Hold'em table

Qh8d offsuit is weak from the button in a 3-handed pot facing a raise-sized call; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. A3o is strong enough to raise for fold equity and to build the pot with an ace.

I hold 6s2d, a very weak hand with no playability. Seat 2 has already raised to 300, and calling 200 more with such a poor holding is not justified.

T3o is too weak to open from the button in a three-handed pot; folding avoids putting chips in with a hand that plays poorly postflop.

With Qc As, I have a strong suited Ace that plays well postflop. Calling 50 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack.

I'm big blind with a weak offsuit hand (5-7); no raise needed, just check since it's free.

I have a backdoor flush draw with the queen-high hand and the pot is small, so I'll see a free card to keep my options open.

I have bottom pair plus a gutshot draw; a small bet builds the pot while opponent checked, applying pressure with decent equity.

I have top pair with the nut kicker on a dry flop, which is a strong hand. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating the pot with a raise that could get 3-bet.

The board is paired with a Queen and I hold the other Queen, giving me a strong top pair. Since there is no bet to call, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a bigger pot with a hand that could still be outdrawn.

I only have bottom pair with a gutshot draw; checking controls the pot size against a passive opponent.

I have top pair with Ace kicker on a paired board, but the opponent checked twice on the turn and river, suggesting weakness. Checking allows me to potentially induce a bluff or win the pot without further investment.

I have two pair (sixes and fives) with a queen kicker on a fairly dry board; a moderate value bet should get calls from worse two pairs or a queen while limiting risk against traps.

Seat 2 folded, so it's a heads-up pot. My As gives me a backdoor nut flush draw that missed, but the board pairs 6s and I hold Qc for a possible Q-high or pair. Calling 260 into a 700 pot is reasonable to see a showdown without overcommitting on a bluff-catcher spot.

I have a weak suited hand (Ad3d) out of position on the button. A small raise to 300 builds the pot with some equity and may induce folds from the blinds, while keeping my risk controlled.

Qs9d offsuit is weak facing a raise with two players left to act; folding avoids a marginal spot out of position.

97o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; the price does not justify the equity or postflop disadvantage.

K2 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise to call; folding preserves chips.

Pocket eights are ahead of the big blind's range heads-up after the button folds, so I raise to 300 for value and to build the pot.

I hold Ac2h, a weak hand that is unlikely to win against a preflop raise. Calling 200 more chips with only 100 big blinds effective is a poor expected value decision.

T9 suited is a strong button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 3x the big blind to build the pot and take the initiative.

I have 5h2h, a weak hand that plays poorly out of position. Facing a raise to 300 with only 250 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with such a speculative hand.

K9o is a reasonable BB defend against a single button raise, especially with the SB already out; calling keeps me in with decent equity and position advantage postflop is minimal but pot odds are fine.

King-high with only a backdoor flush draw, no made hand; check to control pot size out of position.

I have only a gutshot with no pair on a paired board, and the big blind's preflop call range connects often enough that a c-bet has limited fold equity. Checking back realizes my draw cheaply in position.

Both players checked flop; I hold a strong flush draw with an overcard, so I bet to build the pot and apply pressure while retaining equity if called.

T9 has only a gutshot on a paired ace board and is behind the turn bet far too often to continue. Folding avoids paying 450 with roughly four outs.

I have a playable suited connector (Jc-Tc) in position on the button, so I'll call the big blind to see a flop rather than fold or raise.

Weak offsuit hand (2h Qd) with a call already in front and BB behind; not worth completing for 50 more chips out of position.

K2o is too weak to raise out of position against a button limp, and checking is free, so I take the flop.

I flopped top-and-bottom two pair on a dry board and am heads-up, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value against a king, a pair, or a float.

My Jc-Tc is a strong flop draw with backdoor flush potential and gutshot straight equity. Calling 175 into a 425 pot keeps the pot manageable and preserves stack while realizing equity against a likely continuation bet.

I have two pair on the turn and the button only called a small flop bet, so a half-pot value bet charges weaker pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable.

I have a strong open-ended straight draw with Jc Tc on a Kd-2c-Th board, giving me 8 outs to the nuts. Calling 400 to win a 1000 pot offers excellent pot odds (~2.5:1) and keeps my bluff equity alive if I miss.

I have kings and deuces on a dry river and was called on both earlier streets, so many worse king hands remain. A half-pot value bet can get called by those while keeping the price reasonable against sets and better two pair.

Seat 2 has shown significant strength with two raises on the turn and river. My Jc-Tc is a weak bluff catcher on this board, and calling 600 into a 2000 pot is too risky without a strong hand.