Hold'em table

Button open with an ace-high hand to steal the blinds and take initiative; I can fold if reraised.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to occasionally three-bet a button open. Raising from the small blind gives me a chance to win preflop and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

Holding 6c 5s facing an open and a 3-bet out of position is an easy fold.

A3o is too weak to continue against a small-blind 3-bet, even with position; folding avoids playing a dominated ace for 800 more chips.

T3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button three-handed at this stack depth.

A7s is a strong hand in a blind-versus-blind scenario, so raising to 300 exerts pressure and builds the pot with an equity advantage.

84s is a weak, dominated hand out of position against a small-blind raise; folding avoids investing more chips with poor playability.

Holding pocket queens on the button, I make a standard value open to 2.5 big blinds.

4s2s is a very weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise; calling 200 more has poor implied odds and high domination risk, so folding is best.

8-4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise and is not worth defending for another 150 chips.

9s5c is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, and calling 100 chips out of position against two live opponents is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Completing costs only 50 chips, and T6 offsuit is playable heads-up at that price. I prefer a small pot out of position.

Checking our option with pocket threes in position to see a free flop and set-mine.

With no pair or immediate draw on this flop, I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

We hold an underpair on an Ace-high board with little equity; checking behind to see a free turn is standard.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and may let me see the river for free.

I hold an underpair with negligible showdown value on a coordinated broadway board; checking back allows me to see the river for free and potentially pick a better spot to bluff or give up.

My ten-high has little showdown value, but this river gives the big blind many pairs, flushes, and straights that could call a bluff. Checking avoids risking more chips.

I have two pair (eights and threes) on a board that has checked through completely. Checking behind realizes showdown value against missed undercards.

Nine-six offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players without a compelling reason to steal.

Holding 63o in the small blind is far too weak to complete or raise, even blind vs blind.

Pocket sixes on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open-raise for value and position.

I have 9-2 offsuit out of position facing a button raise, so folding is the clear choice.

J5 offsuit is marginal, but the button can open a wide range. With 150 more to call and no rake, defending the big blind is reasonable.

With bottom pair and a backdoor flush draw, I can check out of position and respond to the button's action.

I have a middle pocket pair with an open-ended straight draw, making a free turn card attractive while controlling the pot in position.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but it is too weak to build a pot after the preflop raiser checked the flop. Checking keeps weaker hands and bluffs in their range.

I picked up an open-ended straight draw to go with my pair, and betting after the opponent checks twice allows me to apply pressure and build the pot with strong equity.

The button can bet this turn with missed flop overcards and draws after checking the flop. My pair of fives is weak, but the price is reasonable against that range.

Bottom pair is too weak to value-bet, but it has some showdown value. Checking avoids building the pot against stronger hands.

I made an eight-high straight with my pair of sixes, heavily blocking the straight cards. Betting roughly half pot for value from top pair or two pair.

Bottom pair is unlikely to be good against a turn bet followed by a river bet, and the 8 completes several straight draws. Calling 600 requires more bluffing than I expect here.