Hold'em table

With 2d 8s on the button, I'm out of position and facing a raise plus a small blind. The hand is too weak to call or raise profitably preflop, so folding preserves my stack.

AdKd is a premium hand, so I raise for value and to put pressure on the big blind while heads-up.

Facing a small raise with 3:1 pot odds and position after the button folded, calling is cheap enough to see a flop with Q3o.

Standard continuation bet with two overcards on a dry board, hoping to take the pot now or set up a turn barrel.

I flopped two pair with queens and threes; against the small flop lead, I raise for value and to charge draws.

Calling 400 with two overcards and backdoor equity is reasonable given the pot odds, and I can continue if I improve on the turn.

I have two pair (queens and threes) and the turn checked to me. I will bet for value and to charge potential club draws.

I have top pair with a strong kicker and a nut flush draw, giving me good equity to call this bet and see the river.

We have top pair with a strong kicker, but opponent's aggressive line suggests a stronger hand. Checking allows us to see the river action without committing more chips.

Pocket jacks are strong enough to raise for value and to isolate against the blinds. A 3x big blind raise builds the pot while limiting the field.

97o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Calling 250 offers poor realization and likely dominated equity, so folding is best.

My hand is Qd6c, which is weak and unsuited. Seat 2 raised to 300 and I only have a call of 200 left to make, but the pot odds and hand strength don't justify continuing preflop.

Q5s is a marginal but playable button hand in a 3-handed game, and calling closes the preflop action cheaply with position. Raising risks too much with a weak suited queen, so I prefer to see a flop.

With Ace-eight offsuit and a caller in between, I'm out of position and the hand is marginal; folding avoids further investment into a likely dominated spot.

The button limped and the small blind folded, leaving dead money in the pot. I raise to 200 to put pressure on the limper and take it down now with my ace-high hand.

Getting 3.5:1 in position with a suited queen, I call the small big-blind raise and see a flop.

Board is paired and hits many of the opponent's calling range; ace-high has little showdown value and no draw, so I check to see the turn cheaply and avoid building a pot out of position.

Our hand is weak with only backdoor flush and overcard on a paired board. Checking in position keeps the pot small and allows us to see a free turn; we can fold to further aggression or bluff later if opponent shows weakness.

Opponent checked flop and turn, indicating weakness or a trap. Our pair of fives is marginal; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by better hands.

Our two pair (tens and fives) loses to any J or T, and worse hands are unlikely to call a river bet. Checking realizes showdown value without risking chips when behind.

I hold 3s 8c, a weak offsuit hand on the button with no action yet. Folding avoids investing chips into a pot where the blinds have already shown some strength.

I'm getting 3-to-1 on a call with a decent offsuit hand, so seeing a flop is cheap and profitable.

I have pocket kings in the big blind and the small blind limped, so I raise for value and to build the pot with a premium hand.

Q9 offsuit is a weak hand out of position facing a 4x raise from the big blind, so calling would likely be dominated. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

5d2s is the worst starting hand and we are out of position; folding now limits losses.

4-9 offsuit is too weak to continue from the button against a small blind and big blind, so folding avoids unnecessary risk.

With 9s3s on the button after a fold, I'm facing a min-raise from the BB. I'll fold to preserve chips with a weak hand.