Hold'em table

K6o is a marginal hand, but with position and only a small blind to call, seeing a cheap flop is reasonable.

I can complete for only 50 more with a suited hand, getting a good price in a multiway pot. Raising from the small blind with T4s would risk too much against a limper and the big blind.

I'm in the big blind with Qh8s and the action is on me with no raise, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big hand with a weak holding.

I have top pair on a draw-heavy flop in a limped pot, so I bet for value and to charge straight draws.

The flop is connected and I have a backdoor straight draw with Q8s. Calling 200 keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a marginal hand.

I have only a gutshot straight draw with K-high and no pair, and the pot odds (3.5:1) are insufficient for my ~16.5% equity. Folding is the most +EV play here.

I have top pair on a draw-heavy board and want to bet for value and protection against straight and flush draws; I can fold if raised.

My hand Qh8s has no meaningful connection to the 7d-9s-Td-5h board and I'm out of position facing a large turn raise. The pot odds don't justify calling with such a weak holding, so folding minimizes losses.

84o is too weak to call a full big blind from the button in a 3-handed pot, especially with two players still to act behind. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and bad playability.

Seat 2 folded, leaving only the small blind's 50-chip call. My Ad9h is marginal and not strong enough to justify calling out of position with only one opponent remaining.

With 9s3h on the button and no callers, folding avoids investing chips in a hand with negligible equity against the blinds' range.

Calling 50 into a pot of 150 offers good odds with a marginal hand like T7o, and I can see a flop in position relative to the big blind.

With a weak offsuit hand and the small blind having limped, checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free flop in position.

I have no made hand on an ace-high board, but a small bet can represent an ace and take down the pot since the big blind just checked preflop. If called, I still have backdoor straight and pair outs.

I have bottom pair with position and am getting 3:1 on a call; raising would only fold worse and get called by better Ax, so I call to see a turn.

The turn completes a flush and my pair of sevens is vulnerable, so I check to keep the pot small and see the river cheaply.

I have a pair of sixes with a flush draw and gutshot straight draw. Opponent checked the turn, so I bet for value and to protect my hand.

Button folded, leaving a heads-up blind battle. With 5h4h I have a playable suited connector; raising applies pressure and takes initiative while risking little.

Calling 150 to see a flop with Ts-Jc is reasonable; seat_2's min-raise suggests weakness, and I can play postflop from the BB.

I raised preflop and the board gives me an open-ended straight draw; a half-pot continuation bet applies pressure and can take it down, while I can fold to a raise.

Calling 250 on the flop with Ts-Jc on 7s-Ks-6d keeps me in the hand at low cost; I have a backdoor flush draw and gutshot straight draw, and can reassess on later streets.

I have only a gutshot straight draw on a board with three spades, and my opponent called my flop raise. Checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot with a weak draw out of position.

The pot is 1000 with a paired board and I hold a backdoor straight draw. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big bet with a marginal hand on the turn.

The pot is 1000 with no bet to call on the river. My hand is a Ten-high, which is unlikely to be best, so I will check to see a showdown without risking more chips.

A4o on the button is a reasonable 3-handed open; raising applies pressure on the blinds and uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

Folding 2s5d preflop against a raise to 300 is the correct play; the hand has no equity and I don't want to put more chips in with a weak holding.

J3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise, especially out of position. Folding saves chips.

I hold 5c2h, a weak offsuit hand with no playability. The small blind has already invested 50 and the big blind 100, and I am on the button with no reason to continue. Folding preserves my stack against two random ranges.