Hold'em table

7-5 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game with 100bb stacks is a marginal hand; folding avoids playing a weak holding out of position-less spots versus two blinds who may defend.

A8o is strong enough to raise against a single big blind after the button folded; taking initiative can win the pot preflop or build value against a wider calling range.

42 offsuit has poor equity and playability against a sizable small-blind raise, and calling out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

JTs is a strong speculative hand on the button in a 3-handed game, so raising applies pressure and builds a pot with position.

K3 suited is too weak to defend against a 3x button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

K9o in the big blind facing a 3x button open with SB folded; getting 450:200 pot odds and closing the action, calling is standard. Raising is too thin and folding too tight.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to let them c-bet and then calling is standard, as leading out mostly folds worse and gets raised by better.

I have middle pair on a dry board and position. Betting for value and protection against overcards/draws is standard here.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a Jc 4h Kh board facing a roughly half-pot c-bet from the button; calling keeps the pot controlled while continuing with a hand that beats most of the raiser's bluffs and draws.

Top pair with a weak kicker plus a heart flush draw and gutshot on a wet board; checking out of position keeps pot controlled and lets the aggressor continue, with a plan to call a reasonable bet.

I have two pair on a draw-heavy board and position; betting charges flush and straight draws while getting value from worse Kx/Jx hands.

Top pair with a gutshot and a weak flush draw against a three-street barrel; getting ~28% pot odds, calling is clearly profitable while raising would isolate against stronger hands.

Second pair on a scary river (A, straight and flush possible) after villain barreled three streets; no value in betting, so check and evaluate as a bluff-catcher.

The river ace completes many straight draws and my two pair is only a marginal showdown hand. Checking avoids getting raised by a straight and preserves the pot.

As the button in a three-handed game, 87 offsuit is playable as a wide open. A modest raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

J5s from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and doesn't have the equity to call or 3-bet profitably.

4d9h is too weak to defend against a button raise, especially with the small blind already folded and only 150 to call but poor playability.

7s8s suited connector on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and plays well in position postflop.

99 is strong in a 3-handed pot, and calling would invite the big blind in with great odds. A 3-bet to 800 isolates the button and takes initiative.

T7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial 3-bet, especially with the button still to act. Folding avoids investing 700 chips in a dominated, out-of-position spot.

78s in position against a 3-bet with 100bb effective has good implied odds and playability; pot odds ~32% plus position make calling better than folding or 4-bet bluffing.

I have an overpair to the low paired board and should bet for value/protection against overcards and draws. A bet of about 70% pot charges worse hands and builds the pot while I likely have the best hand.

7s8s completely whiffed on 3c Jh 3d with no draw; facing a 1200 bet into 1700 from a 3-bettor, folding is clearly correct and raising as a bluff with no equity is too costly.

With AQo on the button in a 3-handed game, raising is best to apply pressure and take initiative against the blinds.

T5 suited has some playability, but calling a 3x button raise from the small blind leaves me out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with a weak hand.

65o in the big blind facing a 3x button open with 200 to call into 450; getting 2.25:1 with position disadvantage but a playable connector vs a wide button range, a call is marginally fine, especially closing the action.

I have 6-5 offsuit with nothing on a K-8-2 flop against the preflop raiser; checking to the aggressor is standard and keeps the pot small with my weak holding.

I was the preflop raiser and have position; a 300 c-bet on this K-high board can fold out better A-high and small pairs. If called, I still have overcard and backdoor equity.

6-5 offsuit with no pair, no draw (gutshot needs 7 and 4... actually no straight draw on 8-K-2) on a K-high board facing a half-pot c-bet; nothing to continue with, so fold.

Pocket threes are a profitable button open in a three-handed game. A raise to 250 applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the size modest.

Pocket nines in the small blind facing a button open; 3-betting for value and to deny the big blind cheap equity is standard, and playing out of position with a call is less attractive.

J4s is too weak to continue against a button open and a small-blind three-bet, especially with poor playability and dominated flush potential.

Calling in position with a small pair is reasonable given the deep effective stacks and set-mining potential against the 3-bet. Raising would risk too much with a hand that rarely continues well when called.

As the preflop 3-bettor with 99 on a Q-high board, a small continuation bet denies equity to overcards and flush draws while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

I have a set on a two-heart board, so raising builds the pot against strong made hands while charging draws. A raise to 1750 is substantial without overcommitting my deep stack.

99 is a bluff-catcher under the Q on Qh3c8h facing a 3x raise in a 3-bet pot; villain's range (Qx, sets, TT/JJ, strong draws) leaves me with poor equity and bad realizability with more streets to come, so folding is the disciplined play.