Hold'em table

Ace-queen offsuit is a premium hand and I'm on the button in a 3-handed game, so I'll raise for value and position. A standard 3x open builds the pot while keeping control.

A9 suited is strong enough to continue against a button open, and calling 250 into this pot is the straightforward play out of position.

K5 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a raise and a call from two other players.

I have middle pair with an ace kicker on a queen-high flop, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking controls the pot and lets me realize equity rather than bloating it into a range that contains many queens and overpairs.

I hold top pair top kicker (AQ on Q97). Seat 2 checked to me, so I bet ~half pot for value from worse queens and to charge flush/straight draws.

Middle pair with an ace kicker has enough showdown value to continue against a single c-bet, and the pot odds justify a call out of position rather than folding or inflating the pot.

I have a marginal pair of nines with an ace kicker on a queen-high, straight-possible board. Checking controls the pot out of position and lets me realize showdown value rather than betting into a range that often has me beat.

I hold top two pair (AQ on Q-high board) and seat_2 checked the turn, so I bet for value against one-pair or draw hands while keeping the pot manageable if raised.

I have a pair of nines with an ace kicker and need only about 29% equity to call a 1000 bet into 2500. That price is good enough out of position against a turn barrel that can include draws and weaker hands.

I have only a pair of nines with an ace kicker on a board with flush and straight possibilities, and the opponent has bet strongly on prior streets. With no bet facing me, checking realizes my marginal showdown value without inflating the pot.

I hold top two pair (AQ) on a board where only sets or a J-T straight beat me, and seat_2's check on the river invites a value bet from Qx hands that called two streets. A ~70% pot bet extracts maximum value while keeping the pot sized reasonably against the rare cooler.

Second pair with a weak kicker is not strong enough to call a large river bet on this connected, flush-possible board after three streets of aggression.

J7 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in three-handed play, so folding is the highest-EV option.

K6 offsuit is weak but cheap to see a flop heads-up against the big blind.

I'm the big blind against a single limper with position postflop; a small raise pressures a likely weak limping range and can win the pot immediately or build it with initiative.

K6 offsuit facing a raise is too weak to continue for more chips; folding preserves stack.

J7 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise; folding preserves chips for better spots.

3h4s offsuit is far too weak to call even for 100 into a 150 pot from the button in 3-handed play; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind with KJo. A raise to 300 builds the pot and applies pressure rather than just completing.

53 offsuit facing a raise is not worth defending; folding is the correct standard play.

76o is a weak offsuit hand with poor flop prospects, so I fold rather than invest chips in a marginal spot.

3-7 offsuit is too weak to continue even heads-up against just the big blind; folding preserves chips.

K4 offsuit on the button facing a raise-free but two live blinds is a weak hand not worth investing in from an unopened pot with players still to act; folding preserves stack for better spots.

Queen-six offsuit is a weak hand with poor playability out of position heads-up; folding the extra 50 avoids dominated spots postflop.