Hold'em table

73o is too weak to open even on the button in 3-handed play.

96 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind, even for a cheap complete.

T5o is too weak to open even from the button; folding avoids a poorly playable hand against continuing ranges.

A6 suited is strong enough to raise from the small blind after the button folds. A raise to 300 applies pressure while keeping weaker hands in the big blind’s range.

AhQh is a premium hand heads-up blind vs blind; 3-betting to 9bb builds value with position over the small blind.

A♣6♣ has useful suited-ace playability and the price is reasonable against the big blind’s 3-bet. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have a modest pair with some showdown value, but the board is connected and favors the preflop raiser’s range. I’ll check and keep the pot controlled.

On a low, connected 9-6-5 board, checking back preserves equity with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw while avoiding a check-raise.

With second pair on a connected board and a preflop reraiser behind me, betting risks getting called or raised by stronger hands. I’ll take the free river and preserve showdown value.

I have Ace-high with showdown value and two overcards. Checking back preserves pot control and realizes my equity for free.

I have two pair, aces and sixes, and the river ace may give the opponent a weaker one-pair hand that can call a small value bet. A modest sizing limits the cost if they have a stronger hand.

I rivered top pair with a strong kicker in a 3-bet pot that checked through to the river. Getting 4:1 pot odds against a small 1/3 pot bet, this is a clear and profitable call.

On the button, K-high has some value as a steal, and a small open uses position without risking much.

43o is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open.

AK suited is a premium hand against a button min-raise, so I 3-bet to take the initiative and build the pot while heads-up.

K-2 offsuit is too weak to continue against the big blind’s substantial 3-bet, even in position.

Holding T3 offsuit on the button in 3-handed play is too weak to open profitably. Folding is standard.

T7o is too weak to complete from the small blind out of position against the big blind; folding saves the extra half-blind.

Q2o is too weak to call or open from the button; it is dominated and has poor playability, so folding is the highest-EV line.

Complete the small blind cheaply with a hand that has reasonable equity against the big blind’s wide range; avoid inflating the pot with a weak offsuit holding.

Holding K2o in the big blind after the small blind limps, taking a free flop in position is the standard and highest EV play.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a connected, two-heart flop, so taking the free card is preferable to bluffing into the big blind’s range.

I have King-high with minimal equity on a wet board; checking back to see a free turn is standard.

I have only ten-high with no meaningful draw, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into the big blind after the flop checked through.

I have King-high with a gutshot straight draw on the turn; taking a free river card is standard and low risk.

The checked-through action suggests a capped range, and the river completes a credible spade draw. A small bluff may fold out some weak pairs and high-card hands while risking only half the pot.

I only have King-high with no pair or flush on a board with three spades; facing a river bet, King-high rarely has enough showdown value to justify a call.

K5 offsuit is strong enough to open from the button three-handed. A small raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping weaker hands in the range.}

83o is a very weak hand out of position facing a button raise, making this an easy fold.

64 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids paying 150 more with a hand that rarely flops well.