Hold'em table

With a small pair on the button in a 3-handed game, raising to 300 applies pressure on the blinds and can take the pot down preflop; I can also set-mine if called.

Seat 1 opened to 300 with me in the small blind holding 5s8s. The pot odds and position disadvantage make continuing unprofitable, so I fold to preserve my stack.

Facing a small raise heads-up with J8o, pot odds are favorable enough to continue and see the flop in position disadvantage but with a decent marginal hand.

My hand missed this flop and has little equity, so I'll keep the pot small and take a free card. I can fold if villain bets.

I flopped a set of fives on a dry board and want to build the pot for value while charging any queen or draw.

Calling 100 with Kh-high and backdoor flush potential keeps me in the hand cheaply; I'll see a flop and reassess rather than fold or overcommit preflop.

With 5h4h in the big blind and no call required, checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop with a suited connector out of position.

Weak hand out of position on a coordinated board; checking to see a free card and avoid bloating the pot with little equity.

Board is a connected Broadway flop with no clear favorite; checking back keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity without building a bigger pot with a weak King-high.

Opponent checked back the flop on a coordinated board, so a small turn bet can fold out better unpaired hands and take the pot without risking much.

Seat 1's turn raise to 150 with an Ace on board is a strong value bet; my 3c Kh has no pair and only a backdoor flush draw, so folding is the correct play to preserve chips.

Button with J7o in 3-handed; raising to 3bb to apply pressure and take initiative with position.

Seat 1 opened to 300 with me on the button holding Qc6c. I'm raising to 600 to build the pot with a suited connector and apply pressure, as I have position and a playable hand.

J7o is a weak offsuit hand that is often dominated by a 3bet range. With no reads, folding is the most profitable play to avoid marginal spots.

I hold 5c 4d, a weak hand that is unlikely to win against the blinds' ranges. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

On the button with a weak but not hopeless hand, I'm raising to 2bb to try to take down the blinds and dead money preflop. This is a standard steal spot in a 3-handed game.

Holding pocket aces in the small blind, I'm 3-betting for value against the button's open. Sizing to 800 builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in, and I'm out of position so I want to start growing it now.

I have 8h6h, a weak hand that is unlikely to hold up against a min-raise and a 3-bet to 800. Calling 700 more with only 100bb effective and no position is a negative expected value play, so folding is the correct decision.

4-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3-bet for 8 big blinds, and calling would put me in a poor spot even with position. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.