Hold'em table

53s is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up. Q2o is a marginal but playable hand in this spot; a small raise to 3bb takes down the pot often against a BB that must defend out of position disadvantage... actually I'm OOP postflop, but blind-vs-blind aggression with a Q-high hand is standard and folding gives up too much equity.

Seat 1 folded, seat 2 raised to 300. I'm in the BB with 4d6d and need to call 200 more to see a flop; the pot odds justify a call with a speculative suited connector.

We raised preflop from SB with Q2o and flopped middle pair on As 6c Qc; a small c-bet (1/3 pot) gets value from flush draws and worse pairs while folding out some hands, and we can reassess if raised.

My 4d-6d is weak on a dry A-high flop with an overcard and a queen. Seat 2 has shown aggression preflop and bet again, so folding minimizes losses with a dominated hand.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop against two opponents.

5d 7s is a weak hand with no immediate equity or playability, and the small blind has already put money in voluntarily, making a speculative call unprofitable.

I have As Ks on the button, a strong hand that benefits from position. I raise to 300 to build the pot, apply pressure to the blinds, and isolate the small blind's 50-chip limp.

J5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

Q4 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand facing a 3x button open; defending out of position with poor playability is unprofitable, so folding is the standard play.

43o is too weak to profitably open or play preflop, even from the button.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up; Q9 suited is well above the raising range from the small blind. Raise to 3bb to take the initiative and the pot often preflop.

I have 6c9h, a weak offsuit hand that doesn't play well out of position. Seat 2 raised to 300 and I only have 100 invested as the big blind, so calling 200 more is too expensive for this hand.

T9 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and plays well in position postflop.

7c6d is a weak hand to call a raise from the button; folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Defending the big blind with pocket deuces getting favorable pot odds and deep implied odds against a button open.

Check to the preflop aggressor out of position with an underpair on a paired board.

Paired dry board, BB checked to the preflop raiser; a small c-bet with T9 suited (backdoor draws and overcards) takes it down often and is cheap when called.

Facing a small one-third pot c-bet on a paired low board, pocket deuces retain enough equity and showdown value against broadway floats to comfortably float.

I have an underpair with a gutshot straight draw out of position, so checking is standard.

Semi-bluff with the nut-ish flush draw (T9dd on 4h7s4d5d) in position after opponent checked twice; betting applies pressure to one-pair hands on a paired board while keeping ~9 outs if called.

Holding an underpair of twos with very few outs and facing a substantial turn bet on a coordinated board, a fold is standard.

I have AsJh in the big blind and need to call 100 to see a flop; the hand is playable and I want to keep the pot small while observing opponents.

Folding weak unsuited seven-four offsuit from the small blind against a limper.

Button limped and SB folded; 9-6 offsuit is a weak hand but I get a free flop in the big blind, so checking is clearly best over raising a marginal hand out of position.

I have 6-9 offsuit with no pair and only a gutshot-ish backdoor on 3-Q-5; out of position in a limped pot, checking is standard and I can decide versus a bet later.

I have top pair with the nut flush draw on a dry flop, but the opponent checked behind, so I want to control the pot and keep the opponent's bluffs in.

Turned second pair with 9s on a Q-high board after the button limped and checked back the flop, showing weakness. A small bet for value and protection against hands like 5x, 3x, and overcards, while keeping it cheap given the pot size.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot with Jh-As on a 3d Qs 5h 9h board gives good pot odds and keeps the door open for a straight or overcard hit on the river. Folding would be too weak, and raising risks building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Second pair on a board that completed a flush and straight draws; betting is too thin for value and I'd only get called by better, so I check and decide against a bet with pot-odds in mind.

Board is paired with a Ten showing, giving me top pair with a Jack kicker. Both opponents checked the flop and turn, so I'll check behind to realize my equity without building a bigger pot.