Hold'em table

KTo on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to raise for value and take initiative. A 3x raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

With only T2s in the small blind facing a 300 raise, the pot odds and hand strength do not justify a call or 3-bet; folding preserves chips for better spots.

In the big blind with suited T3s, I'm getting 2.25:1 on a call of 200 more, and the pot is already 450. This is a marginal but acceptable spot to see a flop and try to flop something strong or take it down later.

I have bottom pair on an ace-high board against a preflop raiser, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see how the opponent reacts before committing more chips.

Check back K-high with no pair on an ace-high flop. There is no value in betting into the remaining opponent, and checking controls the pot with a weak hand.

We have two pair (aces and threes) on a board with a flush draw. Betting to protect our hand and extract value from worse hands.

K-high has no pair or draw on a paired ace-high board, so continuing against a turn bet would be unprofitable.

I have the Ah which gives me a strong preflop hand, so I'll see a flop rather than fold. Calling 100 chips is the minimum to continue and keeps my stack intact.

Calling 50 offers excellent pot odds with T8o, and folding seems too weak for a marginal but playable hand. Raising would overcommit out of position with a mediocre holding.

With a weak offsuit hand and all players having limped, checking as the big blind is the safest option to see a free flop and avoid bloating the pot out of position.

I flopped trips with a deuce on a dry paired board and should bet for value. A 200 bet into 300 builds the pot while keeping worse pairs and draws in.

My hand (3d Ah) has no pair on the 2s 2d 5c board and only backdoor flush potential. Facing a 200 raise from the BB with only 100 invested, I have no equity to justify calling or re-raising, so folding minimizes losses.

T2 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position, even with only 50 more to call. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand against the big blind.

K3o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability; folding avoids investing chips with a marginal holding from the button.

7c2c is a weak hand that does not play well from the small blind. Facing a raise to 100 with only 50 invested, folding is the most disciplined play to preserve chips.

I hold 4h 2d, a very weak hand with no playability. The pot odds don't justify calling 100 into 150 with this garbage, so folding is the correct play.

Getting 3:1 on a call with a suited ten, so it is worth seeing a flop in position relative to the big blind.

With 2-4 offsuit and no call required, checking to see a free flop is best; raising into a completed small blind with this weak hand is unnecessary.

I have bottom pair with an open-ended straight draw, a strong drawing hand. Betting 150 into the 200 pot builds value and pressures the opponent to fold or pay for the draw.

My 2c4d has no pair or draw on a 9c6dJh flop, and calling 150 into 350 offers poor equity against a likely made hand or stronger draw. Folding preserves chips with a weak holding out of position.