Hold'em table

4h8d is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, and calling 100 chips out of position against two live players is not profitable enough to justify continuing.

Pocket fives are strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, building the pot while retaining a chance to win preflop.

K6o is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb open from the small blind, even with position postflop.

Nine-seven offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

A3o plays poorly out of position against a button open with the big blind yet to act, making folding the standard play.

64o is too weak to open raise or play on the button even 3-handed.

A5o has good equity against a random big blind, but I am out of position postflop. Calling the extra 50 keeps the pot small and lets me fold to a raise.

J8 suited plays well heads-up against a small-blind limp. Raising builds the pot with a playable hand while keeping position after the flop.

A5o is too weak to continue out of position against a big blind raise, and calling 300 more would require too much equity to realize profitably.

AJ offsuit is a strong open in a 3-handed game, so I will raise to 3x the big blind to apply pressure and build the pot with position.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to call a 3x button open from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Getting decent pot odds in the big blind against a button open in 3-handed play, QTo has sufficient equity and playability to defend.

Flopped top two pair out of position against the preflop aggressor; checking to let them continuation-bet.

I have two overcards plus a gutshot to Broadway on a dry-ish flop, and the big blind checked to me. A half-pot continuation bet applies pressure and can take the pot down immediately.

I have flopped top two pair on a relatively dry but slightly connected board; raising for value against single pairs and straight draws.

Facing a check-raise with AJo on QTx, I have a gutshot and overcards; calling 700 keeps the pot controlled and lets me realize equity in position.

The King on the turn completes potential straight draws and improves many Broadway hands in the opponent's range, so checking to control the pot with two pair is optimal.

I turned the nut Broadway straight (A-J on Q-T-K board), so I'm betting for value and protection against flush/two-pair draws. A 2000 bet builds the pot while keeping worse hands in.

The turn King is a terrible card for our bottom two pair, as villain's flop calling range heavily consists of hands that have now overtaken us (KQ, KT, AJ, KK). Facing a large bet after our check, we must fold.

On the button in a three-handed pot, T6 offsuit is playable as a steal. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

Pocket nines is a strong hand in 3-handed play against a button open; 3-betting out of the small blind takes initiative and builds value.

A8o is dominated by the SB's 10bb 3-bet and plays poorly out of position; folding avoids investing 900 more with a marginal hand.

T6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet, even with position.

Opening Q9s from the button in a 3-handed game is standard for value and positional advantage.

T7o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand for 200 more chips.

KTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that can be dominated when facing a reraise.

Top pair can get value from weaker pairs and draws. A half-pot bet also protects the hand without committing too much.

I have Queen-high with only backdoor draws on a King-high board against a donk bet, offering insufficient pot odds to continue.