Hold'em table

2-4 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands, and being on the button against two blinds doesn't justify calling or raising. Folding costs nothing and avoids a marginal spot out of position postflop.

Q5 offsuit has enough heads-up value to complete the small blind, but its weak kicker makes building a larger pot out of position less attractive.

A-10 offsuit is well ahead of the small blind's limping range, so raising for value and isolation in position postflop is standard.

Q5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a sizable raise, so calling the extra 250 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button against two live blinds.

Folding 85o from the small blind as it is too weak to complete or raise out of position.

Opening with pocket Queens on the button for value.

AKo is a premium hand. Raising (3-bet) from the small blind over a button open, with a big blind still to act, builds the pot with a strong hand and denies equity to the other players.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a large three-bet and an opener still in the hand.

Holding pocket queens on the button against a small blind 3-bet, 4-betting to 22.5 BB builds value against weaker pairs and broadway holdings while maintaining position.

AK offsuit is strong, but facing a 4-bet from the button after my 3-bet, calling 1350 keeps the price reasonable at roughly 3.4 to 1 and lets me play postflop with position disadvantage but good equity, without bloating the pot into a spot where I'm often dominated by AA/KK.

Top pair top kicker on a dry K-high flop after a 3-bet pot; I'm out of position and want value from Kx and worse hands while charging draws. A bet of about half the pot builds the pot without over-committing the stack.

In a 4-bet pot with low SPR and in position, calling getting 3:1 pot odds with second pair against a lead that can include flush draws and lower pocket pairs.

Trip kings with top kicker on a paired board is very strong. Seat_3 has shown strength by 4-betting preflop, so their range includes big pairs and AK. Betting about a third of the pot gets value from worse hands like pocket pairs, and I keep some fold equity against a draw or bluff.

Opponent donked the flop and fired another barrel on the turn paired king. Their range is heavily weighted towards AK and AA, against which QQ has virtually zero equity.

7h4h is a weak offsuit-connector-ish hand out of position against two players who still act after the flop; folding on the button avoids a marginal, low-equity spot for 100 chips.

5-2 offsuit has poor equity and playability out of position against the big blind. Completing the blind is unlikely to be profitable.

K2 offsuit is playable as a button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the investment with a marginal hand.

Fold nine-five offsuit from the small blind against a button open.

QTs in the big blind getting 375+125 pot odds (need to call 125 to win 375) against a button min-ish open is a clear call; suited and reasonably playable postflop, no need to bloat the pot out of position.

I have a gutshot straight draw (K needed) plus two backdoor flush draws with Qh Th on an A-J-5 board, and I'm out of position against the button's preflop raise. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity cheaply.

A small continuation bet uses my preflop range advantage to pressure the big blind's weaker holdings without risking much with king-high.

Open straight draw (K needed) with two hearts is not relevant; I hold Q-T with a gutshot to the broadway straight (K) plus backdoor hearts. Pot is 665 and the call is 165, so I'm getting about 4:1 with a gutshot, backdoor flush and overcard outs. Calling is profitable, and a raise would risk too much against a likely strong ace.}</br>

I hold Qh Th on a 5d Js As Ks board, which gives me a flopped Broadway straight (A-K-Q-J-T). The board has three spades and I hold no spade, so a flush is possible for an opponent. I check to induce a bet from the button, who has been betting, and I can raise or call a bet.

The turn gives me a pair of kings, but the ace and three spades make a value bet thin. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess on the river.

The board is 5d Js As Ks 7d, so I have the nut straight (Q-T with A-K-J), the best possible hand. Seat 2 checked back the turn, so a value bet of about half the pot can get called by worse hands like a single pair or a flush draw that missed.

The 450-chip bet gives me about 26% pot odds. My pair of kings can beat some river value bets and bluffs, but it is not strong enough to raise.

Q3o is too weak to open profitably even from the button in a 3-handed game.

The button folded, so I'm in the small blind against the big blind. Calling costs 50 to win a 150 pot, which is about 3-to-1 odds. 2-8 offsuit is weak, but those odds justify seeing a flop heads-up over folding.

T3 suited plays better by taking a free flop than by building a pot against the small blind's limp.

I have 8-high on a 9-4-4 flop, and the BB checked preflop with a wide range. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card; a small bet is possible but this hand has little value and I'd rather not build a pot with it.

A small bet on this dry, paired flop can win the pot immediately or deny equity to overcards. My ten-high hand also has a backdoor spade draw if called.

With 8-high on a 9-4-4 board I have only a weak hand with almost no outs, and I'm facing a bet of 100 into 300 (needing 25% equity). The BB's lead range after my check is likely strong enough to beat me, so folding is the safer choice.