Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is weak from the button facing a raise-free pot; folding preserves chips given no positional betting advantage pre-flop here.

Ah9d is a strong heads-up hand against the big blind after the button folded. Raising to 3bb from the small blind builds the pot with a hand that plays well, and it denies the big blind a cheap flop.

2c5h is a very weak hand with poor equity against a small blind raise, and calling 200 into 400 doesn't offer enough implied odds to continue out of position.

T5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two players, so folding the button is the disciplined play instead of calling 100 into a 150 pot.

Completing from the small blind with T6s getting 3:1 on a call; the hand has enough equity heads-up against the big blind, though I'm out of position.

I'm BB with T3o, button folded, SB limped. Checking is free and T3o is too weak to raise with only one opponent remaining.

We have nothing on this dry board with T6o, no strong draw; checking avoids building a pot and we can see a free turn to potentially improve or fold to a bet.

No pair or draw with T3 on a dry 2-4-8 board; checking back to see a free card and control pot size.

We have a flush draw with the Td and the turn king is a good card to represent; betting half pot as a semi-bluff should fold out weak hands and build the pot if we hit.

No pair, no draw, and minimal equity against a bet on a king-high board; easy fold.

98o on the button with position; min-raise to attempt stealing the blinds with a hand that has some playability postflop, while keeping the pot manageable.

9h8c offsuit is weak against a button raise with two players left to act; folding is cheap here.

Getting 350 into 100 to call (3.5:1) heads-up against a button min-raise, with a suited-connector-like 97o that has decent playability; calling is profitable over folding. Pot odds are good and the opponent's range is wide. Raising offers little extra value.

I have 7c9d on a Ts 5d Qs flop with only a gutshot-type draw (needs an 8 and a J for a straight, so really just backdoor equity). Checking out of position to the preflop raiser is the cheapest way to see the next card.

We hold 9-high with only a gutshot straight draw (4 outs to a jack) and no pair. Checking back on this wet board allows us to see a free turn card with position, avoiding building a pot with a weak hand.

I have 7c9d on Ts5d Qs3d, so I hold 9-high with no pair. The button checked back the flop, which caps their range, but I have no showdown value and no draw to bet with. Checking keeps the pot small and costs nothing.

Opponent has checked twice, showing weakness. I can represent a strong hand like a Queen or better and try to steal the pot with a bluff, as my hand has almost no showdown value.

I have 9-high with a gutshot-type draw only to a 6 or 8 (Ts 9 7 on a Q-T-5-3 board gives no real straight draw), so I'm essentially drawing very thin. Calling 300 into 750 needs about 29% equity, which I don't have against a button who bet after the flop checked through, so folding is best.

Q4 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-call situation; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so I'm heads-up against the big blind with Q8o. Calling 50 more to see a flop gets 3-to-1 pot odds, and the hand has decent playability. Raising offers less value with this hand.

T7o is a weak hand out of position against a small blind complete. Checking lets me see a cheap flop and avoid building a pot with a marginal holding.

Top pair (queen) with a mediocre kicker on a two-tone flop, heads-up and first to act out of position. A small bet of about 2/3 pot gets value from worse queens and jacks and denies equity to flush draws and overcards.}

My hand Td7s missed the flop completely on a QsJs4c board with no draws and only backdoor equity. The pot odds are not worth chasing against an opponent who showed aggression, so folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

Q9 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal but playable hand, and calling 100 to win a 150 pot gives a good price with position, so I limp in rather than fold or bloat the pot.

Pocket nines are strong in three-handed, so I raise to build the pot and narrow the field, putting pressure on the big blind and button.

Q9 offsuit is weak; calling 200 to win 500 total gives decent odds, but I'd be out of position... actually I'm on the button, yet the hand plays poorly against a small-blind 3-bet-sized raise, so I fold.}

On the button with T9o, a standard open-raise to 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds and builds the pot with position, while still being able to fold to a large re-raise.

7-2 offsuit facing a raise is a clear fold, no reason to invest more chips.

AQo is a strong hand in a 3-handed pot, and the button's min-raise range is wide. A 3-bet to 850 from the big blind builds the pot with a hand that plays well and takes the initiative.

T9s has good playability postflop in position and the pot odds are favorable, so calling the 3-bet is justified.

Top pair with top kicker on a Td Jc 5d board, with a gutshot to Broadway as well. I'm first to act as the 3-bet preflop raiser heads-up against the button's call, so I'll bet about 57% of the pot for value and to charge draws.

With middle pair, a gutshot to a straight, and position, calling 1000 into 2750 offers decent odds to evaluate the turn.

Top pair with the nut flush-draw-blocking Ace and a gutshot to Broadway (K) on a draw-heavy board; I bet for value and protection after c-betting the flop, sized about half pot against a caller who may hold draws or weaker pairs.

With second pair and weak kicker on a board with possible straights and flushes, opponent's continued aggression suggests a stronger hand; folding preserves stack for better spots.