Hold'em table

Calling the big blind with a suited connector in position is a cheap way to see a flop and potentially make a strong hand.

Complete the small blind cheaply with a suited hand in a multiway limped pot.

Pocket threes in the big blind play well in a limped three-way pot for set value, and raising out of position would just bloat the pot with a hand that can't take much heat. Checking takes a free flop.

I have middle pair and can charge heart draws and weaker pairs while retaining initiative. A small value/protection bet is appropriate multiway on this ace-high board.

A pair of 33 on an A-T-4 two-tone board is weak against a lead into two players, and the button still has to act behind me. Folding is cheap here.

My hand is 7-high with no draw on an ace-high board, and facing a bet with little chance to improve. Folding is the lowest-cost option.

JTs is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play, with good playability and equity.

96o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

K5o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, and the call is likely -EV despite decent pot odds.

On the button 3-handed, 65o is a reasonable steal candidate against two blinds; a small open to 2.5bb applies pressure cheaply.

A7o is worth defending from the small blind against a button open, and I'm getting good pot odds to call. I'll keep the pot small while out of position.

K-high with a deuce is too weak to defend versus a raise and caller out of position.

I have a gutshot and an overcard but no made hand. Out of position, checking to see the turn cheaply is the best play.

On J-5-4 with two diamonds I have middle pair plus a gutshot to the 3, and this board favors my button opening range. A small c-bet of a third pot takes the pot often and protects my equity against overcards.

I have a suited queen with position on the button, so calling to see a flop is a reasonable, low-risk play.

J9 suited plays well as an aggressive squeeze from the small blind against a limp, leveraging initiative and fold equity while retaining strong postflop playability.

T2 offsuit is too weak to call a squeeze-sized raise out of position with the limper still left to act behind me. Folding is clearly best.

I have a suited queen and position, and I'm getting good pot odds to call the small blind's raise, so I'll see a flop.

I will make a small continuation bet heads-up, leveraging my preflop initiative while retaining equity through the diamond draw.

I have only Q-high with no pair and no meaningful draw on this A-K-3 board, while my opponent has shown strength preflop and on the flop. Folding saves chips against a likely stronger hand.

Q7 offsuit is a marginal button hand; folding avoids entering a multiway pot with weak domination risk.

Q7o is a standard open from the SB in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising to 3bb to take the initiative rather than limping.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise out of position, especially with no connected or suited value. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

K5 suited is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with a playable hand.

Facing a raise to 250 with Q8s out of position and only 200 to call, the hand is marginal and not worth continuing against an unknown button open.

A3 suited is a strong heads-up big blind defend and works well as a polarized 3-bet versus a button open. Applying pressure preflop captures fold equity while retaining playability if called.

K5s out of position against a big blind 3-bet to 8bb is dominated too often; calling 550 into 1100 with a weak kicker is marginal, so I fold.