Hold'em table

4h8d is too weak to continue against two blinds, and calling offers poor equity with negative implied odds. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Pocket fives are well ahead of a big blind's range heads-up from the small blind, so raising to 3x takes the initiative and gives me a chance to win the pot preflop.

K6 offsuit is a weak, dominated defending hand against a small-blind raise in a short-handed configuration. Folding avoids realizing poor equity out of position.

On the button 3-handed, 97o is a standard open, so a 2.5bb raise to steal the blinds is reasonable.

A3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise in a three-handed game, especially out of position.

I'm getting good pot odds to call 150 into a pot of 400 with a suited hand, and folding seems too weak here. I'll see the flop and play cautiously out of position.

My hand is very weak with only 9-high and no real draw, so I check to see what the preflop raiser does before investing more chips.

The ace-high board favors my preflop raising range. A small c-bet with middle pair gets value from weaker 7s, 5s and draws, denies equity to overcards, and keeps the pot manageable.

I have only 9-high with no real draw on an ace-high flop, and facing a bet after calling a preflop raise gives me poor equity. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

4-6 offsuit is a weak button holding and does not justify entering against both blinds at this stack depth.

A5o is strong enough to raise from the small blind after the button folds, putting pressure on the big blind and taking initiative preflop.

BB vs a 2x SB open, getting 3:1 pot odds with a suited connector-ish hand in position, so calling is clearly profitable.

I have only ace-high with a backdoor flush draw, so I take the free card and keep the pot small on this paired board.

Trip eights with a decent kicker on a paired board with a flush draw. A small value bet gets called by draws and weaker pairs while charging the flush draw.

AJo is a strong hand in a 3-handed game, and being in position on the button, I raise to build the pot and pressure the blinds.

54o from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a weak holding out of position. Folding is standard; a 3-bet bluff is possible but low-frequency with an offsuit hand.

QTs is a strong enough suited broadway hand to defend the big blind against a button 3x open. Calling keeps dominated hands and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessary preflop variance.

I have flopped top two pair on a relatively dry board and should lead for value against queens, tens, straight draws, and overpairs.

In a 3-handed game the button opens a wide range, and T6o is a marginal but playable steal. A small raise to 2.2bb applies pressure on both blinds, and I keep position for the rest of the hand.

Pocket nines is well ahead of a button min-raise range three-handed. I 3-bet to build value and deny equity while keeping weaker hands in.

A8o has enough equity and blockers to defend the big blind for a reasonable price against a 3-bet in a 3-handed game.

T6o is weak and often dominated against a small-blind 3-bet plus a big-blind cold call. Even with in-position pot odds, its playability multiway is poor, so I fold.

I will make a small continuation bet with pocket nines for value and protection against unpaired overcards while retaining a manageable pot on the paired board.

Qs9s is a strong, playable button holding in three-handed action. Opening applies pressure and builds the pot with position.

T7o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, so calling is likely -EV even with decent pot odds. I fold and preserve my stack.

KTo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is getting good odds (150 to win 400), and the hand is well ahead of a wide button range. Calling is profitable and keeps the pot manageable, whereas a 3-bet risks being dominated by the hands that continue.

Top pair with a weak kicker, out of position against the preflop raiser: checking keeps the pot controlled and lets his bluffs and weaker hands keep betting. I plan to check-call most bets.

Check back with queen-high and limited immediate draw equity, preserving pot control and taking a free turn card.

Top pair with a gutshot to the nut-ish straight; the button checked back the flop, so I lead for value and protection on a draw-heavy board.

I only have a gutshot to a queen-high straight, and the turn bet gives insufficient immediate odds against a range that commonly contains made pairs or stronger draws.