Hold'em table

T3o offsuit is a weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop.

AQs is a premium heads-up hand after the button folds, and raising for value puts pressure on the big blind while building the pot.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a 3x small-blind raise, even heads-up and in position postflop.

On the button in a three-handed game, J6 offsuit is a reasonable wide-range open. Raising gives us initiative and can win the blinds immediately.

9-2 offsuit is one of the weakest hands and not worth calling a button raise from the small blind.

K5o is weak but I'm already in the BB and only need 100 more into a 350 pot; calling to see a flop is cheap and I can fold if I miss.

Top pair with the king on a monotone board; a small bet charges draws and gets value from weaker kings while keeping the pot manageable.

Jack-high with no club, pair, or credible draw has insufficient equity to continue versus the flop lead.

On the button in 3-handed play, 9-8 offsuit is within a wide opening range and plays well in position. Raising to 2.5bb pressures the blinds rather than limping.

A7 offsuit is marginal against a 2.5x button raise, but calling 200 to see a flop with an ace in position is cheap enough to be slightly profitable.

Q9 offsuit has sufficient equity and playability to defend the big blind at this price, despite going multiway.

A-high on a paired board with two opponents; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot with only ace-high.

With only queen-high on a paired, multiway flop and no club blocker, checking preserves equity and avoids facing a check-raise.

Trips with a 9 kicker plus a club flush draw on a checked-to flop is very strong; betting builds the pot and charges draws and weaker 8x/pairs.

A7 high on an 8-5-8 board with two players already in and a flop bet to call; I have almost no equity or fold equity here. Folding is clearly cheapest.

Q-high with no club has insufficient immediate equity against a substantial multiway continuation bet on this paired, flush-draw-heavy board. Folding preserves the stack rather than defending a weak bluff-catcher out of position.

AK offsuit is a premium heads-up hand and should be raised for value and initiative from the small blind.

3-7 offsuit is far too weak to defend the big blind against a 3x small-blind raise, even heads-up.

Q4 suited has some playability on the button, and a modest open can pressure the blinds while retaining a manageable risk.

J6 suited is marginal against a button raise, and calling from the small blind out of position with the big blind still to act has poor equity realization.

Q3o is far too weak to call a 3x raise out of position heads-up; folding is clearly best.

Three-handed on the button, position and steal equity make a small open profitable with J5o despite its modest strength.

5d6d suited is too weak to call 200 more against a 2.5x raise with two players behind; folding is cheapest.

Defend the big blind at a favorable price against the button min-raise with a suited, reasonably connected hand.

Check to the preflop raiser with an open-ended straight draw, preserving flexibility to call or apply pressure versus a continuation bet.

I have an open-ended straight draw with a jack overcard in position after the big blind checked, so a semi-bluff bet can win immediately or build the pot for my draw.

We have an open-ended straight draw on this connected flop and are getting a reasonable price to continue. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while preserving flexibility.

With a queen-high open-ended straight draw and no made pair, checking keeps the pot controlled while retaining strong drawing equity.

I have a gutshot to the straight with eight outs and the turn king favors my preflop raising range, so a barrel can fold out pairs and draws while retaining equity if called.

With only a nine-high open-ended straight draw and an overcard, the turn bet offers insufficient immediate pot odds against continued aggression. Folding preserves chips.