Hold'em table

83o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability and little postflop potential. Folding avoids investing chips in a marginal spot.

Calling the extra 50 to see a flop heads-up with a decent ace; no need to inflate the pot out of position with a weak kicker.

I have a weak Ace-high with no pair or draw, and the pot is unopened. Checking keeps my stack intact and lets me see a flop cheaply without committing more chips to a marginal hand.

We have a weak drawing hand with a gutshot and backdoor flush, out of position on a coordinated board. Checking keeps the pot small and allows us to see a free card.

The board is highly coordinated and dangerous, and my hand is weak. I will check to control the pot and avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand.

I have an ace-high with a flush draw and both opponents have shown weakness by checking. A semi-bluff bet can take the pot now or set up a strong draw on the river.

I have a backdoor flush draw with the Ah and a gutshot straight draw, so calling 150 into a 350 pot offers decent implied odds if I hit on the river. Folding is too weak given the potential, and raising is too risky without a made hand.

The board is paired with two diamonds and a heart, and my hand is Ace-high with no flush draw, so I have little value to protect. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a player who already showed strength on the turn.

I have a suited king with position, so calling the big blind is cheap and lets me see a flop. Raising with K3s is too aggressive without more information.

I have a suited Ace with a Ten kicker, which is playable but not strong enough to raise preflop. Calling the small blind's 50 keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a flop cheaply.

QTo is a marginal hand out of position against two limpers; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity without risking a big raise into calling ranges.

I have a weak top pair on a coordinated board and checking keeps the pot small while preserving the option to control the hand on later streets.

I have middle pair plus an open-ended straight draw on a coordinated board, so betting for value and protection is better than checking.

I have a strong gutshot straight draw with the Ah-Tc on a Jh-Th-9c board, and calling 250 into a 550 pot keeps my equity while avoiding overcommitment without a made hand.

Board is coordinated with JT9, and my Tc gives me a straight draw plus backdoor flush potential. Seat 1 bet the flop and seat 2 folded, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply while preserving bluff equity if seat 1 shows weakness.

I have second pair with an open-ended straight draw on a wet board. Betting for value and protection against draws.

I have a strong straight draw with AhTc on a Jh-Th-9c-4s board, giving me open-ended straight possibilities. Calling 500 keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on the turn, and I can evaluate the river before making a final decision.

The board is paired with two fours, and my AhTc is a bluff catcher. Seat 1's turn bet was small, so I'll check to control the pot and avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand.

8d Ad is a weak offsuit hand with no synergy; facing a 100bb big blind and a 50bb small blind raise, folding preflop minimizes losses.

K6s has good equity against a single big blind, and raising to 300 applies pressure to take the pot down preflop or build a larger pot with a decent suited hand.

I have a suited ten-seven and am getting 2:1 pot odds, with position on the raiser. Calling is profitable against a typical small blind raising range.

I raised preflop but missed this flop with K-high; checking preserves chips and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

I have top two pair on a wet board, so I bet for value and to charge straight draws.

My K-high has little equity on this coordinated board, and the preflop raise already failed to take it down. Folding avoids chasing with weak overcards against a bet from the big blind.

Three-handed on the button with a small pair, raising applies pressure to the blinds, takes initiative, and can win uncontested or flop a set.

A2 offsuit is weak out of position against a preflop raise, so folding avoids a marginal call with poor postflop playability.

Seat 1 raised to 300 with Ts9d on the button; I'm in the BB with 100 invested. Calling 200 keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a flop with a suited connector, avoiding a 3-bet that could isolate me further.

Board is Kd-Jd-5s and I hold Ts-9d, a weak backdoor draw with no pair. Seat 1 raised preflop and seat 2 folded, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

My 44 has little equity on this coordinated K-J-5 board and opponent's preflop calling range connects well; checking controls the pot and avoids bluffing into a likely call.

Board is dry and I have a weak gutshot with backdoor flush potential; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

My pair of fours has marginal showdown value, and betting into a caller who has checked twice risks building a pot when I'm likely behind. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate the river.

The board is paired with Kd-Jd-3d, and my Ts-9d is a weak ten-high with no made hand. Seat 1 checked twice, indicating weakness, so checking behind to take the pot for free is the best play.

My 44 has showdown value against missed draws and ace-high, while betting risks getting called by Kx/Jx/5x that beat me. Checking controls the pot and realizes equity.

KJo is strong enough to raise from the button against the blinds, taking initiative and applying pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

8c2s is a weak hand that cannot profitably defend the small blind against a button raise, so folding minimizes expected loss.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even with decent pot odds; folding avoids playing a dominated hand.

I have Ac2d on the button with no action yet, and the pot odds don't justify calling 100 to see a flop with such a weak hand. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Q5o is weak, but calling 50 to close the action offers strong pot odds heads-up against only the big blind; raising risks too much with a marginal hand out of position.

Weak hand with T3 offsuit, no need to raise; take the free flop and see if we improve.

With queen-high and only a weak backdoor straight draw on a jack-high flop, checking is the safest play out of position and avoids building a pot with little equity.

I have only ten-high with a weak kicker and no made hand, so I take the free card and see the turn.

Seat 2 has shown no strength by checking preflop and flop. A half-pot bet can fold out overcards and weak hands, and I can shut down if called.

The board is paired with jacks and my T3 is unlikely to be best, especially against a turn bet that could easily show trips or a higher kicker. Calling 100 here is not profitable, so I fold.