Hold'em table

JTo is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed, with position and initiative valuable. I raise to a standard 2.5bb size.

Q8 suited has enough playability and equity versus a button open to continue; calling 200 into 400 is the simplest +EV line without bloating the pot out of position.

Holding 63o in the big blind against a button raise and small blind call, my hand lacks equity and playability; folding avoids risking more chips with a very weak holding.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on a paired flop; checking is best against the preflop raiser who still has position.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired overcards and weaker holdings while risking little on this paired board. J-high has limited showdown value and can improve on later streets.

Queen-high with no pair and no draw has little equity against a flop bet on a paired board, so folding is the best option.

74o is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind; folding preserves chips.

With A8o in the small blind heads-up against the big blind, calling 50 to see the flop getting 3:1 odds is profitable and avoids building a large pot out of position.

Check behind with a small pair versus the small blind limp, keeping the pot manageable while retaining showdown value.

We have Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw, out of position against the big blind who checked preflop. The pot is small, so checking to see a free turn is prudent.

Betting our set for value and protection on this coordinated two-diamond flop. A modest sizing keeps worse one-pair hands and draws involved.

I have the nut flush draw with an overcard on a low board. A check-raise semi-bluff puts pressure on the big blind's wide range and builds value if I hit.

Bottom set is a very strong but vulnerable hand on this coordinated board. I reraise for value against overpairs, two pair, pair-plus-draws, and diamond draws while charging straight draws.

Facing a large reraise with only a gutshot and weak backdoor draws, the pot odds are insufficient to call; folding preserves stack.

Holding T4o offsuit on the button, the hand lacks sufficient equity to warrant a steal raise, especially with no information on opponents' tendencies.

With 3-2 offsuit in the small blind facing the big blind, folding avoids realizing poor equity out of position.

9-high suited is too weak to profitably open from the button at this stack depth against two blinds.

Q2 suited is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I give up the small blind rather than inflate the pot.

Button open with T8o in three-handed play; a small raise takes the initiative and can fold out the blinds.

K7s has decent playability multi-way and can realize equity with deep stacks, calling 200 into a 400 pot from the small blind against a button open.

K2 suited is too weak to defend profitably versus an open and cold call out of position in a multiway pot.

K7o with no draw on a paired board; out of position, checking to gauge opponent's strength and avoid building a pot with a weak hand.

T8 has no pair or draw on a paired flop, so checking back preserves the pot rather than bluffing into a caller who may already have a six or a pocket pair.

I have trip sixes with a King kicker, which has some showdown value but is vulnerable to many full houses and better kickers. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see the river before committing more chips.

Ten-high with no pair or draw on a triple-six board has little showdown value and little credible bluff equity after the opponent checked. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes whatever equity remains for free.

We have trips with a King kicker, a strong hand but vulnerable to full houses. The passive action suggests neither player has a monster, and checking out of position controls the pot and lets us react to a bet.

Board gives everyone trip sixes with an ace; my ten is a weak kicker and has no value to bet. Checking realizes the occasional win against a worse unpaired hand.

Holding Q5o on the button, it's too weak to call or raise; folding is the best chip-preserving decision.

7-2 offsuit is an extremely weak hand from the small blind against the big blind, with poor realization out of position. Folding preserves chips.