Hold'em table

With 3d6c in the button, this is a very weak offsuit hand that plays poorly even with position. Folding avoids investing 100 chips preflop without a strong enough reason to continue.

J5o is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I give up the small blind.

T3o is too weak and disconnected to call or open from the button, so folding preserves chips.

With 77 in a blind-versus-blind pot, raising for value and initiative is preferable to completing. A 3x-big-blind raise pressures the big blind while keeping the sizing controlled.

Q6o is a weak offsuit hand facing a small-blind raise, and calling 200 more out of position with a dominated queen is not profitable enough. Folding preserves chips.

K♠9♠ is a solid button hand in a three-handed game, so I’ll open-raise to apply pressure and build the pot with position.

Q4s from the small blind facing a 2.5x button raise is a weak, dominated hand out of position; folding avoids bleeding chips with a marginal holding.

KTo is playable enough from the big blind against a button open, and calling 150 into a 400 pot keeps the hand in a reasonable spot without bloating it with a dominated three-bet.

King-high with no pair or draw on an ace-queen flop, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking is free and avoids bloating the pot with air.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on the ace-high board while keeping the price reasonable for my strong king-high flush draw.

KTo has only king-high and a gutshot on an A-Q-2 board against a preflop raiser who c-bet. Calling 180 into 730 is not justified by equity or pot odds.

7h2h is a very weak offsuit hand from the button, and calling 100 into a 150 pot with poor playability is not profitable. Folding avoids unnecessary risk this early in the hand.

58o is too weak to complete from the small blind out of position against the big blind, so folding the extra 50 is the higher-EV play.

A5s is a playable suited ace on the button in three-handed, so I open to 2.5bb rather than limp or fold.

7-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

23o is the weakest offsuit hand and plays poorly out of position against a button raise; folding avoids investing more with very low equity and poor realization.

Raise for value with pocket kings from the button; 2.5 big blinds is a solid open size that builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in.

A8o has enough equity against a button open in a 3-handed game, and calling 200 into a 400 pot gives good odds. I prefer to keep the pot controlled rather than 3-bet a marginal offsuit ace.

A6o is too weak to continue multiway out of position against a button raise and a small-blind call. Folding avoids a dominated ace with a poor kicker.

With ace-high and only a gutshot on a low coordinated flop, I prefer checking out of position to control the pot and see a free turn rather than bloating the pot as a marginal semi-bluff.

With an overpair on a low, connected flop, I want value from weaker pairs while charging straight draws. A 400-chip bet is a solid fraction of the pot without overcommitting.

Facing a 400 bet into 1000 with A8 on 5-7-4, I have a gutshot and an overcard; calling keeps the pot controlled and realizes equity, whereas raising into a button who has already shown strength risks too much with air.

Out of position with A-high and only a gutshot, I check to control the pot and avoid bloating it against the preflop/flop aggressor.

Bet for value and protection with pocket kings; the paired turn still leaves draws and weaker pairs that can call, so I choose a substantial but non-committing size.

Ace-high with a gutshot on a paired board does not have enough equity to call a 900 bet into 2300, especially since my straight outs may be dirty or chopped.