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Facing 100 to call into a 150 pot (about 2.5:1), 3-8 offsuit has roughly enough equity against two blinds to justify a cheap call from the button.

K7s from the small blind needs only 50 more to call into a 250 pot, so the price is good. The button limped and the big blind has a free option, so I'll see a flop cheaply rather than fold or raise with a marginal hand.

Check the big blind with a weak suited 6-4 rather than inflate a multiway pot out of position.

Middle pair (sevens) with the nut flush draw's king-high spade on an ace-high board in a 3-way pot; a small bet gets value from worse sevens and deuces and charges draws, while having the nut-ish flush draw as backup equity. Chat is off so the message is empty.}

Fold the low unpaired hand with no meaningful draw against a flop bet in a multiway pot.

I have A-high-ish nothing with only an 8 and 3 against a flop raise, so calling 200 into a 500 pot needs far more equity than I have. Folding is the disciplined play.

J6 offsuit is a weak hand, and I'm out of position against two players on the button. Folding is better than paying 100 to see a flop with it.

Call the extra half blind with 6-5 offsuit heads-up; the pot odds are excellent and the hand has some connectivity.

I'm already in the big blind with no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free, and 2-4 suited is too weak to justify raising.

Check back with no made hand or meaningful draw in this limped pot, preserving equity and avoiding bluffing into a strong board for the big blind.

I have 2-4 of hearts with no pair on a 9-T-A board, so checking is free and keeps the pot small.

A small turn stab can fold out missed low-equity hands after both players checked the flop. I retain a gutshot to a six-high straight if called.

With 2h4h I have no pair and no realistic straight or flush draw on a 9-T-A-8 board, so facing a 100-chip turn bet I should fold.

9♠7♠ is a playable suited connector on the button; a small isolation/open raise can leverage position while retaining flexibility.

Nine-six offsuit is a weak hand to play out of position against a button raise, and calling 200 into this pot gives poor equity, so folding is the disciplined choice.

A4s-type hand (offsuit A4) in the big blind facing a 2.5x button raise: getting 400 into 150 odds (about 27% needed equity), and Ax holds up fine versus a wide button range. Calling is better than a 3-bet bluff or fold.}

I have a wheel straight draw plus an ace-high overcard on a dry 3-5-Q flop, and I act first heads-up against a button open. A small bet of about half the pot builds the pot with a decent draw and can win it outright.

With only 9-high and no immediate draw on this board, folding to the flop lead preserves chips.

Six-nine suited on the button is a marginal hand, but calling the 100-chip big blind is cheap and keeps the pot manageable with positional play in a 3-handed game.

T3 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in a 3-way pot, so folding the small blind and giving up 50 chips is better than calling.

Check the big blind with a weak, low offsuit hand and realize equity heads-up without inflating the pot.

We flopped the bottom end of a straight on a coordinated two-heart board. A small lead builds value while retaining flexibility against aggression.

I have a pair of sixes with an open-ended straight draw (needs a 5 or 10), so calling 200 into a 450 pot gives good pot odds with plenty of equity.

We have a made eight-high straight on this coordinated board. A substantial value bet targets pairs, draws, and weaker made hands while charging higher-straight and flush possibilities.

I hold an open-ended straight draw with a weak pair of sixes, about 8 outs (roughly 17% to hit one card) against the 450 call needed to win a 1550 pot (about 29%). Villain's flop and turn aggression suggests a strong range, so folding is correct.

7-8 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed pot is a marginal hand, but the price is only 100 into a 150 pot and I have position, so calling is reasonable. A raise would risk too much with a weak hand.

Complete from the small blind with A9 suited-equivalent single-suit strength (offsuit actual), getting excellent pot odds and retaining a playable ace.

I'm in the big blind with no bet to call, and 8-6 offsuit is too weak to raise profitably, so checking to see the flop is free and the best option.

Lead for value and protection with middle pair plus an ace blocker on this coordinated board. A moderate sizing can get called by draws and weaker pairs while denying free cards.

Seven-high with no pair and only a double-gutshot-style draw needing two specific cards; facing a 200 bet into a 500 pot, the price is too high to continue.

I have an open-ended straight draw (7-8 with Q-9-J needs a 10) and 8 outs. The price is 200 to win 500, about 29% equity needed and I'm in position, so calling is profitable; folding is too tight and raising is unnecessary.}

Checking keeps the pot controlled with a marginal pair on a coordinated board after being called on the flop. The paired turn does not materially improve our hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw (7-8 with Q-9-J gives T or 6... actually 8-9-J-Q needs a 10 for the straight), plus gutshot-like outs, so a semi-bluff bet after villain checks is reasonable. Seat 3 showed weakness by checking after betting the flop, so a bet can win the pot now or build equity.}

Call the modest turn bet with middle pair and an ace kicker given the pot odds. Raising would isolate us against stronger made hands.

Our pair of nines has modest showdown value, but the button's turn bet after calling the flop represents many stronger Qx, Jx, and straight holdings. Checking avoids bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

I hold 8-high with a missed straight draw, so I have almost no showdown value against a player who called a turn raise. A bluff is unlikely to work, so I check and take the free showdown.

2c3h offsuit is a very weak button holding and not worth entering against two blind defenders at this stack depth.

Nine-deuce offsuit is one of the weakest hands and I would be out of position against the big blind, so folding the small blind is the disciplined choice.