Hold'em table

A6 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand in 3-handed play; raising to 250 to build the pot and take initiative.

A♣Q♦ is a strong three-handed hand against a button open, so I’m making a substantial value 3-bet from the small blind and denying the big blind an easy call.

With Jd9s on the button facing a 800 raise, I'm making a min-raise to keep the pot controlled and see where I stand. If called, I can reassess on later streets; if re-raised, I'll likely fold.

Facing a 3-bet and 4-bet with multiple players still to act, A6o is too weak to continue; folding preserves chips for better spots.

AQ offsuit is strong, but a four-bet after an open and a three-bet represents a very strong range; calling risks playing a large pot out of position against likely domination.

A8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

I have 6s9s which is a weak hand to defend the small blind with a 200 chip call against a 250 raise. Preserving my stack is the better play here.

QJ offsuit is playable heads-up against a single raise; calling keeps the pot controlled rather than committing more chips out of position.

Missed the flop with QJ on K72r; checking to control pot size and see what seat_2 does as the preflop raiser.

Bet small in position with ace-high and the ace of diamonds, applying pressure while retaining a backdoor nut-flush draw.

No pair, no real draw (no diamonds, no made straight draw) against a flop bet; not worth continuing with just Q-J high.

I hold Kc 4d, a weak offsuit hand that is dominated by the blinds' positions. Folding preserves my stack against likely stronger holdings.

J2 offsuit is weak heads-up vs BB with only one opponent left; not worth continuing for 50 more chips.

I'm on the button with a weak offsuit low connector (65o); facing a raise-like situation isn't ideal to invest here, but it's just a call of 100 - still, 65o is marginal in 3-way with two players behind acting after; better to fold and preserve chips.

With the button folded, completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. T4 offsuit is weak, but the favorable price makes a call preferable to folding or raising.

I have 3h7c which is a weak hand, and the pot is already 200 with no raise to call. Checking keeps my options open and lets me see a cheap flop.

I have only ten-high with weak backdoor possibilities, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a checked-to opponent on a coordinated king-high board.

Board is Q-5-K with no obvious draws; my 3-7 is weak and I want to see a free turn card while preserving stack. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bluff with a marginal hand.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so checking avoids investing chips with little equity.

My 3h-7c is weak and the board is dangerous with Q-K high cards; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a losing hand.

With no pair beyond the board’s kings, my ten kicker has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to be called by worse. I’ll take the free showdown.

I have a weak 3-7 high with no pair and no flush draw, so I have no reason to bluff or value-bet on this dry river. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting more chips in with a losing hand.

K-high is strong enough to open from the button three-handed. A modest raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping weaker hands in the range I can profitably play.

9h 6s is a weak offsuit hand that cannot withstand a raise to 250 from the button; folding preserves my stack against a likely strong range.

Qs8h offsuit facing a raise from the button is a weak, dominated hand; folding to save chips is best given the marginal equity and positional disadvantage.

Ah3s is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability. The small blind limped and the big blind completed, so there's no strong reason to invest with this hand from the button.

KJ suited is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded; raising to build the pot and apply pressure.

K5 suited has enough playability against a small-blind raise, and calling gets a favorable price while preserving weaker hands in the raiser's range.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board; betting for value against BB's calling range.

I have a pair of fives with a king kicker and need only 400 to continue into a 1,000-chip pot. Calling keeps weaker bluffs and draws in while avoiding an unnecessary raise with a modest made hand.

Top pair with good kicker on a wet board; betting for value and protection against straight draws.

The turn bet is substantial, and my pair of fives plus club draw does not have enough equity to call at these pot odds. Folding avoids investing more against a line that often represents a strong made hand.