Hold'em table

2-4 suited is a weak gapped hand even on the button in 3-handed play; calling or raising risks more than its postflop equity and steal equity justify.

9s2d is the worst possible offsuit hand, out of position against the big blind, and I'd be calling 50 into a tiny pot with a hand that flops almost nothing. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

J8s is a reasonable button opening hand in a 3-handed game, and raising applies pressure on the blinds while using position postflop.

Fold 98 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open, as it lacks equity and playability out of position.

Suited 7-9 in the big blind versus a 2.5x button open is a profitable defend getting good pot odds, with suited connected playability postflop.

With third pair on an ace-jack board out of position, checking preserves pot control and lets me evaluate a likely continuation bet before committing more chips.

With middle pair on an ace-high flop and no club, checking back controls the pot and avoids bloating it against an opponent who could have an ace.

Bottom pair of 7s has weak showdown value on an A-K-J board; checking controls the pot and avoids building it against likely stronger pairs or draws.

With middle pair on an A-K-J board and no club, I prefer to control the pot and see a river rather than bet into a range that contains many aces and kings.

Opponent checked back flop and turn as preflop raiser, capping him mostly to weak pairs and draws. A pot-sized river bet credibly represents a queen for Broadway on this four-straight board and should fold his better one-pair hands.

Opponent's river bet on a coordinated board likely represents at least a pair of aces or kings, or a straight with a queen. Our pair of jacks is too weak to continue profitably against that value-heavy range.

Folding 76 offsuit on the button as it is too weak to open profitably even in 3-handed play.

Blind vs blind heads-up, calling 50 into 150 needs only 25% equity and 83o has well above that against a random big blind, despite being out of position postflop.

With a weak offsuit hand in the big blind and no call required, checking to see a flop is the standard play.

With 8-high and no draw on an ace-high two-diamond board, I have almost no equity when called, so taking the free card is better than bluffing into a wide big-blind range.

I have a weak T-high hand on an A-high flop with no pair or draw, so I prefer to check and see a free turn rather than bluff into an opponent who called preflop.

I have only eight-high with no draw on a three-diamond board, so checking has almost no showdown value. A minimum bet on this flush-completing scare card needs only modest fold equity to be profitable.

My Tc2s has no pair and only a weak Broadway gutshot with three diamonds on board. The small turn bet does not offer enough pot odds to continue, so folding is best.

Pocket tens on the button is a strong hand worth raising for value and to thin the field against overcards.

K7s has enough equity against a 3-handed button open, and calling only 250 into 450 keeps the pot manageable while seeing a flop in position relative to the raiser.

Folding Q7o in the big blind against an open and a call, as this hand has poor playability multiway out of position.

With K-high and no pair on a dry paired board, checking controls the pot and avoids risking chips as a bluff against the preflop raiser.

With pocket tens as an overpair on a dry 3-3-2 flop, I bet for value and protection against overcards and lower pairs.

K-high with no pair or real draw on a paired flop is too weak to continue against the button's preflop raise and flop bet, especially with poor pot odds.

Q9o is a playable button hand in a 3-handed game, so I raise to apply pressure on the blinds and take the initiative.

ATs is a premier suited broadway that plays very well as a 3-bet from the small blind against a button open to take initiative and build the pot.

Q2o is very weak facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet to 1000; calling 900 out of position has poor equity and playability.

Q9o is too weak to continue against a sizable small-blind 3-bet, especially with the big blind already folded and only 700 more to call out of position postflop. Folding avoids playing a dominated offsuit hand in a bloated pot.

Holding AQs on the button in 3-handed play is a standard value open to 2.5 big blinds.

3-5 offsuit is very weak facing a button raise, and calling out of position from the small blind has poor equity and playability.

T4o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise; folding preserves chips.