Hold'em table

A3 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; it plays well postflop with nut flush potential and takes the initiative against the blinds.

I have a weak speculative hand (Ts6s) and face a raise to 250. Folding avoids investing more chips into a pot where I'm likely dominated.

2-6 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands in poker. Against a raise to 250 from seat_1, folding is correct as my hand has minimal equity and calling would put me in a difficult spot post-flop with little potential.

Calling 100 to see a flop with Kc8c in position is reasonable; I can control pot size and play the back door flush draw.

5-10o is a weak hand in the small blind, especially out of position. Facing a call from seat_2 and the big blind still active, folding minimizes losses with minimal equity.

Button limped and SB folded; A7o is well ahead of a limping range heads-up and I have the option to raise. Raising to 4bb takes the pot down often or builds a pot with a position disadvantage offset by initiative.

Calling with Kc8c in position against a min-raise is reasonable; I'll see a flop and play postflop.

As preflop raiser with range advantage on a dry T-3-5 board, a small c-bet with A7 (overcard + backdoor equity) pressures the limp-caller's wide range cheaply.

Top pair on a dry flop with a backdoor flush draw. Calling keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand against a single opponent.

A7o with only a gutshot and ace overcard after the button called both preflop and flop; checking controls the pot out of position while keeping our draw and some showdown value.

Board is coordinated with a flush draw and straight possibilities; my 8c Kc is a medium-strength hand that benefits from seeing a free river. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal holding.

Ace-high missed the gutshot; villain's range after calling flop is mostly pairs that won't fold to a river bet, while checking lets us realize showdown value against missed flush draws.

The board pairs on the river and my hand is weak, so I want to see a showdown cheaply. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal holding.

3-Qo is a weak hand from the button with no playable potential. Folding preserves chips against a likely raise from the small blind who has initiative in this 3-handed game.

Pocket nines in the small blind heads-up vs the big blind after button folds is a clear value raise; 3x sizing builds the pot while retaining fold equity.

I have a speculative suited jack with an 8 kicker. Calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack, while preserving chips for future hands.

Pocket nines on an Ace-King-Queen board is now a weak underpair out of position; a c-bet gets called or raised by most of BB's continuing range, so checking to control the pot and realize equity cheaply is best.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw on a wet board, so I want to keep the pot small and see a turn card without investing more chips. Checking also preserves my stack for future hands since this is a single-hand reset game.

Board A-K-Q-6 is terrible for 99; the big blind called preflop and checked back the flop, likely holding a pair or draw that beats or outdraws me. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity cheaply.

The pot is 600 with no bet to call on the turn. My hand is Js8d, a backdoor straight draw with no pair, so I want to see a cheap river and preserve my stack rather than bluff at this point.

Board A K Q 6 K with my 99 is a weak showdown hand; betting gets called only by better hands and folds out worse, so check and evaluate if villain bets.

The board is paired with Kings and I hold only a weak Jack-high. Checking is the safest play to avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand.

T2 offsuit is a weak hand even on the button in a 3-handed game; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop against two opponents.

I hold 2c 4s, a weak offsuit hand. Seat 1 already folded, and Seat 3 opened with a big blind-sized bet. Calling 50 with such a weak hand offers poor odds and high risk, so folding is the disciplined play.

With 5h Kh, I have only a weak King-high and no suitedness or pair. Facing a raise to 100 with only a 50bb effective stack, I prefer to fold preflop and preserve my chips for better spots.

2d5d is a weak hand with poor equity against a big blind raise. Given the lack of speculative value and position disadvantage, folding the small blind is the correct decision to minimize losses.

4s9s is a weak hand in early position with no strong equity. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities when dealt stronger holdings.

85 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the big blind; folding is reasonable even heads-up at 3:1 odds given OOP disadvantage, though a limp is marginal.