Hold'em table

94o is too weak and poorly coordinated to open from the button, so folding avoids investing chips with a hand that is dominated too often.

Cheap to complete the small blind heads-up against the big blind with a suited-ish connector; not worth raising or folding here.

I have TsJs on the button with no raise, so I can see a flop cheaply. Checking keeps my stack intact and lets me play postflop flexibly.

I have no pair and just a gutshot backdoor draw with 7-9 offsuit on a J-Q-2 board; checking is free and I have no equity to bet with.

Top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board; checking keeps the pot small and allows me to control the hand while avoiding unnecessary risk.

No pair, no flush draw, and the board has three diamonds; checking is safest with nothing to bet for value or protect.

I have top pair with a flush draw on a board that could complete a flush. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on the turn.

Weak pair with no reason to bet into a checked-down board; showdown for cheap.

The board is paired with a Jack and I hold top pair with a Ten kicker. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff from the opponent, as they may represent a Jack or a straight draw.

Button steal opportunity with a playable suited-ish connector against two blinds; a standard raise applies pressure and builds position for postflop play.

6s Jd is a weak offsuit hand, and facing a 250 raise from the button with only 200 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

T7s has enough suited equity and playability to defend the big blind against a standard button open, and calling 1.5bb is cheaper than a light 3-bet out of position.

I have a pair of sevens with no heart on a three-flush board, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking controls the pot and lets me reassess on the turn.

I have middle pair with backup, betting for value/protection on this wet board while keeping the bet size moderate given the flush draw risk.

I have top pair on a 2-7-3 board and only need to call 300 into 850. That price is good enough to continue despite the monotone hearts and weak kicker.

I have only a pair of sevens and no heart on a four-heart board, so betting is unlikely to be profitable. Checking is free and keeps the pot small with a weak showdown hand.

Board is very wet with four hearts already out, and I only hold a weak pair of sevens, so I'll check to control pot size and avoid building a pot against a likely flush.

The board is already a king-high heart flush and I hold no heart, so I can only chop or lose. Betting folds out ties and gets called by better flushes, so checking is best.

Board itself is a five-card flush (2h7h3h6hKh); my hand only ties or loses depending on whether villain holds any heart higher than the 2h, so betting can never induce a call from a worse hand while risking a raise from a better one. Checking is the value-maximizing/loss-minimizing play here.

On the button with J9s, facing a 100bb pot-sized raise after posting nothing, the pot odds and position don't justify a call with this speculative hand preflop.

42o is the worst starting hand and I am out of position against the big blind, so completing or raising is a clear chip loser. Folding the extra 50 is the highest-EV option.

K7 suited is a playable button open; a small raise to 2.5bb builds the pot and can take it down preflop against the blinds.

5s6c offsuit is weak and facing a raise plus another player behind; folding is the disciplined play.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot with 4s-Jd on the button is a reasonable speculative play; the small blind folded and I can see a flop cheaply to realize equity.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a J-high board, and the opponent raised preflop then checked back, so I want to control the pot and avoid building a big bet with a marginal hand.

I have top pair on a checked flop and a small c-bet gets value from worse pairs and draws without bloating the pot with a weak kicker.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a J-high board, and calling 200 into a 750 pot keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a scary flop.

Board is paired with an Ace on the turn and I hold a weak J-4. Opponent raised the flop and I called, so checking back is the safest play to avoid bluffing into a strong hand while keeping the pot controlled.

I have kings with a weak 7 kicker on an ace-high board, and the caller’s range includes many better pairs and two-pair hands. Checking back controls the pot and realizes equity without bloating a marginal spot.

Board is paired with an Ace on the river and I hold top pair with a weak kicker; checking allows me to control the pot and avoid building a big bet with a marginal hand.

I have second pair on an ace-high, three-diamond board. With no bet facing me, checking realizes showdown value without bloating the pot against stronger made hands.

Weak offsuit hand (2-9) out of position postflop with no blind investment; folding is standard from the button here since I still act preflop with a weak holding and no pot odds incentive to speculate.

7s Qh is a marginal offsuit hand. The small blind has already invested 50 and the big blind 100, so calling 50 more to see a flop with this hand offers poor odds and weak postflop play. Folding preserves my stack.

With 7h and As on the button, I'm folding to the 100 big blind. The ace-high with a weak kicker is not strong enough to call or raise preflop, especially when I have no information about the other players' hands.

92s is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind; calling realizes poorly and a raise is a thin bluff with little postflop equity.