Hold'em table

82 suited is weak, but calling one big blind on the button offers favorable pot odds and position, with potential to make a flush or two pair.

34o is too weak to continue out of position; the extra 50 is not worth realizing little equity multiway.

Checking with T8o in the big blind to see a free flop against a single limper.

Flopped top pair with a mediocre kicker out of position in a limped pot; checking is the standard play to pot-control and catch bluffs.

I have no made hand and only a very weak backdoor straight possibility, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind’s range.

I hold second pair with a medium flush draw; checking controls the pot and allows me to see a river or evaluate opponent's action.

My hand has little showdown value, but the completed spade draw makes a bluff unattractive and I can take a free river card to improve.

We made an eight-high flush on a four-spade board, which has decent showdown value in a checked-down pot but cannot comfortably value bet against better spades.

My hand has some showdown value with an eight kicker, and I lack a spade blocker for a bluff on this four-spade board. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk a bet into a likely flush or stronger kicker.

T4s is too weak to open first-in even on the button at 100bb; folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated, poorly connected hand.

54s plays well as a blind-versus-blind steal with strong postflop playability.

9♣7♣ has reasonable playability against a small-blind open, and the price is favorable enough to defend rather than fold or reraise out of position.

I have no equity or backdoor draws on this paired Ace-high flop out of position, making a check the most prudent option.

I have trips on a board where an ace or pocket pair may call a value bet. A half-pot sizing builds the pot while avoiding an unnecessarily large bet on a paired board.

I have five-high with no draw or equity on an ace-high paired board against a half-pot bet.

Opening to 2.5bb on the button with AKo for value.

9♠6♣ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

24s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; the extra 1.5bb does not justify the poor realization.

As the button in a three-handed game, I can open a fairly wide range. A modest raise applies pressure while preserving position if called.

T9 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Defending the big blind with ATo facing a 2.5bb button open getting good pot odds.

We are out of position as the preflop caller with Ace-high and should check to the preflop aggressor.

I have no pair or strong draw on this flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a check.

I have Ace-high with some showdown value after the flop checked through, so checking is standard to control the pot out of position.

I have no made hand or meaningful draw, so betting is unlikely to improve my position. I’ll take the free river card and keep the pot small.

I have Ace-high with top kicker on a paired board where the button checked both flop and turn. There is sufficient showdown value to check and realize equity.

I have little showdown value, so a small river bluff may fold out weak hands after the checked-through streets. A modest sizing risks less while representing a queen or other made hand.

Action checked through both the flop and turn, and the small river bet of 200 into 550 offers excellent pot odds to bluff-catch with Ace-high.

64s is too weak to call 100 or open-raise without reads; folding avoids a marginal spot out of position multiway.

T3o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind, so folding is the standard play.

A2s is a standard open-raising hand on the button in 3-handed play, offering great nut flush and wheel straight potential.

J7 suited is playable against a button open in a three-handed game, and calling keeps the pot manageable from the small blind.

J3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise and a small-blind call. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, unconnected hand.

Check out of position with a gutshot to the straight and a backdoor flush draw; this hand has useful equity but is not strong enough to build the pot with a lead.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a very wet and coordinated board; checking behind exercises pot control and keeps their bluffs in.

I have the Broadway straight and can value-bet into the checked-through pot, while using a modest size on a board where opponents holding a jack share the straight.

I hold top pair on a coordinated board getting 3:1 pot odds in position, with four chop outs to a river Jack even if villain already holds a straight.

I have the Broadway straight and can get value from weaker made hands with a small river bet. The third heart makes a flush possible, so I’m keeping the sizing modest.

The board has four cards to a straight (A-K-Q-T) and three hearts. With only one pair of aces and no Jack or flush blocker, calling a multi-street lead is unprofitable.