Hold'em table

53s is slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even 3-handed, making fold the standard play.

Seat 1 folded, leaving a heads-up pot with me on the small blind holding 2d Qs. This is a weak hand out of position, so folding is the correct play to preserve my stack.

Jd2h is a very weak hand with no straight or flush potential, and I'm out of position facing a raise. Folding avoids losing chips with almost no equity.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up with 100bb; 75o is a weak but playable hand to raise as a steal attempt, since folding gives up equity and limping is passive. A 3x open takes the blinds often and keeps initiative.

Holding premier hand AK suited in position against a small blind open, raising for value and initiative.

7-5 offsuit facing a 3-bet out of position is a clear fold; the hand plays poorly and we have no fold equity with a 4-bet bluff.

AKs on the button is a premium hand; standard open to 2.5bb to build the pot and take initiative against both blinds.

J5o is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open.

I have Qc4h, a weak offsuit hand. The button raised to 250 and seat 1 folded. Calling 150 to see a flop is reasonable, but I don't want to commit more chips with this hand.

I have top pair with a backdoor flush draw on a dry flop, but the preflop raiser is aggressive. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see a turn card cheaply before committing more chips.

Paired, dry Q-high flop heads-up as the preflop raiser in position; a small c-bet with AKs (two overcards, backdoor nut flush draw) denies equity and takes it down often against a BB caller's wide range.

I have top pair with a good kicker on a paired board, and calling keeps the pot controlled while letting me evaluate the turn. Raising risks building a big pot with a possible 7-out there, so I'll take the free card and reassess.

I have a pair of sevens with a queen kicker on a paired board, but the opponent's turn check suggests weakness; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher.

Ace-high with no draw on a paired board after villain called the flop; checking back keeps the pot controlled, avoids a check-raise, and preserves showdown value with six outs to improve.

The board paired Queens and I hold the Qc, giving me a strong second pair; checking lets me control pot size and potentially induce a bluff from seat_3 on this dry river.

Board is double-paired QQ77; my AK plays as queens and sevens with ace kicker. A bet only gets called by Qx, 7x, or pockets 88+ that beat me, while worse hands fold, so I check back and realize showdown value.

43o is far too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

I have a suited queen with a backdoor flush draw and gutshot potential. Calling 50 to see a flop is low-cost and keeps my range flexible without overcommitting with just two overcards.

9-6 offsuit is a weak hand; SB limped so I take a free flop in position-less BB rather than raising a marginal holding. Checking keeps the pot small.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw with Q high, so I want to keep the pot small and see a free turn card. Checking also avoids building a bigger pot with a weak hand on a board that contains a King.

Open-ended straight draw (6-9 on 7-K-8) in position against a passive limp-check; semi-bluff bet takes down the small pot often and builds it when we hit a 5 or 10.

Calling the 150 bet with 9cQc on a 7s-Ks-8c flop keeps me in the hand for a reasonable price while the board is still relatively dry and I have backdoor flush and straight possibilities. Folding would be too weak, and raising would isolate me with a weak hand out of position.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot with Q-high, but the board is scary with a K and 8. Since I'm in position and the opponent just called a raise, I'll check to control the pot size and see a cheap river.

Turn completed our nut straight (5-6-7-8-9) and there's a club flush draw plus straight draws on board, so bet for value and to charge draws.

I have a backdoor straight draw with 9cQc on this 7sKs8c5c board, and calling 375 into a 875 pot keeps me in the hand without overcommitting. Seat 3's turn raise is small enough to justify a call with implied odds if a Q or 6 completes my hand.

The board pairs with 8s on the river, giving seat_3 a strong hand likely, but my 9cQc is weak; checking avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal holding.

Rivered the nut-ish straight (9-8-7-6-5) on a board where villain has called two streets passively; betting about two-thirds pot for value from Kx, two pair, and flush/trip hands that may call, while a bigger hand is unlikely given the passive line.

Seat 3's river raise to 850 with a paired board and my weak 9c-Qc means I have almost no equity; folding avoids throwing more chips into a likely losing pot.

Calling 100 with Td9d in position is reasonable; I can see a flop and potentially realize equity without overcommitting preflop.

Button limped, I'm in the SB with 76o getting 5:1 to complete; cheap multiway flop with a connected hand that can flop well.

Holding pocket deuces in the big blind against two limpers, checking to see a free flop for set value is optimal.

I have top pair (7s) with a weak kicker on a paired, dry board in a limped 3-way pot. A small bet of 2/3 pot gets value from worse pairs, overcards, and draws while protecting my equity; I'll proceed cautiously if raised.

Holding an underpair to the board on 4-7-4 facing a 2/3 pot lead with another player still to act behind me, folding is the disciplined play.

My Td9d is a weak hand on a 4-7-4 flop with a pair of fours and a straight draw possible. The opponent raised to 200 and I have no clear value or strong draw, so folding minimizes losses.

AJo on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; standard 2.5x sizing to build the pot in position.

74o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

6c9s is weak offsuit and cannot stand a raise-to-250 from the button; folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.