Hold'em table

Q6 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable steal/value raise against two wide blind ranges.

3-4 offsuit is a very weak hand in early position after a raise to 250 chips. Folding minimizes losses with a hand that is unlikely to win and saves chips for better opportunities.

Q4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise. With no read on the opener, folding is preferable to defending this marginal hand.

8-3 offsuit is a very weak hand in early position. With only a gutshot draw potential and poor kicker, folding is the mathematically sound play against two opponents.

K9 suited is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 puts pressure on their range while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

QQ is a premium hand; 3-betting the SB's open to build the pot and isolate heads-up while charging a price.

K9 suited has enough playability to call the 3-bet at this price, though I’ll be cautious on boards where the king may be dominated.

I missed this flop against a preflop three-bet, but I have a king overcard and backdoor possibilities. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the opponent's action.

I hold an overpair QQ on a dry J-7-4 board; betting for value against a check from seat_3 while denying equity to hands like a backdoor flush draw or lower pair.

King-high has limited equity against the preflop three-bettor’s range, and this flop offers only backdoor draws. Calling out of position is unlikely to realize enough equity.

Seven-three suited is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players at 100 big blinds.

Heads-up vs BB with weak offsuit J4, not worth continuing for 50 more given poor hand strength.

Offsuit weak preflop hand (96o) from the button facing a raise-like blind structure in a 3-handed pot; not worth continuing.

Pocket sevens is a strong hand that benefits from building the pot early and narrowing the field. With seat_1 having folded and only seat_3 (big blind) remaining, a raise to 300 (3x BB) puts pressure on a marginal big blind hand and allows me to win the pot immediately or play profitably in position postflop.

K8 suited plays well heads-up in position, and calling 200 chips is preferable to building a larger pot against the small blind's raise.

I have pocket sevens with a pair on board (6-6-Q). While I have a decent hand, seat_3 called my raise and may have a strong holding. Checking allows me to see the turn card while maintaining pot control and avoiding unnecessary risk on a relatively dry flop.

King-high has limited immediate value on this paired flop, and checking preserves the option to improve or respond to a turn bet.

I have a pocket pair (77) on a board with two sixes and an ace. While I have trips on the flop, the turn ace is concerning as it likely improved my opponent's holdings. Checking controls pot size given the vulnerability of my hand against a player who raised preflop.

King-high has little showdown value. After the preflop raiser checked twice, a turn bet can win the pot against weaker holdings.

9-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in poker. With a small blind and big blind already invested, folding is the mathematically sound play rather than putting more chips at risk with a dominated hand.

With the button folded, Q3 offsuit has enough equity against the big blind's unraised range to complete for 50 chips. Keeping the pot small suits this weak, offsuit hand.

JTo is a decent hand heads-up against a single limper; raising isolates and builds the pot while applying pressure.

Q3 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a sizable raise. Calling another 250 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

T4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players with full stacks.

Only 50 more to see a flop heads-up against the big blind; cheap price with decent pot odds despite a weak hand.

With Q-3o in the big blind facing only the small blind, checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see the flop for free. My hand is weak and out of position, so avoiding additional investment while keeping options open is optimal.

Limped pot with a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush draw plus overcard; a small bet can pick up the pot or build with equity.

I have Q-3 offsuit which is a weak hand. On a flop of 5-J-8, I have no pair, no draw, and I'm out of position facing a raise from an opponent who demonstrated strength by raising preflop and continuing on the flop. Folding is the correct play here to minimize losses.