Hold'em table

ATo is a strong 3-handed button hand, so I raise for value and to take initiative with position.

A9o is strong enough to 3-bet against a button open in 3-handed play, and raising lets me take the initiative and pressure the opener.

With Kc7d on the button facing a 3-bet to 900, the hand lacks the strength to continue profitably. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

ATo has good equity and position against a small-blind 3-bet in a 3-handed game. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize equity postflop rather than bloating the pot with a marginal 4-bet.

The board is very dangerous with three eights, and my trips with ace-nine kicker is behind many pocket pairs that make a full house. I'll check to control the pot and see what the opponent does.

The board is very dangerous with three eights and a king, so any pocket pair or king beats my trips. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me win against missed hands.

Calling with a speculative hand in position; the pot odds are good and I can play postflop with the button.

9c6h is a weak offsuit hand that doesn't play well out of position, and I'm facing a raise to 200 from the button with only 9c6h. The pot odds don't justify calling with such a marginal hand.

With A5s in the big blind against a button limp, checking keeps the pot small out of position and avoids bloating preflop with a marginal suited ace.

I have middle pair with an ace kicker on a draw-heavy flop. Betting 150 charges flush draws and overcards, and gets value from worse pairs.

Calling the big blind with Ks7c is reasonable; I have a playable hand and can see a flop without overcommitting. The pot is small and I have position on both opponents.

A7s is playable but not strong enough to build a big pot preflop; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop in position relative to the limper.

Top pair is vulnerable on this monotone diamond board and I have no diamond, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me react to the button's action.

Board is very wet with three diamonds and an Ace; my Ks7c is weak and vulnerable. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board is marginal; checking keeps the pot small and avoids committing chips with a vulnerable hand. I also hold the nut flush blocker, so I can see the river cheaply.

Board is paired with Ad and contains a flush draw; my Ks-7c is weak and vulnerable. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

I have a weak King-high with no flush draw, and the opponent has shown weakness by checking every street. With a pot of only 250, bluffing is not worth the risk, so I will take the free showdown.

84o is too weak to continue against a small blind and big blind, even with position. Folding avoids investing chips with a dominated, low-equity hand.

A2o is strong enough to complete from the small blind against a single opponent, and calling keeps the pot small while I'm out of position. I'll see a flop and play fit-or-fold.

I'm in the big blind with 7c8d and to_call is 0, so checking is free and keeps me in the hand to see a flop. My hand is suited and connected enough to play postflop but not strong enough to raise preflop.

I have only ace-high on a paired board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

Board is dry and uncoordinated, and I have a weak speculative hand; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with little equity.

I completed the wheel straight on the turn with A2 on a 3-4-5 board, so I'm betting for value against pairs and draws.

The board is connected and paired, and calling 150 into a 350 pot keeps me in the hand without overcommitting with a speculative 7-8. I'll see the river cheaply and decide based on the final card.

I have a straight (A-2-3-4-5) on the river, which is strong. Checking allows me to see if my opponent bets, potentially extracting more value or avoiding a raise if they have a higher straight.

The board is a straight, and my 7c-8d makes the nuts. Checking lets seat_2 bluff or value-bet into my monster hand.

K6o is a marginal hand but I'm getting good pot odds and have position, so calling the big blind is reasonable.

6h 3s is a weak hand with no playability; calling 50 into a 250 pot with a 100bb effective stack is not justified. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

With T4o in the big blind and only the button limping in, checking is best; raising would bloat the pot with a weak, dominated hand out of position.

I have a flush draw with T-high on a monotone board and can apply pressure as first to act; betting can win the pot immediately or give me equity if called.

My hand is weak with no draw on a three-heart board, and facing a bet, so I fold to save chips.

I have pocket Kings, a very strong hand. I will raise to 300 to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds.

Pocket deuces have strong set-mining implied odds against a button raise, and calling 250 closes the gap cheaply; I can fold if the big blind re-raises.

Pocket deuces are a weak underpair on a paired, coordinated board, and the preflop raiser can easily have a queen, jack, or overpair. I'll check and evaluate further action rather than bloat the pot.

I have a strong top set on a wet board, and checking allows me to control the pot and induce bluffs from the opponent while preserving value for later streets.

I have a weak pair and a weak flush draw on a paired board; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off my equity.

I have top set on a Q-J-J-9 board with the nut flush draw, so I want to keep the pot small and induce a bluff on the river. Checking is the best play here since there's no bet to call.

My pair of twos has marginal showdown value on a coordinated board; checking avoids risking chips against a preflop raiser who can have many better hands.

The board is paired with a Queen and Jack, and my Kings are vulnerable to full houses. Since the opponent checked twice on the way to the river, I will check behind to realize my equity without risking more chips.