Hold'em table

Q8o is playable as a button open in 3-handed poker with position; a 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds and builds a pot I can play in position.

AJ suited-ish offsuit is strong enough to 3-bet a button open of 2.5bb from the small blind, applying pressure and building the pot with a good hand.

I have 6d Ts, a weak hand that plays poorly out of position. Facing a 900 total raise from the small blind, calling 800 more is too expensive for such marginal equity, so folding is the correct play.

Q8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a small-blind three-bet after my button open. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

7c Qh offsuit is weak from the button facing a raise-like situation with two players to act; folding preserves chips given the marginal hand strength.

I hold Qc6d in the small blind facing a 50 chip call. This is a weak hand with little potential to improve, and I prefer to preserve my stack rather than chase with poor equity.

I hold Q♠6♦ on the button with no prior investment. The blinds have already posted 50 and 100, and my hand lacks the strength to call or raise profitably preflop, so folding minimizes expected loss.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Suited connectors play well with initiative, and a small raise builds the pot without overcommitting.

6-2 offsuit is a trash hand facing a raise; folding is clearly correct here.

T2s is too weak to open or limp from the button for a full big blind; folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected hand out of position postflop.

Button folded, so it's effectively heads-up; 98s plays well as a raise to build the pot and take initiative against the BB.

I have a pocket pair of twos, which is a playable hand but not strong enough to raise. Calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack.

I only have bottom pair on a scary King-high board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids getting raised off a marginal hand.

I have a pocket pair of twos on a J-8-K board, which is a weak hand that wants to see a cheap turn card. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet with a marginal holding.

Only a weak pair of 8s with no draw on a K-high two-spade board; checking to control pot size rather than bluff into two live opponents.

I have a pocket pair of twos with no improvement on a Js-8h-Ks-4d board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet with a weak hand.

Weak made hand (bottom pair) on a dry board with no betting action; checking back to control pot size.

Board is paired with Js and Ks, and my hand is 2h2s, which is vulnerable to overcards and likely dominated. Checking preserves my stack and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

T4 offsuit from the button is too weak to open-raise or call; folding preserves chips for better spots.

I have Qh7h, a playable suited hand in position. The pot is 150 and I only need to call 50 more, giving me excellent pot odds. I'll see a flop and play post-flop rather than folding or overcommitting preflop.

T2o is too weak to raise, and checking is free in the big blind after the small blind limps.

Board is dry and I have a backdoor flush draw with no made hand, so I want to see a free turn card and control pot size.

I have no pair, no draw, and no real equity on Kh-3d-4h. With a free check available after the small blind checked, there is no reason to bluff.

Board is dry and I have no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply while preserving my stack.

I have only bottom pair with a weak kicker on a king-high board, so there is little value in betting. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes my showdown equity for free.

Board is paired with a 2 on the river, and my 7h Qh has no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a likely losing hand.

I have trip deuces on a paired board and the passive opponent has checked every street, so a small river bet extracts value from king-high and worse pairs that may call.

Seat 1's river raise to 150 over a checked pot with a paired board signals a strong hand. My Qh-high with a 7 is too weak to call, so folding minimizes losses.

I hold J-5 offsuit on the button with no prior investment. The pot odds don't justify calling 100 to see a flop with this weak hand, so folding preserves my stack.

Ten-deuce offsuit is too weak to complete or raise heads-up against the big blind after the button folds.