Hold'em table

K4o is marginal from the button, but calling one big blind with position and getting good pot odds is reasonable. I'll see a cheap flop and play carefully.

I am in the big blind with 8d7d and no one raised; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop cheaply with this suited connector.

I have a weak suited connector on a paired board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

The board is dry and the opponent checked, so a small bet can take down the pot now. If called, I still have position and a live overcard.

I have a backdoor flush draw with 8d7d on a 2s2d9h board, and calling 100 keeps me in the hand cheaply while letting me see if seat_1's stab is a bluff or a value bet.

I have an open-ended straight draw with 8d7d on a 2s2d9hAh board, but the pot is small and my opponent already showed weakness by checking back the flop. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the river cheaply while preserving fold equity if I hit my straight.

Board is paired with two Aces and I hold only 8d7d, so I have no made hand and limited bluff value. Checking lets me see a showdown cheaply and avoid building a bigger pot with a weak hand.

With a suited connector on the button in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure and can take down the blinds, while also building a pot with position if called.

Calling with Qc Qd in position is reasonable; I want to see a flop and play the hand postflop rather than 3-bet light out of position.

T2o is too weak to continue against a raise and a cold call, and I'll be out of position with a dominated hand. Folding saves the extra chips.

I have top set with Qc Qd on Js 7c Jh, but seat_2 led preflop and could be bluffing or semi-bluffing; checking lets me control pot size and trap if they continue betting.

The board is paired and my opponent checked, so a continuation bet can fold out overcards and small pairs. My hand has little showdown value, so taking a stab at the pot is better than checking behind.

I have a pair of Jacks on this flop and the pot odds justify calling the 400 bet. I'll keep the hand going to see if my opponent has a strong hand or is bluffing.

Board is paired with two Jacks and I hold Qc Qd, giving me a weak pair vulnerable to overcards and possible sets; with no bet to call and a cautious opponent, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

My 8-high has no showdown value and only a weak gutshot; checking controls the pot and takes a free river card instead of bluffing into a caller on a paired board.

The board is paired with two Jacks and two Fours, and my Queens are vulnerable to overcards and full houses. Since both players checked the turn and the pot is only 1500, checking back is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

My 8-high has no showdown value, but I block many missed straight draws and opponent's line suggests a pair or ace-high that will call a river bluff. Checking avoids risking chips with little fold equity.

Jc5c is a weak hand with limited playability, and I'm out of position on the button facing a 100bb raise. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

6-high offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind; folding saves chips.

AKs is a premium hand and I have position on both opponents, so I raise to build the pot and apply pressure preflop.

7h4s is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, and calling would also invite a squeeze from the big blind.

Seat 1 raised to 300 with As8c, a weak offsuit hand that doesn't play well out of position. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

T5o is too weak to call a raise or steal profitably against two blinds without reads; folding preserves chips.

I have Qc7h, a decent suited hand. The pot is 150 and I only need to call 50 more to see the flop. It's a cheap continuation to play post-flop.

With 4-2 offsuit in the big blind and no extra money to call, checking is the cheapest and safest way to see the flop.

I have a backdoor flush draw with Qc and a gutshot straight draw to a 5. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn cheaply while preserving the option to bluff or call later.

I have a pair of sixes with a queen kicker on a paired board. The opponent checked twice, so I'll take the lead with a small raise to build the pot and protect my hand.

4c 7h is a weak offsuit hand with no playability. I am out of position on the button facing a 150 pot, so folding is the correct play to preserve my stack.

QTs suited is strong enough to raise for value against a single opponent, and I can apply pressure while keeping the pot heads-up.

84o is too weak to defend against a 3bb SB raise, especially out of position. Folding preserves chips.