit is a weak hand; folding on the button against two players avoids a marginal, out-of-position-prone spot, though calling is close given the pot odds.

Heads-up pot with suited T6d, cheap to see a flop against the big blind.

Holding T3o in the big blind, we can see a free flop with position against the small blind. Raising would only inflate the pot with a weak hand, so checking is the prudent play.

Weak holding with no pair and only a backdoor draw; check to control pot and see turn cheaply.

I have ten-high with no draw on a dry board; checking is the safe play to avoid losing chips.

No pair or meaningful draw on this turn board, checking to see a free card and control pot size.

Opponent has shown complete passivity and likely has nothing. This small bet can steal the pot, as we have no showdown value and checking would likely lose the pot.

Button steal opportunity with a playable suited-adjacent hand; raising to apply pressure on blinds in a 3-handed pot.

9h8c offsuit is weak out of position against a button raise; calling would invite difficult post-flop decisions with poor equity.

Getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7:1) in the big blind versus a button min-raise to 250 is a good price for 9-7 offsuit, which has decent playability heads-up postflop. I'll call and not 3-bet.

I have 7c9d on a Ts 5d Qs board, which gives me a gutshot-type draw at best (8 makes 7-8-9-T, with J also needed for a straight) and nothing else. Checking out of position against the preflop raiser is the lowest-risk way to see a cheap next card.

Continuation bet with a backdoor/gutshot draw into a checking opponent, representing continued preflop strength and applying pressure for fold equity.

7-high with only a gutshot-type draw (9-7 on T-5-Q needs J-8 for straight, only a gutshot with 8 or J... actually needs both) is weak; facing 350 into 900 from the button's continuation bet, folding is reasonable.

Q4o is a weak hand, even on the button. Folding avoids risking chips with a hand that rarely flops well.

Q8o in the small blind heads-up against the big blind, getting 3:1 on a 50-chip call. The hand is marginal but has enough equity and playability to complete rather than fold.

T7 offsuit is weak; checking the big blind for free with no raise is correct, no need to invest more.

Top pair (queens) with a weak kicker on a two-spade board, heads-up and first to act. A small bet of about three-quarters pot gets value from worse queens and jacks and charges flush draws, while keeping the pot manageable.much of the time.} ,

T7 offsuit missed the Q-J-4 flop with no equity worth continuing for a bet into a small pot.

Q9 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two players behind me, so I fold to avoid a marginal spot, though calling 100 into a 150 pot on the button is close.

Pocket nines are strong heads-up against just the big blind; raising for value and to build the pot.

QTo has decent equity against a small blind open in a 3-handed game, and I'm getting almost 2:1 pot odds. I'll call and see a flop in position relative to the raiser, though out of position postflop.

Board is A-J-K, three overcards to my pocket nines, so I'll check and proceed cautiously rather than bet into a scary texture.

We have the nut straight on a rainbow board. Betting for value to build the pot against hands that may have connected with this high-card board.

Board is A-K-J and my pocket nines are well behind likely value hands; folding to the flop raise is cheapest.

T9 suitable for a button raise with position; raising to 250 to apply pressure and take advantage of positional edge.

7s2c is one of the worst starting hands with no playability. Facing a raise from the button, the pot odds of 2:1 do not justify calling or re-raising from the small blind.

AQo is a strong hand heads-up in the big blind against a button min-raise-ish open of 2.5bb. A 3-bet to 8.5bb gives value and takes the initiative while out of position.

T9o facing a 3-bet to 850 after my open; weak offsuit hand not worth continuing against a reraise.