Hold'em table

2h4h is too weak to continue profitably even on the button, and calling 100 into a small pot with poor equity is not worth it.

9-2 offsuit is among the weakest hands even heads-up from the small blind; calling to play out of position is not profitable.

J8 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is well ahead of blind ranges and plays well in position, so raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and builds value over limping or folding.

Folding 98 offsuit from the small blind facing an open raise, as it plays poorly out of position.

Closing the action with 7h9h, I'm getting good pot odds and the hand has enough playability to defend against a likely wide button raise.

I have middle pair with backdoor hearts on an ace-high flop. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate the button's action before committing more chips.

With second pair on an ace-high, two-club board after the big blind checked, a moderate bet gains value from weaker pairs and draws while protecting against overcards and flush cards.

I have middle pair with backdoor straight/heart potential and am getting about 26% pot odds, so I'll call to see a turn; raising would risk too much against a range that includes many Ax/Jx hands.

I have only third pair on a coordinated A-K-J board and am out of position; checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold to further aggression.

With second pair on an A-K-J board after opponent called the flop, betting likely only gets called by better A/K/straight hands; checking controls the pot and realizes equity for free.

I have only a weak pair of sevens on a coordinated board and no messages remain; checking controls the pot and avoids facing a raise.

Pair of Jacks has showdown value on an A-K-T-J board; a bet would be called by A, K, Q-straight and two-pair hands while folding most worse hands, so checking preserves equity.

76 offsuit is too weak to reliably open even from the button in 3-handed play.

I have a weak offsuit hand (3-8) and will be out of position postflop. Folding for 50 chips is the lowest variance play, avoiding tough decisions with a marginal hand.

With TT on the button, I raise to isolate and build the pot, as my hand is strong but vulnerable to overcards.

K7 suited is strong enough 3-handed in the small blind versus a wide button 3x open, and calling 250 into 450 offers a good price despite being out of position.

Q7o is too weak to defend out of position in a multiway pot facing a raise and a call.

Out of position with king-high on a dry paired flop, checking preserves equity to improve on later streets and avoids bluffing into the preflop raiser's stronger continuing range.

I have an overpair on a low paired board and should bet for value/protection against smaller pairs and overcards.

King-high with no draw on a paired 3-3-2 board has only overcard outs and insufficient equity against a 500 bet into 1200, so folding preserves chips.

Q9o is a solid button hand 3-handed with position; raising pressures the blinds and builds a pot in position rather than limping.

ATs is a strong hand 3-handed; 3-betting from the small blind for value and initiative against the button open.

Q2o is a very weak offsuit hand facing a button raise and a sizable small-blind 3-bet; folding avoids investing more chips out of position with poor equity.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large small-blind 3-bet to 1000; calling 750 would play a dominated hand out of position postflop.

Holding Ad Qd on the button in a 3-handed game is a premium holding; raising to 2.5bb is standard to build the pot in position.

With 3c5s out of position facing a button raise, this hand is too weak to continue and folding avoids further chips.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a button raise, despite the discounted price.