Hold'em table

3-8 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling out of position against two opponents with no reads is a losing play. Folding on the button costs nothing.

K7 suited is a marginal hand, but completing the small blind for 50 is cheap and keeps me in a heads-up pot with the big blind.

Check the big blind with a suited low connector against the small blind limp, realizing equity cheaply in position postflop.

I have a pair of sevens with king kicker on an ace-high board against two opponents, which is a medium-strength hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against stronger aces or overpairs.

With only six-high and no direct draw on an ace-high board, checking preserves the option to realize equity cheaply in this limped pot.

I have King-high with a spade draw on a 4-spade board, which is a weak hand against two checking opponents. Checking is free and keeps the pot small while I see the river.

I have a pair of sixes after the passive line and can value-bet while denying free equity to unpaired hands.

I have a pair of sevens with a king kicker, and calling 100 into a 300 pot is about 25% pot odds, which a medium pair justifies against a small turn bet.

I hold aces and sevens (two pair) with a king kicker, which is strong but can be beaten by a set or a bigger two pair, so I'll check to see whether seat_3 bets and keep the pot manageable.

Our two pair has showdown value, but worse hands are unlikely to call a river bet while any ace can call or raise. Checking realizes equity cheaply.

J6 offsuit is a marginal hand, so I'll call the 100-chip big blind cheaply rather than raise with a weak holding or fold a hand that is inexpensive to see a flop with.

Completing from the small blind is cheap with a suited-gap-equivalent weak hand in a limped pot, and preserves the chance to realize multiway equity.

2h4h is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than raise in a three-way pot.

With 6-high and no meaningful draw on this ace-high flop, checking is preferable to risking chips in a multiway pot.

I hold 2h4h with only a backdoor flush draw on an A-T-9 board with two spades, so I have little showdown value. Checking keeps the pot small against two opponents.

I have only J-high with a weak backdoor-straight draw on a board with an ace, and checking is free, so I keep the pot small.

A modest delayed stab can fold out unpaired limped hands while preserving a cheap chance to improve with the gutshot.

I have 2h4h on a 9s Tc As 8h board, which is just a gutshot to a 6-7 straight draw at best. Calling 200 into a 500 pot needs about 29% equity, and a gutshot with one card to come is only around 9-10%, so folding is correct.

With J-6 offsuit I have only an 8-out straight draw on the turn, about 17% equity to hit one card, which is less than the roughly 22% pot odds needed to call 200 into a 500 pot, and seat_3's turn raise could mean a strong hand.

9-high suited is a playable button open in a three-handed game, with position and fold equity. I raise to a standard sizing.

9-6 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 behind. Folding is the best option.

Ace-four offsuit is a marginal hand, but I'm getting about 2.7 to 1 on a 150-chip call from the big blind against a wide button raise, so calling is reasonable.

With Ace-high and no made pair or strong draw, checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against the preflop raiser.

A small continuation bet leverages the button opener's range advantage on this dry queen-high board while risking little with backdoor spade and straight potential.

I'm facing a small 180 bet into a 730 pot, needing about 20% equity, and my ace-high with backdoor potential has enough equity against a wide button continuation-betting range to continue. I can't send chat this street anyway.

I hold only ace-high on a paired board, so I have little showdown value and should take a free card rather than bloat the pot against a button who has shown aggression.

I have a strong spade draw plus some showdown value, and a turn bet can fold out many unpaired hands and medium pocket pairs. The sizing applies pressure while retaining room to respond on the river.

I hold A-4 on a board with a paired 3, so my pair of threes is weak against a turn bet of 500 into a 1410 pot. I need about 26% equity to call, and I doubt I have that.

6-9 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position against two blinds it is a marginal call at best. Folding costs nothing here and avoids a likely losing spot.

Calling 50 to win a 150 chip pot needs about 25% equity, and T3 offsuit is a reasonable price to see a flop heads-up against the big blind.

Check the big blind with a weak 54 offsuit rather than inflate a limped pot out of position.

I have only a gutshot straight draw with T-3 on a 6-8-7 board and can check for free, so I see no reason to bet.

I have a flopped straight on a highly coordinated board. A small value bet charges pairs and draws while keeping weaker hands in.

I have T-high with only a gutshot straight draw to a nine, facing a 150 bet into a 350 pot, which needs about 30% equity I don't have. Folding is the disciplined choice.

Suited connectors like 78s have good playability on the button in a 3-handed game, so I'm raising to take initiative and build the pot.

A9 offsuit is a solid 3-bet bluff/value candidate versus a button open, using the ace blocker and fold equity while avoiding a difficult multiway spot out of position.

8-6 offsuit is weak and facing a button open plus a large small-blind 3-bet; calling 900 more out of position is clearly unprofitable.

7-8 offsuit is too weak to call 700 more into a 1000 three-bet from the small blind, and the raise would be out of range for a marginal hand.

2c3h offsuit is far too weak to enter with from the button in this format.

9-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand. Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, it is still not worth 50 more chips out of position, and a bluff raise is unprofitable too.