Hold'em table

Calling the 100 big blind with Ks9s keeps me in the hand at a reasonable price while preserving my stack for postflop play. Folding would be too weak, and raising would isolate me against two opponents with a speculative hand.

Getting 5:1 pot odds with K6o in the small blind; calling is cheap and we can evaluate on the flop. Raising out of position with a weak king is unnecessary.

With 9T offsuit and no raise against me, checking is the cheapest way to see a flop and realize my equity.

I have only king-high on a paired board and am first to act; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board, so I bet for value and to make draws pay.

Top pair on a paired board with a flush draw gives decent equity, but the pot is small and the opponent's raise is modest, so calling keeps the hand live without overcommitting.

K-high with no pair or strong draw is unlikely to be best against a bet and a call on this paired board, and calling 150 offers poor implied odds with two opponents already interested.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board, so I bet for value and to charge draws. A half-pot bet puts pressure on weaker hands while keeping the pot manageable.

My Ks9s is weak on a 5-5-T-8 board with two paired 5s; calling 300 into a 900 pot gives poor odds and leaves me vulnerable to any 5, T, 8, or overcard. Seat 3 has shown aggression twice, so folding preserves chips.

K6s is a playable button hand in a 3-handed game, so I raise to apply pressure and take the initiative with position.

KTs is strong enough to continue against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position.

I have Ad8c, a decent hand but not strong enough to raise into a 300bb raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a flop without overcommitting.

Board is 6h-Tc-8h with my 8c-Ad. I have middle pair with a backdoor flush draw but no immediate nut advantage. Seat 3 checked, so I check behind to control pot size and keep the hand cheap, preserving my stack while seeing if I can improve on later streets.

I have middle pair with a king kicker in position on a draw-heavy board. Betting can take the pot down or charge draws, and I can easily fold to a raise.

I have middle pair on a wet board and the opponent's raise is small relative to stacks, so calling keeps my range balanced and allows me to realize equity without overcommitting. Folding would be too weak and raising too risky given the blocker and board texture.

I have an overcard Ace and a gutshot straight draw to the 7, but the board is paired with a 6 and 8, and my opponent on the button raised the flop. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff or take a free card on the river.

Our bottom pair with a king kicker has some showdown value but is vulnerable on a wet board. Checking behind controls the pot and avoids getting raised off our equity by a stronger made hand or draw.

Board is coordinated with two hearts and a straight draw that completed; my 8c Ad is weak and likely behind. Checking lets me control pot size and possibly induce a bluff or win at showdown.

I have a marginal made hand (pair of sixes) with no heart. Opponent's river check suggests they may have a missed draw or weak pair; betting would only get called by better, so I check to realize showdown value.

Weak offsuit hand, folding preflop.

I have 6c Td, a decent suited connector. The pot is 150 and I only need to call 50 more, giving me 3:1 odds. I'll see a flop and play position against the big blind.

With 87o in the big blind and only the small blind limping, checking keeps the pot small with a speculative hand while retaining position postflop after the button folded.

I have a weak hand (6c Td) on a Q-Q-5 board and checking keeps the pot small while preserving the option to bluff or give up later.

My hand has little equity on a paired board, and checking keeps the pot small with no need to bluff into one opponent.

Board is paired Queens with a flush draw; my Td gives a backdoor straight draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak holding against a likely strong hand.

I have only 8-high with a weak gutshot and no need to bloat the pot; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

The board is paired with a flush draw and a straight draw, and my hand is weak. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal holding.

Opponent has checked every street, indicating a weak or missed hand. I have no showdown value with 8-high, so a minimum river bet can profitably fold out better unpaired hands and take the pot.

Seat 3 folded preflop, so I'm heads-up against seat 2's river raise. My Td is a weak bluff catcher on this Q-high board, and calling 100 to see a showdown is too expensive relative to my equity.

With 2c Ts on the button, I have no post-flop equity advantage and am facing a 100bb open from the big blind; folding preserves my stack.

Getting 3:1 pot odds to complete from the small blind after the button folded; 93o has enough equity against a random big blind to see a cheap flop, and I can fold to a raise or on most bad flops.

Holding 63o is a weak hand. With no additional cost to check, I'll see the flop for free rather than invest more chips.

My hand has almost no equity on this paired board, and I am first to act against the big blind. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn rather than risking chips as a bluff.

We have trips on a paired board, a very strong hand. Betting pot-sized to extract value from possible draws or weaker pairs.

I have 9-high on a paired board with no draw and little invested, so continuing against a flop raise is not profitable.

T9o is a reasonable button open in a 3-handed game; raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position.

I hold Kc5c, a weak offsuit hand. The opponent raised to 250 and I am in the big blind facing a 150 call. The pot odds do not justify calling with this hand, so folding is the correct play.

QTo is strong enough to open from the button; raising to 3bb puts pressure on the blinds and gives me position.

With 5h3d, I have no hand strength and no backdoor potential. Facing a 300 raise from the button, folding is the only +EV play.

A8o has enough equity against a likely wide button open, and calling 200 closes the action with favorable pot odds. Raising out of position with a marginal ace risks bloating the pot without a clear edge.

Out of position with only ace-high on a coordinated flop, checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot against the preflop raiser's stronger range.

Betting for value with top pair and a gutshot straight draw, while charging draws to continue. A half-pot sized bet puts pressure on weaker hands and builds the pot when ahead.