Hold'em table

On the button in a 3-handed game, A4o is strong enough to raise and apply pressure on the blinds rather than just call.

5d8c is a weak offsuit hand, and I'd be out of position facing a button raise to 300 with a big blind still left to act behind me. Folding is the best choice.

A2 offsuit is a marginal defense against a 3bb button raise and realizes equity poorly out of position. Its weak kicker and limited playability favor folding over calling or bluffing with a three-bet.

Q3 suited is a weak hand out of position against two players behind me in the blinds acting after the flop; folding avoids a marginal, dominated spot, though calling 100 into 250 is close in 3-handed play.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to open against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 3bb applies pressure and builds a pot with a hand ahead of much of the big blind's range.

T3o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a small-blind raise, and calling 200 more would require too much equity to continue profitably. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand with poor postflop potential.

Despite having the button, 6-5 offsuit is a marginal opening hand with limited high-card strength and poor flush potential. Folding avoids investing chips with a weak hand against two unacted blinds.

With 7h3d in the small blind, the button has folded and I am out of position against the big blind with a very weak hand. Folding avoids investing more chips in a marginal spot.

Three-handed on the button, K5o is weak but worth a small open to pressure the blinds and take the initiative with position.

T4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise to 250, with a big blind still left to act behind me. Folding is the disciplined choice.

Q6 offsuit is a marginal defend against a 2.5bb button raise, with poor playability and frequent queen-high domination. Folding avoids a difficult out-of-position pot with a weak hand.

K2 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling or raising out of position against two players is not worth it. Folding costs nothing from the button.

Completing costs only 50 chips for a 200-chip pot, giving 3:1 pot odds. Although weak and out of position, 5-3 has enough straight potential to justify a cheap blind-versus-blind limp.

With K7o in the big blind and only the small blind calling, checking is prudent to see a flop and avoid building a pot out of position with a marginal hand.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker has some showdown value but is too weak to build a pot on this two-diamond board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me assess the opponent's action.

With K-high and no strong draw on a Q-high flop, checking behind after the small blind checks controls the pot and avoids risking chips with a weak hand.

Bottom pair has some showdown value but is too weak to bet for value on this coordinated turn. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids inflating it against better pairs and strong draws.

K-high with only a weak gutshot and no flush draw; checking controls the pot and lets me see the river for free.

My pair of fives has some showdown value against unpaired hands after both players checked the flop and turn. Betting would mostly fold worse hands and invite calls or raises from stronger holdings.

I rivered a 9-high straight with 7h on a 9-8-6-5 board. Since the small blind checked, I will bet for value and charge any flush draws or weaker made hands.

A pair of fives is a weak bluff-catcher on a river that completes both flushes and straights. Calling requires 30% equity, and this hand does not block enough likely value bets to justify it.

Opening small on the button gives this marginal connected hand a chance to steal the blinds while limiting risk. If called, position helps realize its straight potential and navigate postflop.

6d2d is a weak offsuit-gapped hand out of position facing a button raise; folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity.

Getting 350 to 100 (3.5-to-1) in the big blind against a button min-raise; J4o is weak but the price is good enough to see a flop, and a 3-bet bluff isn't warranted.

I have Jd high with a gutshot-ish draw (4-?-7-8 only a backdoor), so the hand is weak. I'm out of position against the preflop raiser, so I check and keep the pot small.

Second pair has showdown value, but this connected, two-spade board favors the big blind's calling range. Checking back controls the pot and avoids a check-raise while preserving opportunities to improve.

I have jack-high on a paired board 8-3-7-7 and almost no showdown value. The button checked the flop, so they may be weak, but I'm out of position with nothing to bluff-catch, so I'll check and see a free card.

Bet two-thirds pot for value with trips, targeting 8x, pocket pairs, and draws. Checking would miss value and give flush and straight draws a free river.

I have jack-high on an 8-3-7-7 board, so I'm behind most of the button's betting range after the flop check-through and turn bet. Calling 300 into a 750 pot needs about 29% equity, and I only have a few outs, so folding is the better play.