Hold'em table

K5o is too weak to profitably open on the button in 3-handed play.

Q4 offsuit is playable heads-up, but a limp keeps the pot manageable out of position.

With Ad2s, I have a weak Ace but position on the limper. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see a flop.

Bottom pair on an ace-high flop is a weak hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me assess the big blind's action.

I have top pair with an ace on a draw-heavy board and only one opponent remains; betting for value and protection is best.

Bottom pair with no heart is too weak to continue against a sizable flop bet, especially out of position.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

KJo is strong enough to defend against a button raise and we are getting 2:1 pot odds with only 200 more to call.

Holding 85o out of position multiway is an easy fold despite decent pot odds.

I have only king-high on an ace-high flop with no strong draw, so checking controls the pot and avoids putting chips in as a likely underdog.

Top and bottom pair is strong on this dry flop, so I bet half the pot for value from aces and weaker pairs.

We have K-high with no pair or draw on an ace-high flop and face a bet from the preflop raiser, so continuing would be poor without sufficient equity.

T6o is a weak offsuit hand from the button in a 3-handed game; folding avoids playing a marginal hand that often flops poorly.

In a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds, Q9o is strong enough to open-raise for value and initiative.

Against a small-blind raise heads-up, 9-6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind for 200 more chips, especially with position after the flop.

I have an inside straight draw on an Ace-high board that favors my preflop raising range, making a 1/3 pot continuation bet standard.

Nine-six has no pair or immediate draw on this ace-high flop. Even against a small bet, continuing is unlikely to be profitable.

76 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button even 3-handed. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

With the button folded, ace-high is strong enough to raise against the big blind. Raising to 300 applies pressure and can win the pot preflop.

I'm getting 2:1 pot odds with Q9o against a likely wide small-blind open, and I close the preflop action with position postflop. Folding would be too tight against this range.

Ace-high has some showdown value on this paired board. Checking avoids inflating the pot out of position with a weak kicker.

Q-high with no club on a paired board has marginal showdown value and little fold equity against the small blind's preflop raising range, so checking back keeps the pot small and realizes equity.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and betting this turn is unlikely to fold out many better hands. Checking keeps the pot small with a weak hand.

I have top pair with a decent kicker and the preflop raiser has checked twice, showing weakness. Betting 400 charges draws and extracts value from worse hands.

Ace-high has no meaningful draw, and calling a two-thirds-pot turn bet with this weak kicker is unlikely to be profitable.

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, where position makes a modest raise profitable.

98o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, and calling risks a squeeze from the big blind. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Holding 2d 6c offsuit in the big blind facing a raise from the button is an easy fold.

K5s on the button has decent equity and position; raising can steal the blinds or isolate, and the hand plays well postflop with position.

T6s is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3bb button open, especially being out of position against both players.

7♠3♠ is too weak to defend out of position against a three-big-blind raise.