Hold'em table

I have Th6s, a weak hand that is not strong enough to call a raise from the BB with 100bb effective stacks. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

9-2 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against the big blind with no additional incentive.

Open the button with a small pocket pair to build value and often take the blinds, while keeping the pot manageable if called.

A3o is a weak offsuit ace out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand in a marginal spot.

8c5h is weak offsuit and out of position; facing a 300 raise with only 200 to call is not profitable.

Button open with K8o in a 3-handed game, applying pressure to take the blinds and using position. A 2.5x raise is large enough to discourage loose calls without overcommitting with a marginal hand.

Calling 200 to see a flop with AsQd is reasonable; the button's 250 raise is not large enough to fold top-tier suited Broadway cards. I'll keep the pot small and decide post-flop.

K6 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise and small blind call, especially out of position in a multiway pot.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot with As Qd on Ah 4h 2s, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a turn card cheaply against the button's preflop raise.

With K-high and an ace on board, I have little showdown value and no strong draw; checking controls the pot and lets me see a free turn rather than risking chips as a bluff into a preflop caller.

Board is paired with a Ten and contains two hearts; my As-Qd is vulnerable to flushes and sets. Checking back preserves equity and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

K-high has marginal showdown value and no strong draw; checking in position takes a free card and avoids bloating the pot against a caller.

Board is coordinated with two hearts and a straight draw completed; my AsQd is likely behind a range that called preflop and saw two checks. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet with a weak showdown hand.

I have king high, which can win against missed draws or weaker high-card hands. Opponent checked all streets, so they likely have a weak range; checking realizes my showdown value without risking chips as a bluff.

With AsQd on the button, I'm raising to 300 to build the pot and isolate the blinds. This is a standard open-raise size that applies pressure while keeping my stack healthy.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x button open with the big blind still behind.

We have an ace and are getting 2.25:1 pot odds to defend the big blind against a likely wide button raise, so calling is profitable despite being out of position.

With ace-high and no pair on a paired king-high flop, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a large pot out of position.

Board is Jc Kd Kh, I hold As Qd with no pair or draw. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet with a weak hand against a likely made hand.

Ace-high with no pair on a paired board has little showdown value, and the preflop raiser could be trapping after checking the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips as a bluff.

The board is paired with two kings and I hold AQ, which is vulnerable to sets and two-pair hands. Since the opponent checked twice and there's no bet to call, checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

With ace-high and no pair on a coordinated board, I have no value bet and little fold equity against a preflop raiser who has checked twice. Checking gets to showdown cheaply and avoids turning my hand into a bluff.

Board is paired with two kings and a ten, and my Ace-high is likely behind. Checking allows me to realize equity cheaply and potentially induce a bluff from the opponent.

A♣J♣ is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb builds value and applies pressure to the blinds.

I have a premium pocket pair (QQ) in a 3-handed pot and should 3-bet for value against the button open. A raise to 800 applies pressure, builds the pot, and avoids giving the blinds a cheap flop.

Td7s is a weak hand that cannot withstand a raise-to-800 from the small blind. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

AJs is strong enough to continue against a small-blind 3-bet, and calling in position preserves dominated hands and postflop flexibility.

I have an overpair on a dry paired board and want to extract value from 9x, smaller pairs, and overcards while denying free cards to gutshots.

I have the nut-club draw with two overcards and position. Raising applies pressure to unpaired overcards while retaining strong equity when called.

I have an overpair on a paired board, and the opponent's raise could be a 5, 99, or a worse overpair/bluff. Calling keeps their bluffs in and avoids bloating the pot when I'm likely behind their value range.

Board is paired and coordinated; opponent's flop raise indicates strength. Checking controls the pot and avoids stacking off to trips, full houses, or straights, while keeping worse hands in.

With only ace-high and no meaningful draw, checking preserves showdown value against missed overcards and avoids bluffing into a range that called a large flop raise.

I have an overpair on a paired board. Opponent's turn check suggests they may have given up or are trapping, but I can get value from smaller pairs and draws. Betting 3000 for value.

Ace-high has no showdown value against this large river bet on a paired, connected board. A shove is unlikely to fold out the opponent's many trips, straights, and strong nines given their price.

K5o is marginal but playable on the button in a 3-handed game. Raising applies pressure on the blinds and lets me take the initiative with position.

8s7h is a weak suited connector with no pair and poor preflop playability; facing a raise to 250 with only 200 to call is a clear fold.

A3 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button 2.5bb open, retaining postflop playability heads-up.

This board heavily favors the preflop raiser’s range, and A-high without a spade has little value betting out of position. Checking preserves flexibility.

With king-high and no spade or straight draw, checking behind on this wet flop controls the pot and takes a free card instead of risking chips as a bluff into a calling range.

Ace-high has some showdown value in this checked pot, while betting without a spade blocker is unlikely to generate enough folds.

K-high with only a gutshot and no spade draw; checking controls the pot and lets me realize equity on the river.

Ace-high has no showdown value on this paired board, but a river bluff is unlikely to fold out the preflop raiser after they checked twice. Check and hope they are also weak.

With only king-high and no pair on a coordinated board, checking behind realizes showdown value and avoids risking chips as a bluff into an opponent who has called preflop and checked through.