Hold'em table

Pocket jacks are a strong button hand, so I open to 3x the big blind to build the pot and take the initiative.

Holding 2-4 offsuit, a weak unsuited hand out of position facing a 300 open with 250 to call; folding preserves chips against a likely stronger range.

Eight-five offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a three-big-blind raise.

On the button with 5s 9s suited, the hand is playable in a 3-handed pot against a 100-chip call, so I'll see the flop rather than fold.

AK suited is a premium hand. Raising to 500 builds value against the button's limp and discourages a cheap multiway flop from the small blind.

Pocket tens are ahead of a limp and a 5bb isolation raise, so I 3-bet to build the pot and deny equity rather than flat.

Facing a 1500 raise with 1400 to call, 5-9 suited is too weak to continue profitably against a likely strong range from the blinds.

AK suited is strong enough to four-bet heads-up, and this size puts pressure on weaker hands while retaining value against a continuing range.

Pocket tens are strong enough to continue in position against a 4-bet, and calling keeps the pot manageable rather than committing the rest of my stack.

With A♣K♣ on a queen-high flop, I have overcards but no made hand or heart draw. Checking avoids committing my remaining stack against a strong preflop calling range.

Pocket tens are often behind a preflop 4-bet range on a queen-high flop, and the check gives a free card with showdown value and a low SPR.

With ace-high on a paired board, a shove is unlikely to fold out the overpairs that beat me. Checking preserves my remaining stack and lets me see how my opponent plays the turn.

Pocket tens are behind most of a preflop 4-bet range on a queen-paired board, and the opponent has checked twice. Checking preserves showdown value without bloating a pot I am often losing.

Ace-king has showdown value against missed draws and some unpaired hands. After two checked streets, a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands to justify risking more chips.

I have queens and tens, which beats unpaired four-bet bluffs like AK but loses to most of the value range that would call a river bet. With the opponent checking down, checking back avoids a thin value bet that folds out worse and gets called by better.

Six-three offsuit is too weak to play from the button against two live blinds.

Button folded, so KTo is strong enough heads-up against the big blind to raise for value and fold equity rather than just complete.

As big blind I getting 2:1 to call 200 into a 400 pot heads-up against a wide small-blind raise, and J4 offsuit has enough equity to continue.

Top pair plus a spade flush draw is strong enough to bet for value and protection against one caller. A two-thirds pot bet builds the pot while keeping weaker kings and draws in.

I have top pair with Jd on a board with a king, and calling 400 into a 1000 pot is a reasonable price, while raising risks running into a stronger king or a spade flush.

I have top pair plus a spade flush draw on a wet board, so a two-thirds-pot bet builds value and charges draws.

Top pair of jacks facing a 900 turn bet into a 2300 pot, so the price is about 28% equity needed and a call is reasonable against a possibly bluffing aggressor.

Two pair is showdown value, but the three-spade board and straight cards mean a river bet gets called mostly by better hands. Checking avoids paying off flushes and straights.

I have a pair of jacks on a king-high board and seat_1 checked the river, so checking back is the safest way to see a showdown with a likely-best hand.

83o is too weak to call or raise from the button for 100 into 150. Folding preserves the full stack.

Calling only 50 more into a 150 pot is a cheap price to see a flop heads-up against the big blind, and 8-5 offsuit has enough equity to justify it.

Nine-three suited is too weak to raise for value, and checking lets me see the flop for free.

I hold 8-5 offsuit with no pair on a Q-T-K board, so checking is the cheapest way to see the next card and avoid bloating the pot out of position.

I have no made hand and only a gutshot draw. With no bet to call, checking keeps the pot small.

I have 8-high with no pair and no real draw on this board, so checking is the cheapest way to see the next card.

The small blind has checked twice on a high-card board. A 150-chip bet can fold out weak hands, and a jack gives me a straight if called.

I have 8-5 with no pair and no backdoor draw on a Q-T-K-4 board, facing a 150 turn bet, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Jack-king suited is strong enough to open-raise from the button in a three-handed pot, and a raise to 300 builds the pot and may take down the blinds.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a three-big-blind button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

97o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

A3 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the risk modest.

3-6 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding saves chips.

Facing a 2.5bb button raise from the big blind with 150 to call into a 400 pot, calling with Q-T offsuit is a reasonable price in a three-way pot and keeps me in with a playable hand.

We have only a four-spade flush draw and a weak Q-T high, so checking keeps the pot manageable and lets us see a free turn card.

A small position bet can fold out some unpaired hands while keeping the pot manageable. The ace and spade provide ways to improve if called.

With four spades including the Ts, a flush draw has about 9 outs, and calling 200 into a 950 pot needs only about 17% equity, so the call is profitable.

I have a pair of queens on a four-card board with no call needed, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids facing a raise from seat_3 with a one-pair hand.

The queen favors my preflop raising range. Betting applies pressure to weaker pairs while my spade gives me a draw if called.

I have a pair of queens plus a spade flush draw, about 14 outs to improve, which is roughly 30% equity against a 650 call into a 2250 pot (about 29% needed), so calling is a close but justified price.

I have a pair of queens with a ten kicker, which is a medium-strength hand that can't profitably bet into a player who has been aggressive all hand. Checking keeps the pot small and gives up no extra chips.

Ace-high has showdown value, but the opponent's check-calls on the flop and turn make a river bluff unlikely to get enough folds.