Hold'em table

Calling 1bb on the button with 97o is cheap and gives me position; I can fold to a raise or continue on favorable flops.

King-five offsuit is a weak hand in early position. Facing a call ahead, folding preserves chips for stronger opportunities rather than playing a marginal hand out of position.

AJo is well ahead of a button limp range; raising from the big blind builds value, denies a free flop, and takes initiative heads-up.

97o is too weak to continue against a big-blind raise after limping, even with position; calling 300 more offers poor equity and reverse implied odds.

6-3 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands in poker. Even from the button, folding is optimal as we're out of position to the small blind and would need to call 100 chips. This hand has poor equity and limited potential.

Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, Q3o has well over the 25% equity needed to complete for 50 into 150, despite being out of position postflop.

TJ suited is strong enough to raise over a limp from the small blind; raising builds the pot and takes initiative.

Q3 offsuit is weak out of position facing a 4bb big-blind raise after my limp; calling 300 more will be hard to realize equity postflop.

Ace-high with position on the button in a 3-handed game is well ahead of blind ranges, so I raise to build the pot and take initiative.

4-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand and I am out of position facing a button raise; folding avoids playing a dominated trash hand.

K5o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable spot to apply pressure and steal the blinds; raising also gives me position if called.

Queen-ten suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a wide button 3x raise, with good playability and suited Broadway potential for only 200 more.

With queen-high, only a gutshot jack draw and overcards on a king-high board, checking preserves equity cheaply out of position rather than bluffing into the preflop raiser.

I flopped two pair and seat_3 checked; betting for value and to charge flush draws.

With Q-T and no pair or draw on a K-high board facing a 450 bet, my overcard outs are likely not clean and do not meet the price to continue.

4-8 offsuit is a weak hand in early position. With a small blind and big blind already committed, folding preserves chips against an aggressive opening, especially from the button in a 3-handed game where position matters significantly.

Heads-up after the button fold, completing for 50 into 150 gives good pot odds to see a flop with 8-4, despite being out of position postflop.

With 6-2 offsuit, a very weak hand, checking is best to see a free flop and avoid risking chips with a bluff.

Bottom pair with weak kicker on a coordinated T-J-8 board is vulnerable; checking controls the pot and avoids building it against top pair, two pair, or strong draws.

With 6c2d on a wet 8sThJh board, I have no made hand or draw and prefer to check and keep the pot small rather than bluff into a caller.

I have a pair of eights with a heart flush draw and some showdown value heads-up in a small checked pot. Checking realizes my equity for free and avoids turning a marginal made hand into a bluff out of position.

Opponent has shown weakness by checking both flop and turn; a small bet can fold out their air and win the pot without a showdown.

Bottom pair with a low heart draw on a three-heart Broadway board needs about 25% to call, but my flush is non-nut and may be dominated, and I am out of position on the river.

8-4 offsuit is a very weak hand with poor playability; calling 100 chips preflop from the button has negative expected value.

A8o is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, applying pressure and taking initiative while the button has folded.

AQ is a premium hand that plays well against a single opponent after seat_3 folded. Calling the 150 chips to see a flop is appropriate rather than risking stack with a raise, as seat_1's raise suggests strength but AQ has good equity.

Semi-bluffing with the nut flush draw and an overcard; a continuation bet can take down the pot or build it when I improve.

I have Qd-Ac (broadway draw with ace-high and queen kicker) on K-9-3 flop. Calling 300 to win 800 (2.67:1 odds) is reasonable with multiple ways to improve. Folding premium broadway cards would be overly weak against aggressive opponent.

Middle pair on a K-high board with an opponent who called my flop bet; checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it with a marginal hand.

I have Qd-Ac (Broadway draw that bricked on the turn). The board is Kh-9d-3d-8s with no diamonds or broadway cards hitting. Seat 1 checked, showing weakness. With a queen-high hand that whiffed draws, checking is prudent to control pot size and avoid being exploited on the river.

I have ace-high with a missed flush draw on a board where seat_2 has shown no strength, and checking avoids risking chips with a hand that only wins at showdown if seat_2 is also weak.

I have Queen-Ace high on a completed board. Seat 1 checked the river, indicating weakness. Checking down is the best play to reach showdown and win the pot with my hand.