Hold'em table

J5o is too weak to call or raise from the button in a three-handed pot, especially with no reads; folding avoids playing a marginal hand out of position postflop.

Seat 1 folded, seat 3 opened with 100bb stack. My 7cAd is weak offsuit and vulnerable to any two cards; folding avoids losing chips with a dominated hand.

I have Th8s on the button facing a 100bb raise from the big blind. This is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position and doesn't justify calling or re-raising for value or bluff.

I have position and good pot odds against a single opponent; calling the small blind is profitable with any two cards given the cheap price.

Q2o is weak and the small blind has already limped; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop with position.

I have a flush draw and can semi-bluff to take the pot now or build it if I hit. Betting 150 puts pressure on the big blind who checked preflop.

Qc2d has no pair and only weak backdoor straight potential on a coordinated flop; calling 150 into 350 with minimal equity is not profitable.

AJ is strong enough to raise from the button in a 3-handed pot; I'll apply pressure and take initiative preflop.

3s5d is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

Seat 1 folded, so it's heads-up. My Js is decent but not strong enough to raise 300 with 2c; calling keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop without overcommitting.

I have a backdoor straight draw with Js and the board is Qd Jh 8h. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn without committing more chips with a marginal hand.

I have top pair with a strong kicker and a backdoor straight draw, so I want to build the pot and charge the big blind for drawing. A modest raise also protects my hand against the flush and straight draws on this board.

I hold J-high with a weak kicker and face a 500 bet on a Q-J-8 board where the button claims top pair. The pot odds don't justify calling with such marginal equity, so folding is the disciplined play.

As7s is a strong button hand in 3-handed play, so raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative.

I hold Jc4s, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a 300 raise from the button with only 250 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

Holding 2-6 offsuit in the big blind against a button raise gives poor equity and we are out of position, so calling is not profitable. Folding is the correct move.

Calling the big blind with Q-J suited on the button is a standard play; I'm in position and can control the pot postflop. The pot odds are favorable and I want to see a flop without overcommitting.

Completing is cheap with 5:1 pot odds, and 96o can flop well enough to continue. Raising out of position with this weak hand risks too much for too little reward.

Q3o is a weak offsuit hand out of position; taking a free flop in a limped pot avoids bloating the pot with a marginal holding.

I only have a gutshot and backdoor flush draw on a very coordinated board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn.

I have a strong top pair with a straight draw on a coordinated board, and the opponents checked twice, so a small raise can build the pot and potentially induce bluffs or value from weaker hands.

I only have 9-high with a gutshot and backdoor flush draw, not enough equity to call 300 into 600. Folding preserves chips.

With only middle pair and a weak kicker on a coordinated K-J-Q board, facing a pot-sized bet, I'm behind too much of the button's range and don't have the equity to continue.

T2o is a very weak offsuit hand with poor equity and dominated potential, so it's not worth investing chips preflop.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with T3o against a random big blind, calling is cheap and keeps the pot small; raising risks too much with a weak hand out of position.

I'm in the big blind with Qd 4s, and the small blind called while seat 3 folded. Checking keeps my stack intact and lets me see a flop cheaply with a speculative hand.

I have a weak offsuit ten-high with no pair or strong draw on a coordinated flop. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into the big blind with little equity.

I have a weak hand with no obvious draw on a wet board, and checking keeps the pot small while allowing me to see a cheap turn card.

The pot is small and the board is disconnected; checking keeps the hand low-cost and avoids building a bigger pot with a weak Q-high holding.

Board is paired with Jh, and my Qd gives a weak queen high with no redraw; checking is best to realize equity cheaply and avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.