Hold'em table

A6 offsuit is a reasonable three-handed open, and raising from the button applies pressure to the blinds while retaining initiative.

Calling 200 more with AcQd suited on the button is reasonable; I'm getting good pot odds and can see a flop without overcommitting. The raiser's range is wide enough that a call is better than a small raise that might get 3-bet.

J9 offsuit facing a raise and a call is weak and not worth defending for more chips out of position.

I have a backdoor flush draw and overcard with Ac-Qd, but the pot is small and I'm out of position. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the turn card cheaply while preserving my stack for a better spot.

Ace-high has useful showdown value on this paired, low board, and checking keeps the pot small while preserving my chance to improve.

Board is paired with 5s on turn and I hold Q-high with no draw; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak hand.

Check back with ace-high showdown value. A small bet is unlikely to get called by worse, while checking avoids risking chips against a pair or draw.

The board is paired with a 5 on the river, giving me a pair of Queens with Ace kicker. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff for seat_1, who could easily have a better hand.

With ace-high on this paired, three-club board, I can often win at showdown against missed hands. Betting risks folding worse hands while being called by pairs and stronger holdings.

Calling the 50 big blind with 8c-Ad gives me a playable suited-ish hand in position; I'll see the flop cheaply and avoid risking chips on a speculative hand preflop.

Suited connector in small blind, cheap price to see a flop with implied odds.

QJs is a strong hand against two limpers, and raising builds value while giving me a chance to take the pot preflop.

8c Ad is a weak offsuit hand with no synergy. Facing a 400 raise after calling 100, the pot odds and hand strength don't justify continuing preflop.

6-9 suited is too weak to continue against a raise, especially out of position; folding preserves chips.

K4 offsuit is a weak button hand facing a full-table pot; folding preserves chips given no equity edge worth defending.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot, and heads-up from the blinds J2 offsuit has enough potential to continue at these odds.

I am in the big blind with 2s8s and no one has raised, so checking is the correct play to see a flop cheaply. Folding would be a mistake given the pot odds and my position.

A pair of deuces has some showdown value but is vulnerable and not strong enough to value-bet; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity.

I have a weak speculative hand (2s8s) on a dry flop with no draw. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with little equity.

I have only a weak bottom pair on a board with an ace and straight and flush possibilities. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value.

Board is dry and uncoordinated with no flush or straight draws; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak 2-8 high hand.

My pair of twos is weak; check to reach showdown without inflating the pot.

The board is uncoordinated and my hand is weak, so I want to see a showdown cheaply. Checking avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal holding.

6-5 offsuit is a weak holding, and opening from the button risks chips against both blinds without enough postflop strength. I fold rather than complete or raise.

With only Tc4s and the small blind having already folded, I face a 50-chip call against the big blind's 100. This is a weak hand that doesn't justify continuing preflop.

Calling the 100 big blind with Kh7d on the button is reasonable; I can see a flop and potentially realize equity without overcommitting preflop with a weak offsuit hand.

Cheap to complete the small blind with weak offsuit cards in a multiway pot; folding here is unnecessary given the small price.

Q8 offsuit is a marginal hand against two limpers, so take the free flop rather than inflate the pot out of position.

Weak unpaired hand with no draw on a dry board; check to control pot size.

With middle pair and a queen kicker on a dry, multiway flop, checking controls the pot and avoids betting into two ranges before the button acts.

Board is dry and disconnected; my 7d Kh is weak and checking keeps the pot small while preserving optionality. Bluffing with a raise here is risky given the lack of initiative.

I have an open-ended straight draw with both checks indicating weakness; a small semi-bluff bet can fold out marginal hands or build the pot for a strong draw.

The small turn bet gives favorable pot odds, and my pair of eights can still be ahead of bluffs and weaker pairs. Calling keeps the pot controlled without inflating it with a marginal hand.

My 7d-Kh is a weak showdown value hand on this board; calling keeps me in the pot cheaply without committing more chips to a marginal holding against a turn raise.

I have no pair and no draw (9-high), with two opponents who called my turn bet; checking is best to avoid building a pot I can't win and control losses.

With a modest pair of eights on an ace-high river and two opponents in the pot, a value bet is unlikely to be called by worse often enough. Check and take the showdown.

Board is paired with an Ace and a King in my hand, giving me a strong but vulnerable top pair. Both opponents checked the river, so I will check to control pot size and avoid bluffing into potential better hands.

Button with Ace-high; raising to apply pressure on the blinds in a 3-handed pot.

K♦J♦ is strong enough to continue against a button raise, but calling from the small blind keeps the pot manageable out of position and avoids an unnecessary 3-bet with the big blind still to act.

With Kc5c on the button facing a raise to 250 and a call from the small blind, my pot odds are poor and the hand lacks the strength to continue. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

With top pair and a strong kicker out of position against the preflop raiser, checking keeps their bluffs and weaker hands in the pot while avoiding an unnecessary build on a dry board.

Continuation bet with bottom pair and overcard kicker to extract value and deny equity against air.

Top pair with a strong kicker is too strong to fold, but on this dry board a call keeps weaker bets and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary pot-sized raise.

Top pair with a strong kicker is worth continuing, but the turn completes several straight draws and favors a cautious check to the preflop aggressor.

I only have a weak pair of 3s with an ace kicker; checking back controls pot size and avoids bloating it with a marginal holding.

I have strong trips and the turn checked through, so a modest river value bet can get called by weaker pairs or a smaller jack without risking too much if raised.