Hold'em table

On the button with K8o, I raise to pressure the blinds and take the dead money now. If called, I still have position postflop.

Facing a 300 raise with 2c Qh in the small blind, the pot odds don't justify continuing with a weak offsuit hand. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

J6s has enough equity and playability against a likely wide button open, and the pot odds only require about 31% to call the extra 200.

I have middle pair plus a flush draw and backdoor straight potential. Betting for value and to build the pot while my equity is strong.

I have J5o in the big blind facing a raise from the button. This is a weak hand with no equity advantage, and folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Heads-up small blind with 3:1 pot odds; 4c6s is weak but cheap to see a flop, and I can fold to a raise.

I have a marginal hand in the big blind and can see a free flop, so checking preserves my stack while keeping the pot small.

I have no pair and only weak backdoor draws on this flop. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into the big blind with a marginal hand.

I have a strong draw with a flush and open-ended straight draw, so I bet to build the pot and apply pressure.

I have 4c6s on an A-high flop with no pair and only backdoor draws. Facing a 150 bet into 350, folding preserves chips.

On the button in a 3-handed game, Q8s is a reasonable open-raise candidate to apply pressure on the blinds and take the initiative with position.

I hold a weak suited connector (Ts5s) out of position facing a 300 chip raise from the button. With only 200 chips to call and no information on the opponent's range, folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

T4o is a weak hand and calling 100 with it is not profitable, especially without reads on opponents. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

I have AhTh, a strong hand, and I'm in the small blind with only 50 invested. Raising to 300 builds the pot with good equity and puts pressure on the big blind.

Closing the preflop action for 200 more with K7o and position after the flop is profitable against a small-blind steal range. Raising would bloat the pot with a marginal offsuit hand and risk playing a large pot dominated.

I have top pair with the Ace kicker on a dry flop, but I was the preflop raiser and checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff from the big blind while keeping my range balanced.

I have top pair on a dry flop and the preflop raiser checked, so I bet around half pot for value and protection against draws.

I have top pair with the ace kicker on a dry board, and calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving my stack for future streets. Folding would be too weak given my hand strength, and raising risks building a bigger pot against a player who already showed aggression.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a board that completed a flush, but the opponent's turn check signals weakness. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff or take a free card.

I have top pair on a draw-heavy board and my opponent checked the turn, so I will bet for value and protection. A 700 bet charges flush and straight draws while keeping the pot manageable.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board, and calling keeps my hand disguised while avoiding bloating the pot with a marginal value raise. Folding is too weak given my equity, and a raise risks getting 3-bet with a hand that isn't strong enough to commit.

I have a weak top pair with a ten kicker on a board where the opponent has shown significant aggression on the turn. Checking allows me to potentially induce a bluff or see a cheap showdown with a marginal hand.

Opponent's check-call line on flop and turn then check on river suggests a draw or medium pair; my K7 has a weak kicker and betting only gets called by better Kx, so I check to realize showdown value.

Calling the big blind with K♠2♦ is a standard, low-risk play from the button, keeping the pot small while preserving my stack for better opportunities.

Raise to isolate the button limper and take initiative with a suited ace; A5s has good playability in a 3-handed pot.

4-9 offsuit is weak and we are out of position facing a raise; calling offers poor odds, so folding is correct.

I hold 2d Ks, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a raise to 400 with only 300 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with such a marginal holding.

KQo is a strong 3-handed button hand, so I am raising for value and to take initiative preflop.

Weak hand (T4s) out of position facing a raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding minimizes loss and avoids a marginal call with poor implied odds.

I have a pocket pair of fours, which has decent potential to hit a set on the flop. Calling 200 chips is a reasonable price to see the flop and keep the pot manageable.

I have a pocket pair of 4s with a 3 on the board, giving me a gutshot straight draw and a set if a 4 appears. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce bluffs from the button while keeping my hand concealed.

I have position and two overcards on a low flop; a continuation bet can take the pot down or deny equity to draws and overcards.

I have a pocket pair of fours with a set draw on a dry flop. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize equity without overcommitting to a weak continuation.

I have a gutshot straight draw to a 5 and two overcards, but the board is very coordinated with three diamonds and connected cards, making a bluff risky. Checking allows me to see the river cheaply and potentially improve without committing more chips.

Semi-bluff with Qd Ks on a three-diamond board; we have a flush draw plus two overcards. Betting charges draws and can take the pot down.

I have a pair of fours with a flush draw on a board of 8h 2d 3d 4d. Calling 800 into a 2050 pot is reasonable to see the river and realize equity without overcommitting.

Board is paired with two diamonds and a 2; my pocket fours are vulnerable to overcards and sets. Seat 3 has bet aggressively on all streets, so I'll check to control risk and avoid bloating the pot with a marginal hand.