Hold'em table

9d6c is a weak offsuit hand from the button, but folding for 100 into a 150 pot is too tight against two random blinds; limping keeps the pot small and preserves position while avoiding a bloated pot with a marginal hand.

Holding an Ace in blind-versus-blind play, raising to 3bb applies pressure and capitalizes on our equity advantage.

JTs is strong enough to continue heads-up against a small-blind open, and calling 200 into 400 keeps a playable suited connector in position-neutral pot control.

I flop top and bottom two pair on a draw-heavy board and bet one-third pot for value and protection against draws and weaker Aces.

Jack-ten high completely missed this flop with no pair and no draw, so calling a bet is unprofitable. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

Q2o is far too weak to open even on the button in 3-handed play. Folding is standard.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. JTo is strong enough to raise rather than limp; a raise to 300 builds the pot and takes the initiative.

AJo is strong heads-up against a min-raise; I have position as the BB and should build the pot with a 3-bet to apply pressure and isolate.

JTo offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a 3-bet; calling 600 into 1200 realizes poorly and a 4-bet bluff is unnecessary.

Q2o is too weak to call or open from the button; it is dominated and plays poorly if either blind continues.

Heads-up against only the big blind, JTo has solid equity and raising takes the initiative rather than defending passively out of position; a standard 3x raise builds the pot while keeping the risk manageable.

Defending K8s in the big blind against a small blind open getting good pot odds in position.

The ace on the flop gives me top pair with a J kicker, which is ahead of the BB's wide flat-calling range except AK/AQ and sets. Betting ~2/3 pot builds the pot against worse aces and draws while protecting my hand.

I missed the flop completely with King-high and no backdoor equity against a continuation bet on an Ace-high board.

7-5 offsuit is one of the weakest hands even from the button in 3-handed play, with poor flop potential and no suited value. Folding the minimum-investment spot avoids bleeding chips in a marginal multiway pot.

J6o is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind.

74s is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so I am heads-up versus the big blind with A2o. Calling 50 into 150 is the right price; the hand is too weak to raise and too strong to fold.

64o is far too weak to raise for value, and I already have the blind in with a free flop available. Checking keeps the pot small while retaining postflop position on the small blind.

Ace-high has some showdown value on a paired flop, but no made hand or draw, so checking is better than betting into the big blind.

I hold 4-6 on 3-5-3, giving an open-ended straight draw where any 2 or 7 makes the effective nuts heads-up (8 clean outs, ~32% by the river), while my current board-pair hand has little showdown value. A ~75% pot semi-bluff exploits the opponent's weak limp-check line with good fold equity plus strong equity when called.

Ace-high with only a weak gutshot is behind a flop bet on a paired board, and the price does not justify chasing four outs.

83 offsuit is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind, so I fold and wait for a better hand.

Heads-up against only the big blind, calling 50 into a 150 pot gives 3:1 odds; 24o has enough equity against a wide BB defending range to see a cheap flop, and raising this hand out of position just builds a pot I don't want.

I hold J7o in the big blind facing an SB limp. Taking the free flop in position is the standard, low-variance play.

Heads up against the big blind with 2-high, I'll take the free card; my open-ended-style draw (any 3 or 8) can improve cheaply without investing into a coordinated wet board.

I have top pair with a mediocre kicker on a connected, wet board; checking back controls the pot size and allows me to see a turn safely in position.

I have third pair on a very coordinated four-straight board, so checking back controls the pot and realizes showdown value safely.

I have a pair of sevens with showdown value on a checked-down board. Checking behind ensures a free showdown where I often beat unimproved high-card hands.