Hold'em table

Open-raising from the button with a wide range in 3-handed play; Q8o has reasonable equity against blinds and position gives me control postflop.

8s2s is too weak to continue against a 250 raise from the button; folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Q5 offsuit is weak, but against a button raise I’m getting a reasonable price to defend the big blind.

With queen-high and only backdoor draws on this paired flop, I prefer to check rather than build a pot out of position.

Dry paired board favors the preflop raiser; a continuation bet can take down the pot given no pair myself but good bluff equity.

Queen-high has little chance to improve on this paired flop and no immediate draw. Calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

I have 5s Ah, which is weak offsuit and unsuited to the board. The small blind has already invested 50 and the big blind 100, so I'm facing a 100 chip call with poor odds and no clear path to winning the pot. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Calling 50 more is inexpensive against the big blind’s wide range. Raising with 9-4 offsuit would build an unnecessarily large pot out of position.

KJs is strong enough to raise for value and isolate the single limper, building the pot while in position-ish with a good hand.

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to call a 3.5 big blind raise, even with position after the flop.

KJo is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

I have Ad8h, a strong Ace-high with a good kicker. The pot is 400 and I only need to call 150 more, giving me 2.67:1 odds. Seat 3 raised to 250 from the button, which is a standard sizing. I'll see a flop and play position.

I have top pair with the best kicker on a dry flop, but the board is paired and the preflop raiser is aggressive. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff or see a cheap turn card.

The ace-high paired flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out some unpaired hands without risking much.

I have top pair with the best kicker on a paired board, so I want to keep the pot controlled and see how the turn develops without committing more chips now.

Board is paired with an Ace on the turn, and my top pair with an Ace kicker is vulnerable to the overpair on the board; checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

The turn is a blank, and a second bet is unlikely to fold an ace or a four. Checking keeps the pot small with king-high and gives me a free chance to improve.

The board is paired with a 4, and my Ace-high is vulnerable to a better hand. Since the opponent checked behind on the turn, checking the river is the safest play to avoid bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

King-high has some showdown value against missed draws. A river bluff is unlikely to fold enough of the pairs that called the flop to justify the risk.

Pocket pair on the button; raise for value and to build a pot while retaining set-mining potential.

Seat 1 raised to 300 with 8h7s on the button. I'm in the small blind with a speculative hand, so I'll call the 250 to keep the pot small and see a flop cheaply.

5-2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a raise and a caller, so calling is unlikely to be profitable.

I have a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush potential on a dry flop, so I want to control the pot and keep the button's range wide. Checking allows me to see a cheap turn and potentially induce a bluff.

Pocket fours with no set on a T-7-2 rainbow board; a small continuation bet can take the pot given seat_2 checked, while keeping risk low.

I have a pair of sevens with a backdoor flush draw on a dry board, so calling is reasonable to keep the pot manageable and see if the turn improves my hand. Raising would commit more chips without a strong enough equity advantage against a likely continuation bet.

I have a pair of sevens with a backdoor flush draw on a dry board, and the opponent's turn check gives me a free card to improve without risking chips. Bluffing or raising here is risky since they showed strength on the flop and could have a better hand.

Pocket fours is weak on this board with two overcards and a flush draw possible; no value in betting into a likely calling range, so I check back to control pot size.

The board is uncoordinated and I hold middle pair with a backdoor flush draw; checking maximizes value when ahead and keeps bluff catchers honest. Seat 1 checked back the turn, so a river check is the natural play to control pot size.

My hand is only a weak pocket pair of fours with no additional board strength; betting risks getting called by a better hand, so checking to showdown is safest.

I have Jd5d, a weak suited hand that is not strong enough to call a raise from the big blind. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Pocket tens are a strong heads-up hand against the big blind. Raising for value also avoids giving a free flop while out of position.

Q3 offsuit is weak, facing a raise with only one opponent left; not worth defending out of position.

Ace-ten offsuit is a strong button hand three-handed, so I open-raise to build the pot while retaining positional advantage.

94o offsuit is weak, facing a raise with a call from BB still possible; not worth continuing.

Calling 150 with AcJh suited-ish is reasonable; seat_3 opened to 250 and seat_1 folded, so I keep the pot small and see a flop.

I have a backdoor flush draw and overcard with Jh Ac on 8c 2h 9h, and checking keeps the pot small while allowing me to realize equity without paying extra. If seat_3 bets, I can decide whether to continue based on their sizing.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this connected, two-heart flop favors many hands in the big blind's calling range. Checking back preserves the pot and lets me see a turn.

The board is paired with a King and contains a flush draw, but my hand (Jh Ac) is weak and vulnerable to many turn/river cards. Checking allows me to control the pot and avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand.

The king favors my preflop raising range, so a delayed continuation bet can pressure weaker pairs and unpaired hands. Ace-high has limited showdown value if called.

I have top pair with the Ace kicker on a board where the turn brought a King. Calling 350 is reasonable to see the river since I'm not behind a strong range necessarily.

Board is paired with a flush draw and straight possibilities; my Jh-Ah gives a weak pair with backdoor flush potential but no strong showdown value. Checking lets me realize equity cheaply and avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Ace-high is unlikely to win at showdown. A sizable river bet may fold the weak pairs that called the small turn bet, though the completed flush makes this bluff risky.

Seat 3's river raise to 1000 with a strong board (8c 2h 9h Ks Qh) and my weak Jh Ac hand makes calling too risky; folding preserves my remaining 9400 chips.