Hold'em table

Raising from the button with a marginal hand to pressure the blinds and take the dead money; if called, I still have position postflop.

With 8c9c in the small blind, calling the small button raise keeps the big blind involved and gives me good implied odds with a suited connector; raising would bloat the pot out of position with a speculative hand.

Calling the 100 big blind with 3d Jd keeps me in the pot without overcommitting preflop; I'll see a flop and reassess based on the board and opponents' actions.

With 8c9c on a Q-high flop and two opponents, I have minimal equity and no strong draw; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into multiple players.

I have a backdoor flush draw with 3d Jd on a Qs 3s 7d board, but no immediate threat. Since I can check and there's no bet to call, checking keeps my options open and lets me see the turn cheaply.

I have only overcards and backdoor draws with no made hand on a coordinated board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot without equity.

I have an open-ended straight draw on the turn and no showdown value; a semi-bluff bet can fold out better hands and build the pot if I hit.

Seat 2's turn raise to 400 is a strong continuation bet on a dry board; my 3d Jd has no pair and only backdoor flush potential, so folding preserves my stack against a likely made hand.

My hand is only jack-high with no strong draw, and facing a turn bet from the small blind after the field folded, I don't have enough equity to continue.

T3o is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling 1 BB from the button with poor playability and dominated high-card potential is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

7c9h is a weak offsuit hand with no immediate equity; the small blind has already invested 50 and the big blind 100, so continuing would be a speculative call with poor implied odds.

Calling the big blind with T-high on the button is a standard play to see a flop cheaply and potentially realize equity. The pot offers 1.5:1 odds, and my stack is intact for postflop play.

With a weak offsuit hand and no call required, checking the big blind keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker on a draw-heavy board and am out of position. Checking controls the pot and avoids inflating it with a marginal hand.

The board is Jd-2h-Kd and I hold 4d-Th, giving me a backdoor flush draw and a ten-high hand with no made strength. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card without risking chips on a weak holding.

I have only bottom pair on a coordinated board with three diamonds and no diamond in hand; checking controls the pot and avoids bloating a marginal holding.

Checking keeps the pot small with a weak Ten-high on a dry board and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have two pair (jacks and twos), but the board is coordinated with a possible flush and higher two-pair hands for the opponent. Checking closes the action in a small pot and avoids value-cutting against better hands.

Board is paired with two Jacks and I hold top pair weak kicker; opponent checked twice so a bluff raise is possible but checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

7h5c is a weak offsuit hand out of position, and calling or raising would risk more chips with poor playability against the big blind. Folding avoids further investment in a marginal spot.

Suited connector on the button has good playability and position; raising applies pressure and builds the pot rather than passively calling.

I have Jc6h, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a raise to 300 with only 250 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

K8o is strong enough to call a button open in the big blind given the pot odds, and I have position after the flop. Folding would give up too much equity against a wide steal range.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a somewhat coordinated board, so I bet for value and to charge draws.

I have middle pair with backdoor straight potential and position; the small flop bet offers good odds to continue, and raising would mostly fold worse while getting called by better Kx hands.

I have top pair with a mediocre kicker on a coordinated board. Out of position, I'll check to control the pot and see the turn action.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker; checking back controls the pot and avoids getting raised by a stronger king or a completed draw.

My pair of sevens has showdown value but is too weak to value bet after the flop raise on a paired board; checking behind avoids getting called by kings or tens.

Calling 100 with Q8o on the button is reasonable to see a flop; the pot offers 1.5:1 odds and I can play postflop. Folding is also acceptable, but I'll keep the hand alive.

I'm getting excellent pot odds to complete the small blind with a playable hand, and I can see a flop cheaply in position relative to the big blind.

With a weak 5c2c in the big blind and two limpers, checking is best to see a cheap flop and avoid bloating the pot out of position.

I have only queen-high with no made hand on this flop, so I take the free card and keep the pot small.

With 5c2c on a J-high flop, I have no pair and only a weak backdoor club draw. Checking preserves chips and avoids building a pot out of position with air.

The pot is small and the board is dry with no obvious draws, so I want to see a free card and control the pot size with my medium-strength hand.

Betting about half pot to protect my pair of eights and charge any diamond or straight draws, since the flop was checked around and my hand is likely best.

With 5c2c on a J-7-4-8 board, I have only a weak gutshot and no real made hand; facing a 150 bet into 450, the pot odds are insufficient for such low equity.

My hand is weak and disconnected from the board, and I face a 150 bet into a 450 pot on the turn. Folding avoids putting more chips into a marginal spot with little equity.