Hold'em table

96o is too weak to open from the button even three-handed; folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected offsuit hand.

Button folded, heads-up with BB; A4 offsuit is playable enough to raise for value and initiative in a short-handed pot.

Seat 1 folded, so I'm heads-up against the SB's 300 raise. My ThJh is a decent suited connector that can play well post-flop, and calling 200 more to see a flop is reasonable given the effective stack and my position advantage.

I have two pair (aces and fours) on a dry-ish flop, so I bet for value to build the pot.

Calling 400 with a strong open-ended straight draw on a dry flop keeps the pot manageable and preserves my stack for potential turn/river improvement.

I hold two pair (aces and fours) on a somewhat wet board, so I should bet for value to build the pot against continued action.

I have a strong open-ended straight draw with T-J on a 4-A-8-2 board, giving me many outs to beat the opponent's likely range. Calling keeps the pot controlled while I realize my equity without overcommitting on the turn.

I hold top two pair (aces and fours) which is strong, but the completed three-flush board makes me cautious, so I size a moderate value bet rather than overcommitting.

I have a Ten-high straight on the board with my Th-Jh, which is the nuts given the 4c As 8s 2h 5s layout. Calling 1600 to win the 4800 pot is a clear value bet.

Weak offsuit Q2 from the button facing action; not worth continuing given poor equity and no position edge to exploit here.

Seat 2 folded, leaving a heads-up pot between the big blind and me. With only Jack-Ten offsuit and facing a raise to 100, I'm not getting sufficient odds to continue and will fold to preserve my stack.

Qd2c is a weak hand that plays poorly from the button against a raise and call; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Jack-ten offsuit has enough equity and playability to complete for 50 into 150 rather than fold or inflate the pot out of position.

K8 suited is worth a small isolation raise against a single limper to build the pot with initiative.

JTo has enough equity and playability against a wide big-blind isolate to call 200 into 400. Three-betting out of position is unnecessary with this hand.

I have jack-high with only two straight outs and no flush draw, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking is best; there is no value in betting this weak hand.

Continuation bet on the ace-high board as preflop raiser; my hand has little value but this board favors my range and can fold out many hands.

TcJs has no pair, no flush draw, and no straight draw on A94 with two clubs. Calling 300 into 900 needs about 25% equity I do not have against a preflop raiser who c-bet, so folding is best.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind, so I fold and wait for a better hand.

Cheap call heads-up against BB with weak but playable J6o; not worth raising or folding for only 50 more.

I am in the big blind with a weak hand and no one has raised, so checking is the most cost-effective play to see a flop without committing more chips.

No pair, weak draw (backdoor flush/gutshot only) with a paired-looking board; check and control pot size.

Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a dangerous board with my weak high-card hand. I'll wait to see a free card or a cheap continuation bet before committing more chips.

No pair, no draw, checking to see river cheaply.

The board is wet with Kd and Qd, and my Qs gives me a backdoor flush draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot without a strong holding on the turn.

I have jack-high with no pair or draw; checking is best since betting with nothing into two opponents offers little value.

Board is paired with a 4 on the river and my hand is a backdoor flush draw that missed; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bluff against a likely made hand.

Steal opportunity as first to act on the button with a suited hand; a standard raise applies pressure to both blinds.

My hand is As2h, which is weak and unsuited. Facing a raise to 250 with only 200 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with such a marginal hand.

46 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position for 150 more.

8d3h is a weak offsuit hand with no playability preflop, and I am out of position on the button facing a raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

24o is too weak to continue even heads-up; folding the small blind saves chips against the big blind.