Hold'em table

Three-handed on the button, Q8o is a standard open: it has enough high-card and playability value to raise for fold equity rather than limp or fold.

A3 offsuit is weak facing a raise from the button with a 3-bet still possible from BB; not worth continuing out of the small blind.

I hold 6s2d, a very weak hand that is unlikely to improve. Facing a raise to 250 with only 150 to call, the pot odds do not justify continuing with this hand.

T3 offsuit is too weak to play profitably even for a cheap price; folding preserves chips for better spots.

With Qc As, I have a strong suited hand but am out of position. Calling 50 to see a flop is reasonable given the small pot and my stack depth.

57 offsuit is too weak to raise, and the small blind has already completed, so checking is free and keeps the pot small.

I have a backdoor flush draw with the Qc and a gutshot straight draw to a 7, but I'm out of position on the flop. Checking keeps the pot controlled and allows me to see a free turn card while preserving my stack for a potential semi-bluff on the turn if the board improves.

I have a pair of fives plus an open-ended straight draw on a checked flop, so a small bet builds the pot and charges worse hands.

The flop is a connected 6-5-9 with two suits, and my backdoor straight and flush draws give me enough equity to see the turn. Calling 150 into a 350 pot keeps the pot manageable while preserving stack depth.

Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a larger pot with a marginal hand on a dry board where the opponent has shown strength.

Pair of fives with a weak kicker is too thin to barrel on a queen-high board after a flop call, so I pot-control and realize my straight outs for free.

The board pairs the 6, giving me a pair of sixes with As kicker. Both opponents checked, so I'll check behind to realize equity without building a bigger pot.

I have two pair with a board kicker and some showdown value, but the paired board and opponent's river check make a thin value bet unattractive, so I check.

With Ad3d on the button facing a 100 chip raise and only 150 in the pot, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this weak suited hand. Folding preserves my 10000 chip stack for better opportunities.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind after the button folds. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated hand.

K2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability hand.

With button folded, I'm heads-up against BB with pocket 8s; raising to build the pot and isolate for value.

I hold Ac2h, a weak hand that is unlikely to improve enough to justify calling a raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Suited connector on the button, raising for value and to take initiative preflop in a 3-handed pot.

I hold 5h2h, a weak hand that is unlikely to win against a preflop raise to 250. Calling 200 more would be a costly mistake with poor equity, so folding preserves my stack.

K9o has enough equity versus a wide button open, and calling 150 into 400 meets the price. Three-betting would often be dominated, so I take the flop in position disadvantage but with a playable hand.

King-high with no pair or draw on a paired flop; checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value out of position.

I have a backdoor flush draw plus a gutshot with overcards; a paired flop favors a continuation bet in position against a single checker.

King-high with no pair or draw on a paired flop is too weak to continue against a c-bet. Folding avoids paying off a likely made hand or better draw.

I have a suited connector in position on the button. Calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable; I can play the hand postflop and avoid risking more chips without initiative.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position multiway for another half-blind after the button limped.

K2 offsuit in BB, no raise to face, cheap to see a flop and take a free look.

I flopped top two pair (kings and deuces) which is very strong on this dry board, so I should bet for value against the remaining opponent.

I have an open-ended straight draw with Jc Tc on a Kd 5h 2c board, giving me 8 outs to a straight. The pot odds are favorable at 175 to call into 425, and I want to see a turn card without overcommitting.

I have two pair (kings and deuces) on a board with a flush draw; betting for value and to charge draws while building the pot against a caller.

I have a strong open-ended straight draw with Jc Tc on a Kd-5h-2c-Th board, giving me many outs to the nuts. Calling 425 into a 1025 pot keeps me in the hand without overcommitting my remaining stack on a single street.

I hold top two pair (kings and deuces) on a river that completed no flush, and villain has just called down without raising, so a value bet extracts chips from weaker two pairs, single pair kings, or missed draws.

Seat 2 has shown extreme aggression with three raises on the flop, turn, and river, betting 900 into a 2350 pot. My Jc-Tc is a weak bluff-catcher on this Kd-high board with no pair, and calling 900 risks 9300 stack for a hand that likely only beats a bluff. Folding preserves my remaining 9300 stack.