Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-equivalent situation; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Five-three offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against the big blind, even for a half-blind completion. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

Ten-six suited is playable from the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 2.5 big blinds to take the initiative in position rather than flat or fold.

With Js8s on the button facing a 250 raise from the big blind, the pot odds don't justify a call with this weak suited hand, and I have no positional advantage preflop.

With 4c Jc on the button, I have a speculative hand but face a 100 big blind raise from the big blind. The pot odds don't justify a call with such a weak holding, so folding is the disciplined play.

8-4 offsuit heads-up against BB with button folded is too weak to continue for even a small bet; folding preserves chips.

Button raise with a playable T9o to build the pot and apply pressure on the blinds.

AK offsuit is a premium hand and I am out of position versus a button open, so a 10bb three-bet builds the pot and denies cheap equity.

8d5s is a weak hand that cannot withstand a 1000 raise from the small blind; folding preserves my stack.

T9o is too weak to continue against a 4x preflop 3-bet representing a strong range.

Q7o is a marginal but playable button open in three-handed no-rake poker, so I raise to 2.5bb rather than limp or fold.

I have Jc5c, a weak hand that plays poorly out of position. Facing a 250 raise from the button with only 200 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

AQ suited is a strong hand heads-up against a single raiser; 3-betting for value and to isolate is best.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a big-blind three-bet; folding avoids a dominated spot with poor equity.

Q6o is a weak hand with poor equity against two opponents who have already posted blinds; folding minimizes losses with this disconnected offsuit hand.

Heads-up now with a suited jack-high hand; raising to apply pressure and build the pot with a reasonable holding.

Q3s is playable in position against a likely wide small-blind open, and the price to continue is only 1.5bb into a 5bb pot.

Dry ace-high board favors my preflop raising range; a small continuation bet applies pressure even though I have no pair or draw with 5c-Jc.

Queen-high with no pair and no draw on an ace-high flop is too weak to continue against a flop bet. Folding avoids putting more chips in with almost no equity.