Hold'em table

76 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button, even in 3-handed play.

Completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, giving a weak hand a reasonable price to see a flop. Raising with 7-2 offsuit would be unnecessarily risky.

Suited connector 54c plays well against a single limper; a small isolation raise builds a cheap pot with position and fold equity, and I can fold easily if pressured.

7♣2♠ is an extremely weak hand, and calling 200 more from the small blind against a raise is not worthwhile.

As the button in a three-handed game, 8♦2♦ is a weak but playable suited hand; a small open can win the blinds and keeps initiative.

Ten-nine offsuit is a weak speculative hand out of position facing a 2.5x raise with the big blind still to act; folding avoids playing a dominated, hard-to-play hand for 200 chips.

JTs is a strong suited connector that easily justifies defending the big blind against a 2.5bb button raise getting great pot odds.

Check to the preflop aggressor with a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush equity.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on a king-high flop where my preflop range has strong hands, while keeping the bluff inexpensive and retaining backdoor equity.

I have an open gutshot to the nut straight (with any Queen) plus backdoor flush and overcard outs, getting excellent pot odds of 150 to win 700.

Turn brings a flush draw to go with the gutshot straight draw; checking out of position to realize equity or react to villain's action.

My 8-high has no meaningful draw, and the caller’s flop range can continue on this turn. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff with no useful blockers.

Holding Jack-high with zero showdown value after our draw missed, we turn our hand into a bluff to fold out Ace-high hands and weak pairs from villain's turn check-back range.

The river bet offers reasonable pot odds, and my pair of eights can beat missed-heart bluffs and some thinner bets. Raising would only isolate me against stronger hands, so I’ll bluff-catch with a call.

75 offsuit is too weak to complete out of position against the big blind.

Holding 72o, the worst starting hand in poker, folding on the button is standard and clearly the highest EV play.

T♦3♦ is weak, but completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot in a blind-versus-blind spot. I’ll take the favorable price rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I'm in the big blind with 93o facing a limped pot; checking is free and keeps the pot small with a weak hand.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on an ace-high board, so I’ll avoid building the pot and take the free card.

I have 9-high with no draw on a K-A-8 board; seat_2 checked, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing chips into a likely losing hand.

I have no pair and only a gutshot draw to a jack. Checking takes the free river rather than bluffing into a range that can connect with this board.

I hold only 9-high on a K-A-8-Q board with no draw, so betting has no fold equity and calling any bet would be a losing line. Checking keeps the pot free and lets me fold cheaply if seat_2 bets the river.

My pair of tens has modest showdown value, but the board is highly connected and can make strong hands for the opponent. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk a thin river bet.

J6 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the risk controlled.

T9 offsuit out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind me is too weak to call 200 more profitably. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

42o is far too weak to defend out of position even getting decent pot odds against a button open.

Three-handed, the button opens very wide and Q3o is playable as a steal; a standard 2.5x raise pressures the blinds and can win the pot immediately or build a cheap pot in position.

Folding 86o from the small blind facing a button open as it is too weak to continue out of position.

6♥2♥ is too weak to defend against the button’s raise, even with the pot odds; it will often make dominated hands and has poor playability out of position.