Hold'em table

84o is too weak to open even from the button in a three-handed game; folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

I have a pocket pair of fives, which is a playable hand. The small blind has only 50 invested, so calling is cheap and keeps me in the hand without overcommitting preflop.

K6 offsuit is weak; checking option in the big blind for free is best rather than raising with a marginal hand.

I have a pocket pair of fives with a ten on the flop, giving me a gutshot straight draw and a pair. Checking allows me to see a cheap turn card and potentially improve without risking more chips.

K-high with no pair or draw on a dry board; checking behind is best since betting has little value and I want to see a free turn.

I have a set of fives on a board with two clubs and a ten; checking keeps the pot small and avoids scaring out value when I'm likely behind a straight or flush draw.

King-high with no pair or draw; checking is free and avoids building a pot with a weak holding.

I have a set of fives on a board of 8s Tc 2c 9c Qc, but the board is very coordinated and dangerous. Since both opponents checked to me on the river, I will check behind to realize my equity without risking a bluff catch or building a bigger pot with a vulnerable hand.

I hold a queen-high club flush (6c plus four clubs on board), a strong runner-runner river hand; opponents have checked every street so I should bet for value to extract chips from weaker holdings.

Seat 3 raised to 150 on the river with a board showing a possible straight (8-T-9-Q). My pocket fives are too weak to call this bet without a strong read, so folding minimizes losses.

I hold 9d7s, a weak offsuit hand with no clear play on the button facing a 100 big blind raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

I have A3 offsuit in the small blind with only the big blind left to act after button folded; raising isolates and builds pot with an ace-high hand.

93 suited is too weak to continue against a 3x small-blind raise, even in position; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Weak offsuit low cards (4-6) with no suit connection, not worth playing from the button facing a raise-less pot; folding is standard.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. A5o has enough ace equity to raise rather than complete, and a small raise to 300 builds the pot while keeping the hand manageable.

I hold J-8 offsuit in the big blind and face a 300-chip raise from the small blind. The pot odds do not justify continuing with this weak hand, so folding is the correct play.

Ace-Jack offsuit is strong enough to open from the button for value and fold equity against the blinds.

I hold 5s4h, a weak hand with no playability. Facing a raise to 300 and needing to call 250 more, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

Td 6s is a weak offsuit hand that does not justify calling a 100 chip raise from the button. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

Pocket nines heads-up against the big blind is a strong hand; raising builds the pot and folds out weaker hands.

A8 suited is playable in position against a small-blind open after the button folds, so calling 200 is better than folding or bloating the pot with a weak three-bet.

I have an overpair to the board's non-paired cards; betting to represent strength and take down the pot since paired jacks reduce opponent's likely holdings.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a paired jack flop is too weak to call a 350 bet into 950. Folding avoids paying off a likely jack or better.

Button raise with suited Q9 to isolate and take initiative preflop.

T7 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Seat 3 opened to 250 with KsTh. I need to call 150 more to continue. My hand is marginal for a raise, so I'll call to see a flop and play positionally.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a ten-high, but the board is wet and the raiser still has a large stack. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the turn without committing more chips.

I have a strong combo draw (flush draw plus open-ended straight draw) on a dry-ish board, so betting here builds the pot and applies pressure while retaining big equity if called.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a dry board, and calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving the ability to control the hand on later streets.

My Ks-Th is a weak king-high with a backdoor flush draw; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on a wet board.

Only a gutshot straight draw with no pair; better to check and see the river for free than build a bigger pot with weak equity.

Board is coordinated with a 6-7-8-J runout and my hand is just top pair weak kicker; opponent checked twice so I check behind to realize equity without risking more chips.

No pair, no draw, and no clear bluff read after villain's passive turn/river checks; checking back to showdown is safest with a weak kicker-only hand.