Hold'em table

Qd6s is a weak offsuit hand with limited playability. Facing a raise and a call, I'll fold to preserve my stack for better spots.

Cheap continuation heads-up with a live hand; J8o isn't strong enough to raise but folding for 50 more is unnecessary.

58o is too weak to raise, and checking is free with no bet to call. I will see a flop heads-up against the small blind.

No pair, no draw with 8h Js on A-A-2 board; check to control pot size.

I have no pair and no draw on a paired ace board, and the small blind checked. Checking back keeps the pot small with a hand that has almost no showdown value.

I have two pair (aces and jacks) on a paired board, a strong value hand, so I bet for value against checks.

I have 8-high with no pair and no draw on a paired-ace board, so calling 150 is a clear loss. Folding preserves my stack.

7-3 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-worthy situation; folding preserves chips.

68o is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I give up the small blind.

Ace-eight offsuit is a solid button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 3x rather than flat the big blind.

I hold 4s2s, a weak hand that is unlikely to improve enough to justify calling a raise from the button. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

J4o offsuit is weak facing a raise; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Calling the 100 big blind with 9d Jd on the button keeps the pot small and preserves my stack while I see a flop. I have a playable suited hand and would rather not fold to the big blind's standard continuation.

43 offsuit is a weak hand; folding to avoid investing more with a poor holding, even though it's just 50 more.

A7o is too weak to isolate out of position against a single limper, so I take the free flop and reassess.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on 9-8-3 has little fold equity worth paying for, and checking keeps the pot small while retaining showdown value against a limped button range.

I have a gutshot straight draw with 9d Jd on a 9-8-3 flop, so I want to keep the pot small and see a cheap turn card. Checking also preserves the option to control pot size if my opponent bets.

Ace-high has some showdown value in this limped pot and no draw, so checking is better than betting into a range that calls with better hands.

The board is dry and I have no made hand, so I want to control the pot and keep the opponent's bluffs in. Checking is the safest play here.

Pair of sevens has some showdown value, but a bet is called mostly by better pairs, so checking is best.

Board is a dry 9-8-3-2-7 with no obvious made hands; my 9d-Jd is a weak high-card hand, so checking to see a showdown is the best play.

On the button with J9o, a standard raise to isolate the blinds and take initiative is profitable given position.

97s is too weak to call a button open out of position with the big blind still to act, and it is a poor three-bet bluff. Folding preserves chips.

I have As Ks, a strong hand, but the button raised to 250 and the SB folded. Calling 150 more keeps my stack intact and lets me play postflop against one opponent.

I have top pair on a dry flop and the opponent's preflop raise suggests strength, so I'll control the pot and avoid building a big bet with a marginal hand.

Board is low and disconnected; a c-bet here has good fold equity and I hold overcards with a gutshot draw.

I have a backdoor flush draw and gutshot straight draw on a dry flop, giving me good equity. Calling keeps the pot manageable and allows me to realize my equity without overcommitting against a continuation bet.

Top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board, but the opponent's continuation bet and call suggest caution; checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a moderate hand.

I have no pair and only a backdoor gutshot with Jc9s on a dry 5-2-6-8 board; no reason to bet into a caller with such weak equity.

The board is a completed 5-6-7-8 straight, and my As-Ks is a bluff catcher at best. With no raise threat and a checked turn, checking to see a cheap showdown is the highest-EV play.

With 9s+Jc and the 5-6-7-8 board, I hold the nut straight (9-high); after checks through, I should bet for value against any two-pair or lower straight.

The board is a 5-6-7-8-2 straight, and my As-Ks gives me the nut straight, so I should call the river bet for value rather than fold or raise.

Jack-deuce suited is weak but playable as a button open in three-handed poker; a small raise steals the blinds often and keeps the price low when called in position.

3h 2s is a weak hand and I'm out of position facing a raise to 250. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Q2 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise from the button; not worth calling 150 more chips.