Hold'em table

J9s is a playable suited hand on the button in a 3-handed game; a standard 3x open builds the pot with position while folding out weaker hands.

9-2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated hand.

4-2 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3bb raise; folding is correct even from the big blind here.

2-4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, so I fold rather than invest chips with a dominated hand.

Cheap price to see a flop heads-up against the BB with a live overcard hand; folding here is too tight given the small additional cost.

Ace-ten offsuit is a strong hand heads-up against the limper; raising builds the pot with position and folds out weaker holdings.

96 offsuit facing a raise with weak equity heads-up; not worth continuing.

3-6 offsuit is a weak hand not worth playing from the button facing a raise-sized call.

Heads-up in the blinds, J5o has solid equity versus a wide BB range, and calling 50 into a 150 pot only requires ~25% equity, making this a clearly profitable flat.

Pocket kings are a premium hand and the small blind only completed, so I raise for value to build the pot before the flop.

J5 offsuit is far too weak to call 300 more into a raise from the big blind, especially out of position with no implied odds. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

I'm on the button 3-handed with J9o, a borderline-but-playable steal spot; a small raise to 2.5x takes initiative in position and often picks up the 150 in blinds.

Pocket deuces have enough implied odds versus a 2.5bb button open at 100bb to call and try to flop a set, while a raise would bloat the pot out of position.

7-5 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise and a call; not worth continuing from the big blind.

I flopped a set of deuces on a dry ace-high board. A half-pot bet gets value from ace-x and other pairs while keeping the pot manageable.

I hold J-high with no pair or draw on an ace-high board, and the SB led into the preflop raiser, which strongly represents an ace. Calling 300 into 900 with essentially no equity is unprofitable, so I fold.

75o is too weak to open from the button in a three-handed pot, so folding avoids paying 100 chips with a hand that is dominated too often.

J6o is weak; folding to save chips against BB with button already folded is not enough reason to complete with a poor hand.

7h2h is a weak offsuit-ish (suited but low) hand from the button facing a raise-in position; folding preserves chips given poor hand strength.

AKo heads-up against only the BB is a dominant hand; raising for value and fold equity is clearly best.

KJs is strong heads-up against a small-blind open, so I 3-bet to 900 for value and initiative rather than flat-calling.

AKo is far too strong to fold against a 3-bet, and 4-betting builds the pot for value while retaining fold equity; I still have a comfortable call if shoved on given my equity.

KJs has enough equity and plays well in position against a 4-bet; calling 1350 into 4500 needs only about 30% and avoids committing the stack with a dominated hand.

My AK missed this J-4-9 flop against an opponent who called a 4-bet, a range heavy in JJ/99/44 and AK. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me fold cheaply or re-evaluate, since betting for value is unlikely to be paid by worse hands.

I have top pair with a strong king kicker on a dry board after the preflop aggressor checks. A modest value bet of 1800 builds the pot while still getting called by worse pairs and ace-high.