Hold'em table

9-3 offsuit on the button is a very weak garbage hand; with two players left to act, folding is the profitable play despite button position.

AKo is a premium hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Raising to 3.5bb from the small blind builds the pot with a strong range advantage.

2-6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a preflop raise; folding saves chips.

K6o on the button in a 3-handed game is a playable hand, and calling 100 into a 150 pot gets a good price. A raise with a marginal hand risks too much, so I'll just call.

Q8 offsuit is not strong enough to raise from the small blind, but completing for 50 into a 250 pot is cheap enough to see a flop.

A4 offsuit is a weak hand; checking in the big blind with no raise is the standard low-variance line.

Queen-high with no draw on a paired flop is too weak to bet into two opponents, so I take the free card.

I hold top set (A4 on 443) and should bet for value; a small probe keeps both opponents in with weaker holdings.

King-high on a paired 4-4-3 board with a bet into two opponents; the pot odds are about 2.5:1, but I have little equity and am out of position to seat_3, who is still to act behind me, so folding is the safer play.}

Queen-high with no pair or draw on a paired flop is too weak to continue against a bet.

Button with suited T8; a small open builds the pot and takes initiative in a three-handed pot rather than flat-calling.

Queen-four offsuit is far too weak to call a 3x raise out of position; folding preserves chips.

6-8 offsuit is a marginal hand, but the button's min-raise to 300 gives me 450 to win for 200 (about 2.25 to 1) and I close the action in position-less but with a decent price, so calling is reasonable over folding or bluff-raising. I'll see a flop cheaply.}

I have 6-high with no pair and no real draw on an A-K-2 flop against a button who raised preflop. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a hand that is unlikely to win at showdown.

I have a heart flush draw on AK2 and the big blind checked, so a small semi-bluff can fold out weak hands while I still have equity if called.

6-high with no pair or draw on an A-K-2 board; calling 300 into a 950 pot against a button c-bet is not worth it, with only about 2-3 outs to a gutshot-free hand and little equity.

A8s from the button is a standard raising hand; I apply pressure on the blinds and can fold to resistance while retaining position.

AKo is a premium hand in 3-handed play. A 3-bet from the small blind against a button open, with a big blind still to act, builds the pot with a strong hand and plays well in position-disadvantaged spots.

Q6 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a button open and a small-blind three-bet to 10bb.

A8s is too weak to continue against a 3-bet from the small blind; folding and preserving chips is the profitable line.

3h6d is a weak offsuit hand, and calling or raising out of position against two live players is not profitable. Folding on the button costs nothing extra.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. 89o is playable enough to complete for 50 into a 150 pot rather than fold or inflate the pot out of position.

72o is nearly worthless; checking the BB option avoids investing more with a weak hand heads-up.

I have middle pair on a dry flop and the pot is small, so a half-pot bet gets thin value and protection while keeping the pot controlled.

I hold 3-high with no draw on a J-9-2 board facing a flop bet; folding is clearly correct.

K2o is too weak and dominated to open from the button into two live blinds, so folding is the higher-EV default.

J5o heads-up after the button folds; completing for 50 is cheap and playable in position.

Ace-x is a strong holding heads-up against a limped small blind, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative in position-less but dominant spots.

J5o is far too weak to call a 3x raise out of position heads-up; folding is clearly best.