Hold'em table

2h4h is a weak suited gapper with poor high-card strength; folding for 100 avoids investing chips in a marginal hand with no reads early.

Holding 92o in the small blind blind-versus-blind is far too weak to defend out of position.

On the button in a 3-handed game, J8s is a standard opening hand to steal the blinds and realize positional advantage.

89 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise out of position with the big blind still to act; folding preserves stack.

Defending the big blind with 7h9h suited gets a good price against a button open, and calling keeps the pot controlled out of position.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high flop; checking controls the pot and lets me see the button's action before committing more chips.

Second pair with a weak kicker on an Ace-high board plays well as a check back to control the pot size and realize equity in position.

Bottom pair on a coordinated board with little fold equity; I prefer to control the pot and see a river.

I have third pair on a double-broadway board. Checking behind maintains pot control and realizes showdown value in position.

I have only a weak pair of sevens with a scary board; checking realizes showdown value and avoids getting raised by better hands.

I hold a pair of Jacks on a board with four broadway cards. I beat missed club flush draws and worse holdings, and a bet would only get called by better hands.

On the button three-handed, 7-6 offsuit is within a wide opening range and plays well in position. Raising applies pressure to the blinds rather than limping or folding.

I have 8-3 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise; this is too weak to continue out of position.

T2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button open.

TT on the button is a premium hand against two blinds; raising for value and to take initiative.

K7s is slightly too weak to comfortably defend out of position against a 3x button open with the big blind still behind.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a 3x button raise; calling would realize equity poorly postflop.

Opening standard 2.5x from the button with Q9o in 3-handed play.

AT suited is strong 3-handed against a button open; 3-betting from the small blind builds value and avoids playing out of position in a flat-called pot.

Q2o is a weak offsuit hand facing a button raise and a small-blind three-bet; calling 700 more out of position is not profitable, so folding is best.

Q9o is not strong enough to continue against a 3-bet from the small blind.

Ace-Queen suited on the button is a premium open, well ahead of blind ranges. Raising to 3x builds the pot in position and pressures the blinds.

With 3c5s out of position facing a button raise, this hand is too weak to continue profitably.

T4o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.