Hold'em table

Button position in a 3-handed game allows a wider opening range; a standard raise applies pressure on both blinds even with a marginal King-high hand.

A9o out of position in the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act behind, is a marginal hand that is dominated often and plays poorly. Folding is the safer choice over a call or a 3-bet bluff.

2c5h is far too weak to defend from the big blind against a button raise, even with good pot odds, as it will be very difficult to realize equity out of position without a strong draw or pair.

T5 offsuit is a weak hand; even on the button in a 3-handed game it plays poorly against two players still to act behind a raise or call, so folding is the safer choice.

Calling 50 with 6d Td suited to see a flop cheaply heads-up, despite being out of position, as the hand has good implied odds and folding is too tight.

T3 offsuit is weak, no reason to raise; checking BB is free since limper already called.

I have no pair and no draw on this dry flop, so checking is the safe play to avoid bloating the pot with a weak hand.

Board is dry and opponent checked, so a small bluff bet has good chance to take the pot given my hand has little showdown value.

I have T-high with no pair and no meaningful draw on a dry 2s4d8c flop. Facing a bet from the big blind out of position, folding preserves my stack and avoids a likely losing situation.

On the button with 98o, I raise to 200 to try to steal the blinds. If called, I have position postflop.

9-8 offsuit from SB facing a button raise and a BB still to act is too weak to continue profitably; fold to save chips.

7c9d is a decent suited-ish connector-type hand (offsuit 97) in the big blind; calling 100 more to win a pot of 350 offers about 3.5:1 odds against a button open, so a call is clearly profitable.

Holding 7c9d on a Ts5dQs board, I have only a gutshot straight draw (needs 8 and J... actually 8 for 7-8-9-T-J needs J and 8) and no pair, so I check out of position against the button's preflop raise rather than build a pot with a weak hand.

We have a gutshot straight draw and position; a continuation bet of 250 into 450 can fold out weak hands and build the pot if we hit a jack on the turn.

I have 9-7 on a T-5-Q board with a gutshot-ish draw (needs 8 for 7-8-9-T... actually 8-J open-ended is not present, only a backdoor), so I'm marginal. The button's small 250 bet into 700 pot offers about 3.8-to-1, so I'll call with backdoor equity and a possible gutshot (8 makes 7-8-9-T needing J/6) and re-evaluate later.

I have only 9-high with a gutshot straight draw (needs an 8 for 8-9-T-Q... actually 7-9-T needs 8 and J), so a weak draw on a 10-Q-5-3 board. Checking to keep the pot small and see the river is best against a button who bet the flop.

I have a gutshot straight draw with 9-high and no showdown value; checking back gives me a free card to hit my straight and I can reevaluate on the river.

I hold 9-high with no pair or draw on a paired board (Ts 5d Qs 3d 3c). The opponent bet the flop and then checked the turn, so a river bluff is unlikely to get a better hand to fold. Checking costs nothing and gives me a chance to win at showdown.

We have 9-high with no showdown value. Seat_2 has checked three times, showing weakness, likely a missed draw or weak pair. A bluff of 600 into 950 needs folds about 39% of the time to be profitable, and our preflop and flop aggression represents a strong range that can get many hands to fold.

I have only 9-high with no pair on a Ts 5d Qs 3d 3c board. Calling 600 into a pot of 1550 needs about 28% equity, and this hand beats only a pure bluff. Seat 3 bet the flop and the river, so folding is the safer play.

Q4 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-size call; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Q8o in the small blind heads-up against the big blind, getting 3:1 pot odds (50 to call into 150). It has enough equity to complete rather than fold, and it is not strong enough to raise.

I have a marginal hand and can see a free flop in position against the small blind; no reason to bloat the pot yet.

Top pair (queen) with a weak kicker on a two-tone board, heads-up and first to act. A small bet of 100 into the 200 pot gets value from worse queens and jacks and draws, and gives some protection, without risking much.

I have T7 offsuit with no pair or draw on a QJ4 board, so folding is the only sensible option.

Q9 offsuit is a weak hand; with two players still to act behind me in a 3-handed pot, calling 100 out of position postflop is marginal, so I fold and wait for a better spot.

Pocket nines are a strong hand heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 builds the pot and puts pressure on the big blind, who may call with weaker hands.

Opening from the button with T9o to pressure the blinds and try to steal; a 2.5x raise is standard. If called, we have position with a playable hand.

72o is a weak hand facing a raise and a call would commit chips with poor equity; folding is correct.

AQo is a strong hand in the big blind against a button min-raise-ish open with the small blind folded. A 3-bet to 850 builds the pot with the best hand and takes the initiative.

T9o blocks TT/99, reducing opponent's strong pairs; shoving maximises fold equity against a wide 3-bet range, and even when called we have ~29% equity, making it +EV compared to folding.

Calling 9150 more needs about 46% equity. A button jam over my 3-bet is likely a strong range (QQ+, AK, some bluffs), and AQo has well under that against it, so I fold.