Hold'em table

2d8s is a very weak hand out of position even as the button, so calling the big blind has poor expected value. Folding saves chips with no real equity to continue.

AdKd is a premium hand and the button has folded, so I want to raise for value and take initiative against the big blind. A raise to 300 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Seat 1 folded, so I'm heads-up against the SB's 300 raise. With Qc3d, I have a playable but not premium hand, and calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack.

Continuation bet with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw on a dry board; it can fold out better unpaired hands and apply pressure.

I have top pair with a good kicker on a dry board. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating it with a raise when the opponent has already shown aggression.

I have top pair with top kicker and only one active opponent; betting around two-thirds pot builds value and charges any draws.

I have a pair of Queens with a 3 kicker on a board of 3h Qd 7c Ac. The turn raise to 800 is small relative to stacks, and calling keeps me in the hand without committing too much against a likely strong range.

Board is paired with an Ace on the river and my hand is top pair with a Queen kicker. The opponent has shown significant strength by betting both the flop and turn, so I will check to control the pot size and avoid scaring them away.

With pocket jacks on the button, I raise for value and to take control of the hand, charging the blinds to see a flop.

9s7c is a weak hand that cannot profitably call a raise from the small blind. Folding preserves my stack against a likely strong range from the button.

Q6o is weak and out of position; calling offers poor postflop playability, so fold to the raise.

I have Qd5d on the button with no prior investment; the blinds are live and my hand is too weak to call 100 or raise profitably preflop.

3-8 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two opponents, so folding preflop is the disciplined play.

Q9o is strong enough to raise from the small blind after the button folds; raising takes initiative and can fold out weaker BB hands.

I have pocket Kings, a strong preflop hand. I'll raise to 500 to build the pot and apply pressure, as the min-raise is 500 and I have the initiative.

Getting 4:1 pot odds with Q9o against a minimum 3-bet from the big blind; calling is cheap and keeps a hand with decent equity in a 3-handed pot.

I flopped top two pair on a board with straight draws. Betting for value and protection against overpairs and drawing hands.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board, and the opponent's continuation bet is small relative to the pot. Calling keeps my range balanced and allows me to realize equity without overcommitting.

Top two pair on a wet board; betting for value and to charge straight/flush draws.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a paired board, and calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving my remaining stack for potential river action. Folding would be too weak given my hand strength, and a raise risks building a pot I may not want to commit to fully.

I hold Kings and the board shows an Ace, so I likely do not have the best hand. Checking allows me to control the pot size and avoid building a larger pot with a weak showdown value.

J3o is a weak offsuit hand that plays poorly multiway and has insufficient equity to call 100 into 150 or to raise as a steal against two unknown opponents.

5d2s is a very weak hand and I'm out of position in the small blind; folding is the best play against the big blind's 100 chip investment.

With 4c9h on the button facing a 100bb pot after blinds posted, this hand has little value and folding avoids investing chips into a weak holding.