Hold'em table

36 offsuit is too weak to call a blind from the button in a three-handed pot.

J5 offsuit is weak, but the small blind only needs to call 50 into a 150-chip pot and will be heads-up against the big blind. I’ll take the favorable price rather than raise.

I'm the big blind with a weak 3-7 offsuit. The small blind only called, so I can check for free and see a flop without investing more chips.

Bet 100 into the 200-chip pot with an open-ended straight draw, applying pressure while building the pot when I have useful equity.

My 7-high has only a gutshot and backdoor flush draw, and I'm not getting the right price to continue against a bet on this flop.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, and calling would invite a multiway pot with poor equity.

Button folded, so I have pocket sevens in the small blind against the big blind. Raising to 250 applies pressure and builds the pot with likely the best hand.

Q6o is too weak to continue against a small-blind raise; it is often dominated and does not have enough equity or playability to call.

K9s is a strong enough button hand in a 3-handed game to raise for value and pressure the blinds rather than just call.

Q4 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; calling or 3-betting leaves me dominated and playing a poor hand postflop.

KTo is playable from the big blind against a button open, and the price is reasonable. Calling keeps weaker button-opening hands in while avoiding an unnecessary large pot out of position.

I have only a gutshot to a broadway straight and no strong backdoor draw, so checking keeps the pot manageable and preserves my options.

Semi-bluffing with a strong flush draw and position after the big blind checked; I can take the pot down now or build it with good equity.

I have no pair and only a gutshot to a jack, with no backdoor flush draw. Calling 400 into this pot is not justified against the button's flop raise.

72s is too weak to open from the button into two live blinds, so folding avoids a negative-EV spot.

With the button folded, completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. 8-5 offsuit has enough heads-up equity at these pot odds to continue.

J3o is a weak hand; checking allows us to see a flop with position and avoid investing more chips with a marginal holding.

I have no made hand or meaningful draw on a paired king-high flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind.

I have a weak hand on a paired board and no need to build a pot out of position. Checking controls the pot and lets me see another card for free.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this paired board, so I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into a pot with little fold equity.

I have no pair and no draw on a paired board; checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see a free river or bluff later if opponent shows weakness.

I have only a pair of kings from the board with an 8 kicker, so a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse. I’ll take the free showdown.

I have a marginal pair of jacks on a paired board and the opponent has checked every street; checking gets to showdown without risking chips against a possible king or queen.

A5 suited is a strong button open three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure while keeping the sizing moderate.

4-7 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, so I fold and preserve chips.

23 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; folding saves chips.

I have pocket kings on the button and want to raise for value, charging the blinds to continue.

A8 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, hard-to-play hand.

A6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise, but its weak kicker makes a call preferable to a three-bet.

I have an open-ended straight draw on a connected flop, and a small lead adds fold equity while keeping the pot manageable.

KK is a strong overpair on a coordinated low flop; raising charges draws and extracts value from 88-QQ, 7x, and straight draws. I size up to 800 to deny equity while keeping worse hands in.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight apparent outs, and the price is reasonable given the pot and potential implied odds. Raising would be too aggressive with only ace-high at present.

I have a useful open-ended straight draw but only ace-high at present, so I’ll take the free card rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have an overpair on a draw-heavy paired board and seat_2 checked; betting charges draws and extracts value from worse pairs.

The 1,500-chip bet is large relative to the pot, and my gutshot has only about eight river outs—well short of the price offered, especially after the opponent raised the flop.