Hold'em table

84s is too weak of a suited gapper to profitably open from the button, even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more to see a flop heads-up against the big blind. Q9o is playable enough at those odds to complete rather than fold or inflate the pot.

K4 offsuit is weak, and with no raise to call I’ll take the free flop rather than build a pot out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw (K or 8) with no pair, so a small semi-bluff bets my equity plus fold equity against the big blind's wide checked range while keeping the price manageable out of position.

The small bet gives a reasonable price to continue with a gutshot to Broadway and backdoor flush potential. Raising has little value with no made hand, so I’ll call and reassess on the turn.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no pair, and the opponent already called my flop raise in position. Checking controls the pot and lets me see the river without bloating it.

I have a gutshot to Broadway but little showdown value, and checking takes a free river without risking chips against a range that can still contain an ace or a pair.

Queen plays as a kicker on a paired board, so I have some showdown value, but a bet mostly folds worse and gets called by better. Checking is the highest-EV line.

I have only king-high, but the flop lead-and-call line leaves the opponent with plenty of aces that are unlikely to fold. A bluff on the paired river is unlikely to be profitable, so I take the free showdown.

Button open with suited ten-seven; a small raise builds the pot and takes initiative rather than limping.

7♣6♦ is a weak offsuit hand out of position, and calling a 3bb raise also risks the big blind entering the pot. Folding avoids a poor spot.

Holding 64o in the big blind facing a 3bb button open is a standard fold due to poor equity and reverse implied odds out of position.

2d4s is an exceptionally weak offsuit hand, and calling 100 from the button is not worthwhile.

Ten-five suited is too weak out of position in a blind versus blind situation, so folding is the standard disciplined play.

Opening Q9o from the button in a 3-handed game with position on both blinds.

J6o is too weak to continue against a button open from the small blind, so folding is the highest-EV option.

7♥3♦ is too weak to defend against a 2.5bb button raise, even with the pot odds and closing the action.

85 offsuit is too weak to open or limp first-in from the button, even three-handed; folding avoids dominated flops and unnecessary variance.

With the button folded, completing costs only 50 more into a 150-chip pot. 8-4 offsuit is weak, so I’ll keep the pot small rather than raise.

With K3o in the big blind facing an SB limp, checking allows us to realize equity in position without inflating the pot.

I have a weak second pair on a connected, two-spade board. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building it against stronger pairs or draws.

I have King-high with no draw on a connected flop, so taking a free turn card by checking behind is standard.

I have a weak pair with a poor kicker on a connected board, so I’ll take the free card and avoid building a pot against a stronger hand or draw.

I have King-high with no draw on a wet board; checking back preserves pot control and takes a free river card.

My pair of eights has some showdown value, and a bet is unlikely to get called by worse while risking a raise or a call from a better hand.

With King-high and showdown value against missed lower unpaired hands, checking back to showdown in a checked-down limped pot is safer than turning it into a bluff.

K2 offsuit is weak against two players, and calling requires too much equity for the price. Fold rather than invest more from the button.

Opening A5o blind-versus-blind with a standard 3bb raise to apply pressure.

Q4o is too weak and easily dominated to continue against a 3bb small-blind raise, even heads-up with position. Folding avoids playing a trash offsuit hand out of the blinds.