Hold'em table

Q6o is playable heads-up against the big blind, and raising applies pressure to win the pot immediately or take control with position disadvantage postflop.

Defend the big blind for a minimal extra 100 with suited connected cards against a small blind min-raise. 8-9 suited has good multi-street playability heads-up.

My Q6o has no pair or strong draw on a coordinated board; checking preserves chips and allows me to fold to aggression.

I have a made jack-high straight on a very coordinated board. I bet for value while charging flush draws, pair-plus-draw hands, and weaker made hands.

My Q-high has little equity on this coordinated board and calling 300 into 700 with no pair or flush draw is not profitable; folding preserves chips.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to continue from the button, even with position. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and playability.

Getting a good price to complete from the small blind versus the big blind with a playable suited-ish connected hand; I will proceed cautiously postflop.

With 2-5o, the weakest starting hand, I should check and see a flop cheaply. Seat 2 folded, leaving seat 3 (small blind) as my only opponent, making a defensive check reasonable to minimize losses on a trash hand.

I have a pair plus a gutshot straight draw in a limped heads-up pot. A half-pot lead can gain value from worse draws and deny free cards.

2-5o is a weak hand with no draw on a Q-T-7 flop. Folding saves chips against a raising opponent without showdown value.

T8 offsuit is too weak to open routinely on the button in this short session format.

Pocket eights is a solid hand from the small blind. Raising to 300 (3x the big blind) builds the pot with a hand that plays well and puts pressure on the big blind. The fold from the button leaves heads-up against seat_2.

K3s has enough equity against a likely wide small-blind steal, and calling keeps the pot small while I have position postflop. I'll proceed cautiously on unfavorable boards.

Holding pocket 8s on a K-6-9 flop with no threats. Checking allows me to see the turn cheaply while keeping initiative postflop; the board is dry and my hand is likely ahead of a wide raising range.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and protection against flush draws; I can fold to a raise.

7-9 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in a 3-handed game. With no action history suggesting weakness from the big blind, calling 100 chips to see a flop with marginal holdings is unprofitable long-term.

Button folded, so I'm heads-up against the big blind with K6o. I'm getting 3:1 to complete the small blind, so I'll call and see a flop rather than bloat the pot with a weak offsuit hand.

Ace-king suited is a premium hand and should be raised for value from the big blind against the small blind limp.

K6o is too weak to call a big blind raise out of position; folding avoids playing a dominated hand.

Suited connector on the button has good playability and position; raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative.

T8 suited is too marginal to defend from the small blind versus a 3x button open with the big blind still to act.

Pocket tens is a strong hand preflop. Seat 2 (button) raised to 300 from 100, and I'm in the big blind. A re-raise to 1000 applies pressure, narrows their range, and builds the pot in my favor with a solid hand. This also defines my hand strength early and maintains initiative.

98s has poor equity against a big-blind 3-bet range, and calling 700 would often leave me dominated. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

K5 suited has playable button equity in a 3-handed unopened pot. A small open applies pressure while retaining maneuverability.

J5o is a weak hand in a 3-way pot, especially out of position facing a 3x raise from the button. Folding avoids investing further chips into a marginal situation with poor equity.

Getting 2.25:1 pot odds with a suited hand against a button open; defending the big blind is profitable enough despite being out of position.

Out of position with J-high on a paired board and no strong draw; checking to see the button's action and control pot size.

A small continuation bet leverages the preflop-raiser range advantage on this paired board and can deny equity to unpaired hands while risking relatively little.

J high with no pair or draw on a paired board, out of position, facing a bet. Folding is the most chip-efficient play given low equity and poor implied odds.