Hold'em table

K2o is too weak and disconnected to open from the button in three-handed play, so folding avoids a poor preflop investment.

5h3c is one of the worst starting hands and I'm out of position against the big blind; folding saves the extra 50 chips rather than chasing a marginal 3:1 price with a hand that flops poorly.

On the button 3-handed with suited T6s, I have position and enough playability to open-raise and pressure both blinds; folding is too tight and flatting invites a BB squeeze.

J8s is too weak to call a 3x button open from out of position in the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Pocket sevens has enough equity against a button open to call 200 into a 450 pot. Flatting keeps the hand multiway-free and lets me realize set value out of position rather than bloating the pot with a 3-bet.

I flopped a set of sevens on a dry board and want to build the pot while getting called by overpairs and overcards. A half-pot bet extracts value without overplaying into a likely fold.

T6-high on the 7-2-5 flop has no pair and no real draw, and the big blind's 350 lead into 650 signals strength. Calling 350 needs ~26% equity, which this hand clearly lacks, so folding is the profitable play.

J4s on the button in 3-handed play is just below a standard opening threshold, making folding a clean and disciplined choice.

84 offsuit is too weak to continue even heads-up against the big blind, so folding the small blind is the highest-EV option.

T9o is playable from the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 2.5bb to take the initiative with position rather than limp or fold.

AK offsuit is a premium hand; 3-betting from the SB vs the button's 2.5x open builds the pot with strong equity and takes initiative rather than calling out of position.

Holding 85 offsuit facing an open and a 3-bet is an easy fold.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a small-blind 3-bet to 8bb after my button open. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Queen-seven offsuit is weak, but on the button three-handed a min-raise has good fold equity against the blinds and position postflop, making a cheap steal profitable.

Folding J5s from the small blind against a button open, as it is too weak to defend out of position with the big blind still to act.

AQs is a strong hand against a button open, and the small blind has folded, so a 3-bet builds the pot and takes the initiative while still leaving room to fold to a large 4-bet.

Q7 offsuit is far too weak to call a 3-bet out of position; folding and preserving 550 chips is clearly best.

Qh 6c is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. J5s has enough equity and suited playability to call 50 into 150 rather than fold or inflate the pot out of position.

Q3s is too weak to raise for value against a limper, and I get a free flop heads-up with position on the small blind, so checking keeps the pot small with a marginal suited hand.

Jack-high with no pair or draw on A-T-2; no reason to bet into the big blind, so I check and see a free card.

I hold queen-high with no draw on an Ace-high board and was checked to; checking behind keeps the pot cheap with little fold equity against a likely strong ace.

Jack-high with no pair or draw has little value on this ace-high board, so I check rather than bluff into the big blind.

Queen-high with no draws on an ace-high board; the SB's limp-and-double-check range contains too many Ax and small pairs that beat me, and the pot is tiny. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids a low-equity bluff.

I have a weak pair of jacks with an ace on board and no strong kicker. Opponent has checked every street, so I take the free showdown rather than bet into a calling range that is often better.

My Q-high missed everything; with pot odds irrelevant heads-up I take the free showdown rather than bluff into a likely A-x.