Hold'em table

I have a small pair and calling is cheap to see a flop and potentially hit a set. No need to raise and risk a re-raise preflop.

5s8s is speculative, but completing for only 50 into a 250 pot gives good odds to see a flop; raising would risk too much with a weak out-of-position hand.

I'm in the big blind with 8c-Jd and no one raised, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop cheaply. A raise would risk building a big pot with a marginal hand out of position.

With bottom pair and a weak kicker in a multiway limped pot, checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot with a marginal hand. I'll see how the other two act before committing more chips.

I have a weak 8-J high with no pair and no draw on a Q-5-2 flop, so I want to see a cheap turn card. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I flopped a set and should start building the pot now. A two-thirds pot bet gets value from top pairs and draws.

I have bottom pair with a backdoor flush draw and am getting decent pot odds to call the button's flop bet; raising would bloat the pot with a marginal hand.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw with 8c-Jd on a 2c-Qs-5d board, giving me enough equity to call the 200 chip bet rather than fold. Calling keeps me in the hand cheaply while avoiding building a bigger pot with a speculative hand.

With bottom pair and a weak kicker on a coordinated board, I prefer to check and keep the pot small rather than bet into two players who have already shown interest.

Board is K-high with a Queen and a diamond, my 8-J is weak and unlikely to improve enough to justify a bluff; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have a set of fives on a fairly dry board, so I want to extract value from top-pair and king hands while also charging any diamond draws.

I have bottom pair with no flush or straight draw, facing a turn bet that offers only about 3.5:1 pot odds while my five outs need roughly 9:1. Folding avoids further losses against a likely stronger range.

Seat 1 raised to 600 on the turn with a strong-looking board (Kd), and I hold only 8c-Jd with no pair or draw. Calling 600 into a 1500 pot with such a weak hand is a negative EV spot, so folding is the correct play.

K3o offsuit is too weak to continue from the button in a 3-handed pot; calling 100 with only ~35% equity against two opponents is not profitable.

I have King-high with a backdoor flush draw, which is decent for a raise from the small blind. Raising builds the pot and may force folds from the big blind.

7-3 offsuit is a weak hand and I'm in the blinds facing a 100 big blind raise; folding preserves my stack.

Completing the small blind with T6o heads-up is cheap with good pot odds, and I can play postflop carefully out of position.

Q8o is marginal and the small blind limped; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating out of position with a weak hand.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and no made hand, so checking keeps the pot small and gives a free river. Betting would risk chips with a weak draw.

I have two pair (queens and eights) on a draw-heavy board and should bet for value and protection. Checking would give free cards to straight and flush draws.

I only have a gutshot straight draw with no pair, and the pot odds don't justify calling 150 with roughly 9% equity on the turn. Folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

Q6s is strong enough to raise against a random big blind after the button folded; raising to 300 takes initiative and can win the pot preflop or get called by worse.

Seat 1 folded, seat 2 raised to 300. I have 2c2d in the big blind, which is a weak hand. Calling 200 more or raising is too risky with such a low pair, so folding is the best play.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to open or call with from the button in a 3-handed game; folding avoids playing a low-equity hand out of position postflop.

J8o is a weak hand to play from the small blind, especially after the big blind completed. Folding preserves my stack against a likely stronger range.

4h5d is a weak hand with no playability preflop, and calling 100 into a 150 pot from the button is a negative expected value play. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better opportunities.

I have pocket aces and want to build the pot heads-up against the big blind. A raise to 300 applies pressure while keeping room to play the hand strongly postflop.

Suited connector with position after the button folded, and calling 200 into 400 gives good pot odds. I'll evaluate on the flop rather than bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

I have a strong overpair on a fairly dry board, so a bet around two-thirds pot charges draws and gets value from Qx and smaller pairs.

I have middle pair with some backdoor potential and am getting decent pot odds; calling keeps the pot manageable against a likely stronger range.

I have two pair (queens and eights) with showdown value after the river check. Betting would mostly get called by better queens or kings, so checking controls the pot and realizes equity.