Hold'em table

AQ offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5bb builds value and applies pressure to the blinds.

4-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in poker. Facing a raise to 250 from the button with a shallow effective stack situation and poor equity against a raising range, folding is the correct play to minimize losses.

Closing the action in the big blind, I only need to call 150 into a 400 pot with Q7o. Against a button open this is a reasonable price, and calling keeps the pot controlled rather than bloating it with a marginal offsuit hand.

With Q-high and no pair on a paired flop, checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot out of position with a weak hand.

Betting small on this paired, dry board leverages the preflop range advantage and can fold out unpaired overcards. Ace-high retains useful equity when called.

Q7o has no pair and minimal equity on a paired low board, and calling out of position would mostly chase weak overcards. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a marginal hand.

2-4 offsuit is one of the weakest hands in poker. With 100 chips to call and a 10,000 chip stack, folding preserves chips for better opportunities rather than playing a marginal hand out of position.

97s has good equity against a random big blind and we are getting 3:1 pot odds to complete; raising out of position with a marginal hand would risk too much without fold equity, so I call to see a cheap flop.

With Q7 offsuit in a limped blind-versus-blind pot, checking realizes equity without inflating the pot out of position.

I have only a weak backdoor straight draw on a paired board and no made hand, so checking controls the pot and avoids building a pot out of position with little equity.

I bet small into the limped pot to pressure unpaired overcards and realize fold equity while retaining a manageable risk with Q-high.

I have only 9-high on a paired board with no real draw, and seat_1's small flop bet is enough to make continuing unprofitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Three-handed on the button with an ace, raising to 3bb applies pressure on the blinds and takes the initiative with position.

Qh9h is a playable suited hand getting a reasonable price in the small blind against a button open. Calling keeps weaker dominated holdings and multiway possibilities in the pot.

7-9 offsuit is a weak hand against a raise from the button and a call from the small blind. Folding preserves chips when facing unfavorable odds and likely behind most holdings that would reraise or call preflop.

Check the queen-high flush draw heads-up, preserving flexibility and allowing the preflop raiser to continuation-bet.

I flopped two pair with aces and twos on a draw-heavy board. Betting around two-thirds pot charges flush draws and gets value from weaker aces.

I have a strong queen-high flush on this coordinated flop and should raise for value against aces, sets, and weaker hearts while charging draws.

Button opening with an ace in a three-handed game; a 2.5bb raise applies pressure while retaining flexibility.

As8s is a strong drawing hand with premium ace and flush draw potential. Seat_1's raise to 250 from the button warrants a 3-bet to isolate and build the pot with a hand that plays well in a heads-up scenario, applying pressure while leaving room to fold to aggressive resistance.

I have a weak offsuit T6 in the big blind facing a button raise and a small-blind reraise. Calling 700 more out of position with this hand is not profitable, so folding is best.

A5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet at this depth, especially out of position postflop.

Ac7h is a premium hand with an ace. Raising to 300 chips (3x big blind) applies pressure, builds the pot with a strong hand, and gives me good value while defining our hand strength early in a 3-handed game.

T9s is a playable suited connector getting a reasonable price in a 3-handed pot. I call to see a flop and can fold to further aggression from the big blind.

6-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend versus a raise and a caller from the big blind.

Semi-bluffing with an open-ended straight draw on a dry K-high flop; betting can fold out unpaired overcards and smaller pairs, and I have equity if called.

I'm in the button with Ac7h facing a flop of 3h8sKc and a 400 bet from seat_3 who has shown aggression. My hand is weak with no meaningful made hand or strong draw, and calling 400 more to an aggressive opponent on an unfavorable board is not profitable.

With QQ on the button in a 3-handed game, I want to raise for value and build the pot while getting heads-up or taking the blinds. A 3x raise to 300 applies pressure and keeps weaker pairs and broadways in the calling range.

K5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open with the big blind still behind.

With Q-4o (weak hand with poor kicker), folding to a 3x raise from the button is prudent. The hand has minimal equity against a typical raising range, and early position doesn't warrant calling out of position postflop.