Hold'em table

K4o is too weak to limp or open from the button; folding avoids dominated spots and wasted chips.

Complete the small blind at a favorable price; 9-4 offsuit is weak, so raising would unnecessarily build the pot out of position.

T8s has great playability in position; checking allows us to see a free flop with a versatile suited one-gapper.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but this connected flop can hit the big blind’s range. I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot without a made hand.

I flopped bottom pair with an open-ended straight draw (any 9 gives a straight) on a wet board; checking behind to realize equity for free is optimal.

A pair of fours is too weak to value-bet confidently, though I have a gutshot to a king. I’ll check and take the free river card.

I have third pair with a gutshot straight draw; checking behind to realize equity and see a free river is standard.

I have only a weak pair of fours, but after both opponents checked the flop and turn, checking back preserves showdown value without risking chips on a bluff.

I have third pair with decent showdown value in a limped pot; checking behind to see showdown without risking a check-raise.

On the button, a small open can win the blinds immediately and gives me positional initiative. 4-5 offsuit is weak, so I’m keeping the raise modest rather than building a large pot.

Q2o is an unplayable hand from the small blind against a button open.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; calling 150 more is -EV and a raise has little fold equity or postflop playability.

Q2o is too weak to open from the button, even 3-handed.

Q4o is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind, even with the button already folded. Folding avoids a dominated, poorly playable hand.

J7o is too weak and easily dominated to open from the button, so folding avoids a marginal spot.

A4 offsuit is a solid blind-versus-blind opening hand, so I’ll raise for value and initiative.

K4o is too weak to defend profitably against a 3x small blind open, even with position postflop.

2♥3♦ offsuit is too weak to continue from the button facing the big blind._fold

Holding 43 offsuit out of position against the big blind is an easy fold despite getting 3-to-1 pot odds.

J8o is slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Queen-deuce suited is worth the extra 50 to see a flop rather than folding or bloating the pot.

With offsuit 8-5 and no raise to face, check and see the flop without putting in extra chips.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on a low flop has little value, so I check rather than inflate the pot out of position.

Bet small for value and protection with a pair of fives; this can charge overcards and straight draws while keeping the pot manageable.

Queen-high with no pair and no draw on 4-5-7 has almost no equity against a flop bet, so calling or raising is not justified.