Hold'em table

9-3 offsuit is one of the worst hands; folding on the button against two blinds is standard.

AKo is a premium hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, so I raise for value to build the pot and take the initiative.

26 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 4x open; folding saves the remaining stack.

K6 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a playable hand, and calling 100 into a 150 pot gives a good price. A raise with this hand is marginal, so I call and see a flop.

Q8o is weak out of position, but completing for 50 into a 250 pot is cheap enough to see a flop and play fit-or-fold.

A4o in the BB with two limpers: I have decent equity and position, so I raise to isolate and take the initiative rather than checking.

K6 offsuit is weak, and calling 500 more out of position against a 6x raise from the big blind, with the small blind still to act behind me, is unprofitable. Folding is the cleanest choice.

Q8 offsuit is too weak to call a 6bb raise out of position after the button folds; it is often dominated and plays poorly postflop.

T8 suited is playable from the button in three-handed play, so I open to 2.5bb rather than limp or fold.

Q4o is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

6-8 offsuit is a marginal hand, but the button's 2.5x open leaves me getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7:1) with a closed small blind. Calling is better than folding, and a 3-bet bluff with this hand is unnecessary.

I have 6-high with no draw on an A-K-2 board, so there is nothing to bet for value and a bluff has little chance against the button's preflop raising range. Checking keeps the pot small.

No pair or draw on an ace-king flop, and the big blind's check does not mean they will fold to a bluff. Checking back keeps the pot small with a weak hand.

I have a pair of 8s on a K-A-8-2 board, which is a marginal showdown hand. The button checked back the flop, so their range is capped, but betting would mostly get called by better hands. I'll check and try to reach showdown cheaply.

I have a pair of eights plus a heart flush draw, and the big blind has checked both streets. A small turn bet applies pressure and can fold out weaker hands while I still have equity if called.

I have a pair of eights, which is second pair on a dry A-K-2 board. Seat 3 bet only 200 into a 550 pot after checking the flop, so the price is 200 to win 750, and I need only about 21% equity. Seat 3 could be betting a wide range, so calling with a showdown-value hand is better than folding or bluff-raising.

The board is 2s Kh Ah 8c Ac and I hold 8d, so I have two pair, aces and eights, which is a weak showdown hand. Seat 3 bet the turn after checking the flop, so a bet from me would mostly be called by better hands and fold out worse ones. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me call or fold to any bet.

Board pair of aces means my eights are only a weak two pair, and the turn caller is ahead with any king, ace, or better pair. Checking realizes showdown value without betting into a range that mostly beats me.

A8s from the button is a standard open-raise; I'll apply pressure and try to win the blinds or play in position.

AKo is a premium hand in 3-handed play. Raising out of the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still to act, builds the pot and gives me initiative, and I can continue against a 4-bet.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to call a 10bb three-bet out of position against two uncapped ranges. Folding preserves the stack for better spots.

A8s is too weak to continue against a 3-bet to 1000 heads-up; folding preserves chips for better spots.

3-6 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling out of position against two opponents without a strong draw or high cards isn't worth the 100 chips, so I'm folding on the button.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. 89o has enough equity to complete for 50 into a 150 pot; raising out of position is unnecessary.

Weak 72o in the BB with a free check available; no reason to invest chips.

Middle pair with a weak kicker out of position is not strong enough to build the pot, so I check and realize equity cheaply.

Weak 3-high with no draw; checking is free and avoids bloating the pot out of position heads-up.

I have two pair (nines and deuces) on a paired board against a single opponent who checked the flop. A small turn bet gets value from worse pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable if they have a jack or trips.

I have 7-high with no draw on a paired board facing a turn bet; folding is clearly correct.

K2o is too weak to limp or open from the button with both blinds still live; folding avoids a dominated, poorly playable hand.