Hold'em table

3c5c is a weak suited hand and, out of position against two players still to act behind me in the blinds, a small raise or a call has little equity. Folding is the cheap option, and the fold costs nothing since I haven't invested chips yet.

9-2 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position, even with only the big blind left; folding limits the loss to the small blind.

83s is a weak suited gapper and too marginal to open from the button in a 3-handed game without reads. Folding avoids unnecessary risk early in the match.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 chips with 150 already in the pot. T7 offsuit is playable heads-up at that price, but not strong enough to warrant routinely building a larger pot out of position.

AKo is a premium hand heads-up against a limping small blind, so I raise to 400 for value and to build the pot.

T7 offsuit is too weak to profitably call a 4bb raise out of position. Its poor equity realization and lack of useful blockers also make a bluff-reraise unattractive.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed, with position and an ace blocker. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures both blinds without committing too much with a modest hand.

Pocket tens are a strong hand in 3-handed play. Raising to 850 from the small blind against a button open (250) is a value 3-bet that also denies equity and builds the pot while out of position.

Holding AQo in the big blind facing a raise and a 3-bet, I have a strong hand that benefits from applying pressure. A 4-bet to 1450 isolates and takes control, while still leaving room to fold to a shove.

A6 offsuit is too weak against a small-blind three-bet and big-blind cold four-bet. It is frequently dominated, and the small blind can still reopen the betting.

Pocket tens are strong against a 4-bet range from the big blind. Calling 600 more to see a flop keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating it out of position, and I can reassess after the flop. The price is good (600 to win 2550). A raise to 2050 is also possible, but calling keeps weaker hands in. .

I have an overpair (TT) on a 6-4-7 two-spade flop, and the BB 4-bet preflop so likely holds a strong range. Out of position, I'll bet about half the pot to build value and charge draws and overcards.

Opponent called my 4-bet and then led into a coordinated flop; my AQ has poor equity against his strong range and the pot odds are insufficient, so folding is best.

Pocket fives on the button in a 3-handed game is a solid raising hand. A 3x raise builds the pot with position and puts pressure on the blinds.

7-3 offsuit is a very weak hand facing a button raise; folding avoids investing more chips out of position with a dominated unconnected holding.

76 offsuit is a marginal defense against a 3bb button open and realizes equity poorly out of position. Folding avoids investing more with weak showdown value and limited draw potential.

Q8s on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to raise for initiative and position. A standard 3x raise to 300 applies pressure and can take down the pot preflop or isolate.

54 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3bb button raise from the small blind. Poor equity realization out of position and the big blind still to act make folding preferable.

3h5s is a weak offsuit hand. The button's 3x open leaves me getting about 2.25:1 on a call, and I would be out of position with a hand that plays poorly, so folding is best.

Seven-deuce suited is too weak for a standard button open at 100bb without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor connectivity and limited showdown value.

JJ is a premium hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, so I raise for value from the small blind with a standard 3.5x sizing.

Closing the action with a suited connector, getting 250 to call into 450; 64s has enough equity and implied odds against a possible small-blind steal.

Pocket jacks on Q-K-6 with two spades is a medium-strength hand with an overcard-heavy board. Betting about 65% of the pot gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity to hands holding an ace or a spade.

I have bottom pair plus a flush draw with position. The pot odds are favorable, and calling keeps the pot manageable while allowing me to evaluate the turn.

Checking back the turn with two pair and a flush draw. The paired board and opponent's check could be a trap, so I want to control the pot and realize equity.

Jacks on a Q-K-6-K-2 board are a bluff-catcher at best. Seat_2 called the flop and checked the turn, so they likely hold a king or a queen, which beats me. A thin value bet would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse, so I check and take the cheap showdown.

I have two pair (kings and sixes) but the board is paired and opponent showed strength preflop/flop before checking turn and river. Checking behind gets to showdown without risking more chips against a possible king.