Hold'em table

ATo is strong in a 3-handed button spot; raising applies pressure and builds the pot with position.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a frequently dominated hand out of position.

2-6 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct even though I've already put in the big blind.

Nine-six offsuit is too weak for a standard button open with both blinds still to act. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor connectivity and limited postflop playability.

AK suited-ish (Ace-King offsuit) is a premium hand heads-up vs BB after button fold; raise for value.

T5o is too weak to continue against a small-blind raise, even with position postflop, and calling would often leave me dominated.

K2 offsuit from the button facing a limp pot isn't strong enough to invest chips in; folding preserves stack for better spots.

Getting 3:1 pot odds heads-up against the big blind, J5o is weak but cheap enough to see a flop; raising would risk too much with a marginal hand out of position.

With weak 6-4 offsuit and no additional cost to continue, checking preserves chips and lets me see the flop in position against the small blind.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board (Q-J-T) that hits many hands hard. Checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it with a marginal holding against two opponents.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a highly connected board that can easily hit the small blind's limping range. Checking avoids investing chips in a low-equity bluff and preserves the option to react on the turn.

With middle pair and a coordinated board, I prefer keeping the pot small and realizing my showdown value rather than betting into a range that can easily have a better pair or strong draw.

With virtually no showdown value, I can profitably target the small blind's weak range after two checks. A three-quarter-pot bluff pressures unpaired hands and low pocket pairs.

Calling 150 with middle pair and decent pot odds; opponent's turn bet could be a bluff or draw, and raising risks bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

I have two pair (jacks and fives) but the board is highly coordinated and seat_2 showed strength by raising the turn. Checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off a marginal made hand.

Six-high has almost no showdown value, and the river leaves numerous straight and diamond draws uncompleted. A three-quarter-pot bluff continues the turn aggression and can fold those missed draws plus some weak pairs.

I have two pair (Jacks and Fives) and am getting about 30% pot odds. The opponent could be value betting a worse one-pair hand or bluffing a missed draw, so calling is profitable.

T5o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, and calling 100 chips out of position against two blinds is not profitable; folding avoids unnecessary risk.

With the button folded, A2 offsuit is a reasonable blind-versus-blind opening hand. Raising to 3 big blinds applies pressure to the big blind, while the ace blocker reduces the likelihood of a strong ace holding.

K6o is weak against a raise; folding is correct given the cost to continue and poor hand strength.

J5 offsuit is below a standard three-handed button opening range, with weak playability and substantial domination risk. Folding avoids investing in a marginal hand against two active blinds.

Button folded, I'm heads-up vs BB with A6o; a standard isolation raise is profitable here given positional and range advantage.

Getting 2:1 pot odds with a suited connected hand against a likely small-blind steal, so calling is profitable and keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have the preflop lead with an overcard ace and a gutshot straight draw; a continuation bet of about half-pot pressures seat_1 and gives me fold equity while retaining draw value.

I have an open-ended straight draw with T7 on a KQJ flop, needing an A or 9 to complete. Getting 3:1 pot odds, I call to see the turn.

I only have ace-high on a paired king board with no draw, so I'll check and control pot size against two opponents who have shown continued interest.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, and the turn check lets me realize my equity for free rather than risking a semi-bluff into a paired board where opponent may not fold.

My kings-up with ace kicker likely beats villain's range of weaker pairs after two streets of checking; a moderate value bet should get calls from worse hands without risking too much against unlikely trips.

My 7d Td missed all draws and only plays as a weak T kicker on a paired, connected board. Facing a river raise into a 2000 pot, folding is the disciplined choice.

KQ offsuit is a strong button hand; raise to isolate and build pot in position.

94o is a very weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, so folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity.

Pocket eights are a strong big-blind defense against a button open, and calling costs 200 to contest a 650-chip pot. Calling preserves weaker hands in the opponent’s range and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

With an overpair on this low, coordinated flop, checking lets the preflop raiser continuation-bet weaker hands while keeping the pot controlled against higher overpairs. Our hand is strong enough to continue against a typical bet.

Continuation bet on a dry board with overcards and a backdoor flush draw; BB checked, range favors me as preflop aggressor.

My overpair is strong enough to continue against a button continuation bet, needing about 26% equity to call. Calling preserves the opponent's bluffs without inflating the pot against stronger overpairs or sets.

Checking preserves showdown value with pocket eights while avoiding inflating the pot on an overcard and three-club turn. The eight of clubs provides some backup equity, but betting is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands.

Both players checked, giving me a good spot to bet with my flush draw and overcard equity to pick up the pot or build value if I hit.

My pair plus club draw has enough combined showdown value and improvement potential to continue against a button double-barrel range. Calling keeps bluffs in while avoiding an expensive raise with a non-nut draw.

Our pair of eights has showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get called by worse after the opponent barreled twice. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets us evaluate any river bet.

My hand has no showdown value after bricking the river, so a third barrel on this dry board gives the best chance to fold out busted draws or weak pairs.

Calling this near-pot-sized river bet requires about 33% equity. With only a pair of eights against a triple-barrel range on a three-club board, I do not expect enough bluffs to justify the call.