Hold'em table

6s-Ac is a weak hand with poor kicker; folding preflop from button position against blind raises is standard strategy to minimize losses.

T2o is near the bottom of a small-blind range and would be playing out of position against the big blind, so folding loses the least.

Pocket sixes on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb steals the blinds often and plays well in position when called.

A9s is a decent hand in 3-handed play, and calling 200 more into a 400 pot gets about 3:1 odds, with the suited ace giving good playability. A 3-bet out of position without a strong hand is higher variance, so I call.

Top pair with the nut ace kicker on a dry board, heads-up and out of position against a button raiser. Betting about 2/3 pot for value and to deny equity to overcards and draws.

66 is a pair above the 2 and 3 on a dry 9-3-2 board. Getting about 2.5:1, calling the SB's lead keeps their bluffs and weaker hands in, while raising would mostly fold out what we beat.

I have middle pair of nines with an ace kicker and a backdoor flush draw. I bet small on the turn for value and protection, since I was the flop aggressor and am out of position against the button.

Villain's turn bet is small, about a third of the pot, so we only need 25% equity. Our 66 still beats wheel draws, overcard bluffs and weaker pairs in a wide small-blind donk-betting range.

I have a pair of nines, which is a marginal showdown-value hand on a K-Q-9 board. I bet the flop and turn and was called both times, so the opponent is likely holding a king or a queen. Checking controls the pot size and keeps showdown value without bluff-catching a raise against better hands.

Our 66 has some showdown value against missed draws and bluffs after the opponent checked the river. A bet would mostly get called only by better hands, so we check it down.

Pocket kings on the button in a 3-handed game is a premium hand, so I raise to 3x for value and build the pot against the two blinds.

6d-Ac is a weak hand (ace-six offsuit) facing a 3x raise from the button. The pot odds (450 to 250 = 1.8:1) don't justify calling with a marginal holding in early position that will likely be dominated if called. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Button opened to 3bb and the small blind folded, so I need to call 200 into a 450 pot, about 31% equity. 96 suited plays well enough against a wide button range for a profitable defend.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high flop, out of position against the button raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity, with the option to call a small c-bet.

Overpair KK on A-9-3 two-tone board, in position against a check from the big blind. A bet of about 70% pot gets value from worse aces and draws while charging flush draws. Ace on board is a concern but KK is still strong heads-up.}

Middle pair is getting about 29% pot odds against a wide button c-bet range on an ace-high board. It is too strong to fold, but raising would only get called by better hands, so I call.

Second pair with little draw equity out of position against a button c-bettor on an ace-high board; checking controls the pot and keeps bluffs in their range.

Pocket kings with position on a board of 9c Ah 3h 8s; the opponent checked twice, so a value/protection bet of about 58% pot is reasonable, getting called by worse draws and some Ax hands while denying equity to flush and straight draws.

Second pair with modest outs is getting about 3.7:1 against a wide three-handed button range that barrels plenty of heart draws and air on an A-high board. Calling is marginally profitable; raising would only fold out worse hands.

Middle pair has showdown value but is too weak to bet for value against a button range that has double-barreled. Leading would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones, so I check and will decide against a bet.

Board is 9c Ah 3h 8s 4d. I hold KK, which beats most of the hands that would check-call three streets. Villain's checks and calls suggest a medium-strength hand such as a pair or an Ace. A value bet of about 45% of the pot should get called by worse hands. Straights like 76 or 57 are possible, but not likely enough to check.}

The pot is laying about 3.2:1, so I need roughly 24% equity. Many missed heart draws and straight draws reach the river in a button triple-barrel range, and the smallish river sizing makes a bluff-catch with second pair reasonable.

5-3 offsuit is a weak hand in early position. With only 10bb effective stacks and no favorable position, folding is the correct play. Calling 100 chips with this poor hand is not profitable long-term.

Blind vs blind at 3:1 pot odds, 43o has enough equity against a random big blind range to complete as part of a limping strategy, despite being out of position.

A-5 offsuit is a decent hand heads-up in the big blind against a limping small blind. A small raise builds the pot with the ace and takes the initiative.

43o out of position against a big blind raise is a weak hand that will realize little of its equity, so the 200 call isn't worth it.

Three-handed on the button, J8o is a reasonable open with only the two blinds left to act, so a 2.5bb steal is better than folding or limping.,

J7 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 more is not profitable, so I fold.

K4o is a weak hand against an aggressive 2.5x raise from button. Folding preserves chips when out of position and facing action from a strong range with no path to a strong hand.

A7s on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong enough hand to open for a raise. It has good playability and blocker value, and the button position adds to that.

3-6 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3x raise from the button. With poor equity and unfavorable position, folding preserves chips for stronger opportunities.

Getting 450:200 against a button open, which is wide in 3-handed play. 97o has enough playability to defend from the big blind, so calling is better than folding.

97o with no pair and no draw on a dry Q-high board out of position against the preflop raiser. This board favors the raiser, so checking is the standard play.

Heads-up in position on a dry 4-2-Q flop after the BB checked. I have ace-high with a backdoor flush draw and a wheel gutshot-ish draw (A-2-4 with a 7 kicker), so a small bet of about half the pot can take the pot now or pick up equity.}

Nine-high with no pair and no real draw on Q42 facing a c-bet from the button. Calling needs about 26% equity and this hand falls well short of that, so I fold.