Hold'em table

4h-As is a weak hand (ace with poor kicker) in 3-handed poker. Folding preflop from button against two opponents is standard with this holding, preserving chips for stronger spots.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up; QJo is a clear raise for value/initiative against the big blind at 100bb deep.

83 suited has weak connectivity and limited equity realization against a 3bb raise. Without evidence of an unusually wide small-blind opening range, folding is preferable to paying another 200 chips.

7-5 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal hand; folding avoids playing a weak holding out of position-neutral spot against two blinds with 100bb stacks.

With the button folded, Q6 offsuit is strong enough to complete the small blind for 50 into a 150-chip pot. Calling keeps the pot manageable while playing out of position with a weak kicker.

AK is a premium starting hand. Raising from the big blind to 3bb is standard to build the pot, gain initiative, and extract value against the small blind caller.

Q6 offsuit is weak and often dominated against a big-blind raise. Calling out of position would make it difficult to realize enough equity to justify the additional 200 chips.

K4 offsuit is a reasonable button steal in a three-handed game. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds and gives us position if called.

A3o is a weak hand that doesn't merit further investment against a raise. With 200 chips to call and a marginal holding, folding preserves chips for stronger opportunities.

98o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open with 150 to call into a 400 pot gives good odds (~27%) and the hand plays reasonably postflop; calling is standard.

Bottom pair with 98 on an A-Q-9 board that heavily favors the preflop raiser; checking to the aggressor and evaluating is standard out of position.

This ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range, making a small continuation bet an efficient bluff. It can fold out low pairs and unpaired hands while risking relatively little.

Bottom pair with a 9 on an A-high board facing a small 1/3-pot c-bet; getting ~4:1 we have enough equity against a wide button range that includes many unpaired broadway hands, so a single call is fine while folding to further large aggression.

I have middle pair (nines) on a paired-ace board out of position against the preflop raiser who c-bet the flop; my hand is a bluff-catcher at best, so I check and evaluate based on the turn action rather than bet into a strong range.

The paired ace is unlikely to make the opponent fold an ace or queen after calling the flop, and my hand has little improvement potential. Checking preserves some showdown value against missed draws without investing more in a low-equity bluff.

Aces and nines with K kicker on a four-broadway, three-heart board is a bluff catcher at best; any A, K, Q, heart, or JT beats us, so betting would only get called by better. Check and decide against a bet.

The river gives me useful showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to get enough calls from worse hands. Checking avoids paying off slow-played aces, straights, or rivered flushes.

6-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in poker. Even from the button facing a big blind raise, folding this trash hand is correct to preserve chips for better opportunities.

Button folded, I'm in the small blind with A5 suited heads-up vs the big blind; this is a clear raise, so I open to 3bb to take initiative and build a pot with a strong suited ace.

J9 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open, with position postflop and 2-to-1 pot odds. Calling preserves the hand’s equity without inflating the pot with a marginal three-bet.

As preflop raiser on a dry K-high board, a small 1/3-pot continuation bet with ace-high and backdoor equity takes down the pot often and keeps range advantage pressure on the BB caller.

Jack-high with only backdoor draws is too weak to continue on this king-high flop. The small bet offers reasonable pot odds, but our equity realization against the raiser's range is poor.

T8o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable open; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position.

J7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a poorly connected, often dominated hand out of position.

7-6 suited is a weak hand, and facing a raise to 250 from the button requires strong holdings. Folding preserves chips when equity is low.

Q4 offsuit is a marginal button opener with poor playability and frequent domination when called. With no information suggesting the blinds overfold, folding avoids a low-value investment.

Jack-Five offsuit is a weak hand out of position as the small blind. Against a remaining opponent, folding minimizes losses and preserves chips for stronger opportunities.