Hold'em table

85s is playable as a button open in three-handed poker, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative rather than limp or fold.

Holding 94 offsuit in the small blind against a button open is an easy fold.

T♦2♠ is a very weak offsuit hand with poor playability, and calling 150 chips risks more than its equity can comfortably realize against the button’s raise.

65 offsuit is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play, making fold the clean standard choice.

Q4 offsuit is weak, but the price to complete is small and I can see a flop cheaply heads-up.

Nine-three suited is too weak to raise, and the small blind has only completed, so checking keeps the pot small and realizes the hand's limited equity.

My hand has little immediate showdown value on this connected, two-diamond flop. I’ll take the free card and retain my backdoor possibilities.

Middle pair with a weak kicker is too thin to bet into a checked flop; checking keeps the pot small and realizes equity.

With only queen-high, a turn bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands, while checking preserves the chance to win at showdown against missed overcards.

I have a pair of nines plus a club flush draw, and the opponent has checked both streets, so a pot-sized bet extracts value from worse hands.

I have only queen-high with no meaningful draw, and calling a turn bet of 200 is unlikely to be profitable.

On the button, a small open can win the blinds and keeps me in position; J2 offsuit is weak, so I’m avoiding a larger raise.

J5o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Getting attractive pot odds to defend the big blind heads-up with a pocket pair and deep effective stacks for set-mining.

Flopped bottom set on an Ace-high board; checking over to the preflop aggressor to let them c-bet.

With J-high and no flush draw or useful backdoor equity, betting would risk chips with little chance to improve. I’ll take the free card in position.

We flopped a set of threes and the turn brought a third club after the flop checked through. Betting for value and protection against draws and weak aces.

I have no pair or club draw on a three-club board, and calling 400 would require too much equity. Fold to the turn bet.

K4o is too weak to open from the button; folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected hand.

65o is too weak to play out of position against the big blind, so folding is the standard and disciplined choice.

T5s is too weak to open profitably even from the button 3-handed.

A7 offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value and initiative.

8-3 suited is too weak to continue against a 3bb open, even in position heads-up. Folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

3♠6♣ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling from the button would invite the blinds in without enough postflop strength.

72s is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so folding the extra 50 is the higher-EV line.