Hold'em table

Q8 offsuit is a weak hand. Even on the button in a 3-handed game, it plays poorly out of position against two opponents when facing a raise or a postflop bet, so I'll fold and wait for a better spot.

AJo is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value despite being out of position.

T6o is too weak to defend against a 3bb raise from the small blind.

Q7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise keeps the risk modest.

Q6 offsuit is a weak hand to defend from the small blind against a button open out of position.

ATo is a strong hand heads-up against a button min-open-style raise of 2.5bb. Getting 400 into a pot with 150 to call is a good price, and a 3-bet to 850 builds the pot with a hand that plays well in position-disadvantaged spots.

Q7 offsuit plays poorly against a big-blind three-bet, and calling 600 chips risks costly postflop decisions even with position.

Q6o is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded; in the small blind with 7h6h I only need 50 more to see a flop against the big blind, which is a good price for a suited connector heads-up.

With 6-2 offsuit against a small-blind limp, I can see the flop for free rather than inflate the pot with a weak hand.

Board T-J-Q gives me an open-ended straight draw with 6-7 plus a backdoor heart draw. I'm out of position against a BB who checked preflop, and my draw is weak (only 8-9 helps, and a K-9 or 9-8 straight would beat me), so I'll take a free card.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a coordinated flop. Checking avoids investing more with a very weak hand.

I have a pair of sixes on a Q-J-T-6 board, which is marginal showdown value, and any bet would mostly get called by better hands or fold out worse ones. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a bet on this connected board is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. I’ll check and keep the pot small.

I hold 6h7h with a pair of sixes on a Th Js Qc 6c Kd board, where anyone with an ace or a 9 has a straight, so I have little value. Both players checked every street. Betting would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse ones, so I check and take the showdown for free.

With only a pair of sixes, I have some showdown value. A river bluff would need to fold out better pairs, while any ace or nine can call with a straight.

T2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding on the button is the disciplined choice.

With the button folded, 98 offsuit is playable against the big blind. Completing for 50 chips keeps the pot manageable while playing out of position.

Checking my option with a small pocket pair in position to see a cheap flop.

Middle pair has showdown value, but this king-high board favors the big blind's range enough that betting out of position is unattractive. Checking keeps the pot small.

I have a weak underpair on a coordinated board; checking behind to see a free turn card is the safest and most standard line.

My pair of eights has some showdown value, but it is too weak to build a pot out of position.

With a weak underpair and some showdown/draw potential, checking back keeps the pot small and allows us to see a free river.

After two streets check through, a small river bet can get called by weaker pairs and some ace-high hands while limiting the cost when my pair of eights is behind.

I rivered a disguised set of deuces on a checked-down board; raising for value against one-pair and two-pair holdings.

My weak pair of eights is unlikely to beat a river raise, and the 9s blocks some missed spade-draw bluffs.

T4 offsuit is a weak button open at 100bb, with poor playability when called.

In a blind-versus-blind spot, Q7s has good playability and equity to raise for value and fold equity against the big blind.

T2 offsuit is a weak hand; calling 200 to win 400 out of position against a small blind raise is unprofitable, so fold.

J5s is too weak to reliably open even from the button in 3-max play, so folding is the standard disciplined decision.

T2 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position against the big blind it does not justify even the 50-chip completion. Folding costs only the 50-chip small blind.