Hold'em table

53s is at the bottom fringe of playable hands even on the button in 3-handed play; folding is standard and avoids marginal spots.

AJo is a strong heads-up hand from the SB after the button folds; I'll raise for value and fold equity against the BB rather than limp and play out of position.

J6 offsuit is a weak holding against a 3x raise, and I would be out of position if I called. The pot odds don’t compensate enough for its poor playability.

AKo is a premium hand and I'm on the button in a 3-handed game, so I'll raise for value and position. A standard 3x open builds the pot while keeping the range wide.

8♠3♥ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a raise, especially with the big blind still to act and poor positional disadvantage.

96o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb open from the button.

6♦2♠ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling 100 chips from the button needs too much equity. I fold rather than invest more preflop.

Blind vs blind with QTo after the button folds is a standard open-raise spot for value and initiative.

Holding 92 offsuit on the button, this hand has virtually no playability or showdown value, making an easy fold.

Q9s plays well heads-up against only the BB; a min-raise builds a small pot with position while folding out junk. I can fold cheaply if the BB resists.

The minimum raise gives me favorable pot odds, and heads-up from the big blind T6 offsuit has enough equity to defend.

I missed the flop with Q9-high and the preflop caller is in position; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn or fold to aggression cheaply.

My hand has little immediate equity and only a backdoor flush possibility. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the preflop raiser’s range.

I have only Q-high with a backdoor flush draw after two flop checks; betting into a preflop caller with no equity risks chips for little fold equity, so I take the free card and reassess on the river.

I have a gutshot to the straight but little showdown value, so I’ll make a modest turn bet to pressure the opponent’s likely missed overcards while retaining a chance to improve.

I have only queen-high with no draw after checking the flop, and seat_3's turn stab into the checked-through pot is cheap but I lack the odds or showdown value to continue.

Five-two suited is far too weak to play even from the button against two random blinds; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Calling the additional 50 gets a favorable price against the big blind after the button folds; raising with J-2 offsuit is unnecessary.

We have JTo in the big blind facing a small blind limp; checking lets us see a free flop with position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than invest chips.

I have an open-ended straight draw with J-high; checking behind guarantees seeing the turn card for free without facing a check-raise.

With only jack-high, checking has little showdown value. A small turn bet may fold out unpaired hands after the flop checked through.

Getting 3:1 direct pot odds with an open-ended straight draw against a small turn bet; calling is profitable with implied odds.

I have little showdown value, while the river completes the spade draw and gives me the Js blocker. A half-pot bet credibly represents a flush and can pressure one-pair hands.

I made a Queen-high straight on the river, but the board is paired with three spades, making flushes and full houses possible; calling the small 200 chip bet is the safest positive EV play.

J♠9♠ is a playable button hand three-handed, so I’ll open-raise for value and initiative to 2.5 big blinds.

Folding 82s in the small blind facing a button open as it is too weak to play profitably out of position.

A3o is marginal but I'm getting 150-to-call into a 400 pot with an ace, so defending the big blind heads-up is profitable enough; I'll play fit-or-fold postflop.

I missed the flop entirely with just ace-high; the preflop raiser likely has a King or better, so I'll check and fold to any aggression rather than invest more.

I have a strong flush draw and a gutshot to a straight, so a moderate bet can build the pot when I improve and may win it immediately.

I only have ace-high with no pair or draw on a K-T-6 board against a preflop raiser who continued betting; calling 350 into 900 has no equity edge, so folding is cheapest.