Hold'em table

A3o is a strong blind-vs-blind hand; raising to 3bb from the small blind is standard and takes the initiative.

6-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a small-blind raise heads-up.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two blinds left to act; folding is standard.

A-Q offsuit is a strong heads-up small-blind holding and should be raised for value and initiative.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with a cheap completion in the big blind; 5-7 offsuit is weak but playable against a small-blind raise.

This connected low flop favors the big blind's calling range, while ace-high has modest showdown value. Checking back preserves equity and keeps the pot controlled.

I have bottom pair with a gutshot straight draw, and the preflop raiser checked to me. A bet can take the pot now or protect my hand against overcards.

With only two overcards and no meaningful draw on this connected board, calling the flop stab is not profitable.

Button open with suited ace; raising applies pressure and retains strong equity when called.

Q9 offsuit is a marginal hand out of position against a button raise; folding avoids a negative EV call.

Getting 150 to win 400 (about 27% equity needed) against a wide button open, 97o in the big blind is a standard defend.

Middle pair on an ace-high board, out of position against the preflop raiser, who likely c-bets. Checking controls the pot and keeps my bluff-catcher intact.

Betting top pair for value and protection against weaker aces, nines, pocket pairs, and draws. A medium sizing keeps worse hands in while charging equity.

Second pair facing a small c-bet on an ace-high board. We need about 28% equity, and against the button's wide range-bet 9-7 has enough showdown value to call.

Bottom pair on an A-Q-9-5 board, facing a button that c-bet the ace-high flop; there's showdown value but I can't bet for value. Check and decide on a turn bet based on its size.

Betting top pair for value and protection after the turn check, while keeping worse aces and draws in.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on an A-Q board, facing a second barrel from the button: we need about 25% equity to call 650 into 2550 and are well behind the button's value range. Our gutshot to an 8 adds too few outs to justify continuing.

K2o is too weak to continue from the button against two blinds, especially with the risk of facing a raise. Folding avoids investing chips with a dominated hand.

Pocket eights are well ahead of the big blind's range in a blind-versus-blind spot. A raise to 3bb takes the initiative and plays for value.

A2 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small blind 3x open heads-up, and calling keeps their range wide.

The board is J-Q high, so 88 is a middling pair with little equity when called; BB's flatting range hits these broadway cards often. Checking out of position controls the pot and keeps showdown value.

Opponent checked a board where my big-blind calling range contains many queens and jacks. A modest stab can win immediately while risking little with no showdown value.

With 88 on QJ3, we're getting 3.4:1 against a small bet from the BB, whose flatting range includes plenty of draws and weaker pairs. Calling keeps us in the hand, and folding would be too tight against a 40% pot bet.

Pocket 8s on a J-Q paired board are a bluff-catcher against the big blind's flop stab, so checking controls the pot and lets the opponent keep bluffing.

Villain checked the paired turn after only calling the flop, and a medium-sized bet can fold out many ace-high and underpair holdings while credibly representing a jack or queen.

Getting about 3.7:1 with a mid pocket pair that beats BB's draws, underpairs, and bluffs on a paired board, calling is profitable against a wide BB range. Raising only folds out worse hands.

Pocket eights on a J-Q-J board have showdown value but are well behind a bet-bet line from the big blind, and betting would only get called by better hands. Checking gives a cheap showdown and lets me decide against a river bet.

My ace-high has no showdown value after the river check. A substantial polarized bet credibly represents a jack or a completed spade draw and can fold out weaker one-pair holdings.

Getting about 3.1:1, I need roughly 32% equity. This BB donk-led all three streets, and missed straight draws like KT, T9 and AK are plausible bluffs, so 88 is a reasonable bluff-catcher.

T9s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; a 2.5bb open applies pressure to both blinds.

5h2h is too weak to defend from the small blind against an open with the big blind still behind.

K9o is playable in the big blind getting good pot odds of nearly 3-to-1 against a button open, so I call to see a flop in position relative to the raiser.

I have no pair on a paired board with only overcards. Checking gives a free card and avoids building a pot with a weak holding.

T9 on a 677 board is an open-ended straight draw with overcards, and in position a small c-bet on this paired, low board both takes down the pot often and builds equity with a strong draw. Betting 200 into 550 keeps the price cheap while applying pressure.

I have a flush draw and an overcard, and I'm getting good pot odds to continue on the flop. Calling keeps the pot manageable while I see the turn.

I have only king-high with a club flush draw and no made hand; opponent showed strength on the flop, so I'll take the free card and see the river.

The Ac completes clubs and hits the big blind's calling range, so T-high with only a gutshot has poor fold equity. Checking back takes a free card to try for an 8.

Ten-high has almost no showdown value, and a three-club board with the ace lets me credibly represent a flush or an ace. The opponent also timed out on this street, and a timeout facing a bet defaults to a fold.

JTs is a strong, playable button hand and benefits from initiative. A standard 3x open applies pressure while retaining flexibility.

Q2o is a weak hand out of position against a 3x raise from the button; the pot odds don't justify calling with such poor equity.

Big blind vs a 3x button open in 3-handed play: getting 200 to win 650 (about 3.25:1), and K2o is a standard defend against a wide button range. Calling is better than folding here.

Two pair on a dry K-5-2 board is well ahead of the button's range. A roughly half-pot lead builds the pot against Kx and pocket pairs while charging overcards.

With no made hand, no direct draw, and only weak backdoor possibilities against the flop continuation bet, folding is the higher-EV choice.