Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is a weak button holding in a three-handed game and not worth entering against both blinds at this price.

5-3 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands in poker. With only 50 chips already invested as the small blind, folding is optimal to minimize losses rather than call the additional 50 chips needed to stay in with a poor hand.

T6s is a weak hand in early position. With the small blind and big blind already committed and no significant fold equity, folding preserves chips for better opportunities. This hand ranks poorly and is not worth investing in against two opponents.

With button folded, I'm effectively heads-up vs the big blind; J8 suited plays well as a raising hand here to take initiative and fold equity.

Pocket sevens is well ahead of a typical small-blind steal range heads-up. A 3-bet to 900 applies pressure while retaining maneuverability with a 100bb stack.

J8s is too weak to continue against a 3-bet; folding preserves chips for better spots.

J4 offsuit is weak from the button facing a raise-sized pot; folding preserves chips for better spots.

8c4s is a weak, dominated hand heads-up from the small blind and is not worth completing without additional information.

Button opens with a suited-ish connected T9 holding that plays well postflop and benefits from initiative. A 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds while keeping risk controlled.

With AK (best unpaired hand), I'm in an excellent position against the button raiser. Raising to 800 (4x their raise) builds the pot while defining my hand strength, allows me to gather information from both opponents, and I retain position with strong equity.

8-5 offsuit facing a big 3-bet is a clear fold from the big blind.

T9 offsuit is not strong enough to continue profitably versus a substantial small-blind 3-bet, especially out of position postflop.

Queen-seven offsuit is a weak holding from the button in a 3-handed game. Folding avoids playing a marginal hand out of position against two opponents who have already invested chips.

Heads-up now with a suited but weak Jack-high hand; cheap call to see a flop rather than raising or folding.

AQ suited is a strong heads-up holding against the small blind limp. I raise for value and to deny realization to weaker limping hands.

J5 offsuit facing a raise is too weak to continue for additional chips out of position.

Qh6c offsuit is weak from the button facing a raise-worthy pot; folding preserves chips given no positional advantage post-blinds action here.

Complete from the small blind with J-five suited and see a flop heads-up at a low price.

I'm in the big blind with Q3o, a weak hand. The small blind just called, so there's no additional bet to me. Checking allows me to see the flop cheaply in position, which is the best play for this weak hand against a single opponent.

This has little immediate showdown value and only backdoor possibilities on an ace-high board, so I check and avoid inflating the pot.

I have Q-3o which is a weak hand on a dry flop (Ad 2h Ts). The opponent just checked, so there's no pressure. Checking is prudent to see the turn card while keeping the pot small with a marginal holding.

After both players checked the flop, a small turn stab can fold out many unpaired hands while risking little. I retain a gutshot to a three if called.

With Q3o (queen-three offsuit), I have minimal hand strength on a board of Ad 2h Ts 4s. Seat 1's turn raise into a checked-down flop suggests either a strong hand or a delayed cbet, making my unpaired queen unlikely to win even with 150 chips to call and significant remaining stack risk. Folding is the prudent play.