Hold'em table

7-8 offsuit is a weak hand in early position preflop. With a 100 chip call needed and no strong equity against potential raises, folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Weak offsuit hand out of position versus BB; not worth continuing even at low cost.

Complete from the small blind with 9-6 suited-equivalent? Actually this is offsuit, but the price is very favorable heads-up against the big blind.

King-five offsuit is a weak hand in the big blind; checking allows me to see the flop cheaply while keeping my range balanced. Seat 2 folded, and Seat 3 just called, so I avoid building a large pot with a marginal hand.

With only nine-high on a paired, broadway-heavy flop, checking realizes what little showdown value we have and avoids inflating the pot against a range containing many jacks and queens.

K-high with a weak kicker on a paired flop (QJ) lacks showdown value. Checking allows me to see the turn at no cost while controlling the pot size. If seat_3 checks again, I can evaluate further; if they bet, I can reassess based on action.

With only a weak flush draw and limited showdown value on this paired board, I take the free river card rather than bluff into a player who checked twice.

I have K-5 offsuit on a board with Q-J-J-A; this is a weak hand with no made hand or strong draw. Seat 3 has checked three streets in a row, indicating weakness. Checking allows me to keep the pot small and reach showdown cheaply to win if opponent also has a weak hand.

A small river bluff can fold out many unpaired low and middling holdings that currently beat or tie my nine-high, while risking only half the pot.

I have K5o on the river with a board of QJJAx. This is the worst possible hand, and opponent has raised into me. Folding is the only rational play against any reasonable opponent action.

Open the button with suitedness absent but connected 65o has enough playability three-handed; a 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds while keeping risk controlled.

K2 offsuit facing a raise is weak; folding is standard here to avoid investing more with a marginal hand.

Button folded, heads-up vs BB with suited connector J9s; raising to isolate and take initiative.

Ten-deuce offsuit is too weak to defend against a small-blind raise heads-up.

Button in a 3-handed pot with a live but weak hand; a standard raise applies pressure and can pick up the blinds.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

5-9 offsuit is a weak hand in this spot. With seat_2 raising to 250 from the button and seat_3 (small blind) folding, I'm facing a 2.5x raise with a low-equity hand. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

K5 suited is a reasonable button open in three-handed play, with positional advantage and playable equity. I raise to apply pressure to the blinds and build the pot when called.

Queen-eight offsuit is a weak hand, and facing a raise of 250 chips from the button while in the small blind, I'm likely dominated. Folding minimizes losses against a likely stronger range.

Ad3d suited ace has decent equity and implied odds; calling a small raise from BB is cheap and profitable heads-up post-fold.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker on a King-high board; checking to control pot size out of position against the preflop raiser.

I have top pair heads-up and should value-bet while charging weaker kings, nines, and straight-draw overcards. A half-pot sizing keeps worse hands in.