Hold'em table

5-6 offsuit is a weak hand with poor showdown value and limited potential for strong made hands. Folding is the standard play from the button in a 3-handed game when facing a raise.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind with connected T9o. A small raise takes the initiative and applies pressure rather than just completing.

K2o in the big blind getting 350 to 150 (about 2.3:1) against a small blind raise to 250, which is a wide range. K-high has enough equity and pot odds to call, though I won't 3-bet with it.

I have trip tens on a paired board and only a few full houses beat me, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value against the big blind's calling range.

King-high with no pair or real draw on a paired T-7-T board is weak against a continuation bet. Calling 350 into 850 would need about 29% equity, and K-high is likely well behind a betting range and has few outs, so folding is reasonable.

On the button in three-handed, A2o is a reasonable steal open; a small raise applies pressure and can take the blinds without needing to continue versus strength.

9-4 offsuit is a weak hand, and I'm out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 more is not profitable, so I fold.

3-2 offsuit is the weakest hand in poker. With a raise to 250 from seat_2 and my 100 chip big blind commitment, folding is the correct play as this hand has virtually no equity against a raiser.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling or raising out of position against two players is a losing play over time, so I fold the button.

3s8h is a very weak hand (worst possible non-pair). With no special positional advantage and facing a big blind that can continue playing, folding minimizes losses on a hand unlikely to win.

T7 offsuit is a weak hand in early position. With a 100-chip call facing a big blind raise, folding preserves chips for stronger opportunities while avoiding a marginal situation out of position.

74o is too weak and unplayable out of position to complete the small blind after the button folds. Folding saves chips versus a big blind who still has a raising option.

75 offsuit is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind; folding preserves chips.

T8 offsuit in the small blind, heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Only 50 more chips to call for a pot of 150 gives good odds, so completing is better than folding.

King-six offsuit is a weak holding. Seat 2 folded, seat 3 called the small blind. Checking allows me to see the flop cheaply while maintaining flexibility to evaluate my hand strength post-flop.

Open-ended straight draw (T-9-8 with J on board gives 8-9-T-J, needing 7 or Q) plus a pair-ish draw outs; heads-up and first to act, a small bet builds the pot and can take it down. Bet small to keep the price low.}

K-6 offsuit is a weak holding on a J-9-5 flop with no draw. Facing a raise from the small blind after we checked, folding is the prudent play to preserve chips in a marginal situation.

J8 suited on the button in a 3-handed pot is a playable hand, and calling 100 into a 150 pot gives good odds. Raising is marginal, so I take the cheap flop.

6h-Qs is a weak hand with poor connectivity and limited potential. Folding from the small blind after the big blind and button caller are already committed minimizes losses against a likely stronger range.

94 suited is too weak to raise out of position against a button limp, and checking is free.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker has some showdown value but is not strong enough to bet for value or protection into a dry flop. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes equity cheaply.

Heads-up in position after the BB checked the flop. I have a gutshot and a backdoor flush draw with jack-high. A small bet takes the pot when the opponent is weak and keeps some equity if called.}

Bottom pair gets about 2.7-to-1 against a limped button stab on a dry board, so a call is the least-bad option despite the weak kicker.

I have two pair with the board pair of twos, but it is marginal and the button acts behind. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes showdown value without bloating against a stronger hand.

I have jack-high with a backdoor-dead hand on a paired board. Seat 2 checked twice and only called a small flop bet, so they look weak. A small bet of about half the pot can win the pot now, and I can fold to a raise.

I have two pair (fours and deuces) and only need to call 300 into an 850 pot. That price is good enough to continue rather than fold or inflate the pot against a stronger ten or trips.

I have a weak two pair and some showdown value, but the opponent has bet two streets. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see their river action.

I have jack-high with a backdoor flush that missed, so I can't beat many hands that called two bets. A bluff into a player who has called twice is unlikely to work, so I check and see if jack-high wins at showdown.