Hold'em table

K-J offsuit is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value and initiative.

5s 3h is an unplayable offsuit hand facing a 3x open raise from the small blind.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, and calling would invite the blinds in without initiative.

Getting 3:1 pot odds in the small blind against the big blind, Q8o is strong enough to complete and see a flop.

KJo is strong heads-up against a limper; raising builds the pot with position and folds out junk hands.

Q8o plays poorly out of position facing a raise, so folding is the disciplined play.

Q6o is too weak to open profitably even from the button 3-handed.

Button folded, so I'm heads-up against only the BB with J9 suited, a hand with decent equity. A standard 3x steal puts pressure on the BB and can win the pot or build it with a playable hand.

The button folded, so this is a blind-versus-blind spot. The pot odds are favorable enough to defend with 9-4 offsuit rather than fold immediately.

I have a flush draw with two overcards-to-nothing but strong equity; a half-pot semi-bluff can fold out ace-high hands while building the pot when called.

A single pair of fours is weak on this connected, two-heart flop, and I lack a meaningful draw to continue against the bet.

On the button three-handed, Q5o is a standard steal-open; raising to 3x applies fold equity and gives me position if called, which beats limping or folding this spot.

Holding 64o out of position facing a 3x open is an easy fold with poor playability.

Pocket queens are a premium hand; raise to 3 big blinds for value and to take initiative while limiting multiway action.

J3s is too weak to call a 3x open out of position with the big blind still to act.

King-eight offsuit is dominated too often against a 3x button open, and playing it out of position with no read has thin equity. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

64o is far too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play.

Heads-up against only the BB, T5s has decent playability and fold equity; a min-raise builds initiative without risking much.

K-high is a reasonable heads-up big-blind defend, and the small raise gives me favorable pot odds. I’ll call and evaluate the flop.

I missed the K-J-x flop completely with T-high; against a preflop caller I have little fold equity, so I check and plan to fold to any bet rather than bluff into likely K/J or pocket pair strength.

I have top pair and can get value from weaker pairs while charging draws on this two-spade board. A small bet also limits the cost if the preflop raiser has a stronger king.

I have ten-high with no draw on a K-J-3 board against a bet from the preflop caller; calling 130 to chase nothing is losing play.