Hold'em table

With 2s Kd on the button, I have a weak offsuit hand and the pot odds don't justify calling 100 to see a flop against two opponents.

53o is too weak to continue out of position for another half-blind after the button folds. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a hand that plays poorly postflop.

Ts6s is suited and playable as a button open in three-handed poker, so I raise to 300 to take the initiative and fold out weak hands.

I have a pocket pair of 7s. Calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable; I can play the hand postflop and avoid blowing up preflop with a speculative hand.

I have a pocket pair of sevens with a set on the flop, but the opponent checked behind after my preflop raise. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids scaring them off while I have the nuts on this board.

As the preflop raiser on a dry 752 rainbow, a small c-bet has decent fold equity against a checked BB range, and T6s has little showdown value if I check it down.

I have a set of sevens on a dry board, which is a strong but hidden hand. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids scaring the button off while I extract value on later streets.

I have a set of sevens on a paired board, but the opponent's small flop bet suggests a weaker hand or a draw. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal made hand.

I have ten-high with no draw on a paired board after getting called on the flop, so a second barrel has poor fold equity. Checking back is free and avoids spewing more chips.

Board is paired with a Jd, and my 77 is vulnerable to overcards and two-pair; checking lets me realize equity cheaply and potentially induce a bluff from seat_2.

I have ten-high with no pair or draw on a paired board, so there is no value in betting. Checking is free and keeps a slim chance of winning if the opponent also missed.

Button with J4 offsuit facing action from two players; not worth investing chips preflop with a weak, unsuited hand.

8c4s is weak and unsuited; facing a raise from the big blind with the small blind already in, folding minimizes losses with no equity edge.

Calling the 100 big blind with Th9s in position is reasonable; I want to see a flop and play post-flop rather than fold out of position or overcommit preflop.

AKo is a premium hand and the button only limped, so I raise to 400 to isolate and build the pot rather than complete the small blind.

8-5 offsuit is weak; facing a raise and a call with a poor holding, folding is best.

Calling 300 to see a flop with a suited connector in position is reasonable; I'll play fit-or-fold postflop.

I am the preflop raiser with ace-king high on a dry paired flop, so a small continuation bet takes the initiative and can fold out many missed hands.

Board is paired with a 3, and my T9 has backdoor straight potential but no current made hand. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me see if the opponent's preflop raise connects with this flop.

I have only ace-king kickers on a triple-three board, so a bet mostly folds out worse hands and gets called by full houses and quads. Checking preserves my showdown value and controls the pot.

The board is a scary 3-3-3-7 with two pair possible; I have a weak Ten-high and no draw, so checking is safest to control pot size and avoid building a big bluff catcher. I'll keep the pot small and see a showdown cheaply.

I have trip threes with an ace kicker and real showdown value, but a river bet mostly gets called by full houses and folds out worse kickers. Checking realizes my equity without bloating the pot.

Board is 3-3-3-3-4, so I have just a Ten-high. With no call on the river, checking is the only sensible play to avoid wasting chips on a hopeless hand.

Q7o is playable as a button open in three-handed poker; a small raise takes the initiative and can win the blinds outright.

Jc5c is a weak offsuit hand facing a raise; not worth defending from the small blind out of position.

I have QdAd, a strong hand, and the pot odds justify calling the 150 to see a flop. Seat 2 opened to 250, so I'll keep the pot controlled and play position.

I have top pair with an Ace kicker on a 7-8-Q flop, but the pot is small and the opponent's preflop raise suggests strength. Checking allows me to control the pot and potentially induce a bluff or see a free card.

I have queens and sevens on a draw-heavy flop and the big blind checked, so a two-thirds-pot bet builds the pot while charging straight and flush draws.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a wet board, so I want to keep the pot controlled and avoid building a big bluff catcher. Calling 350 keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a single street.

Board is paired with a possible full house for seat_2; checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big bluff catcher on a scary turn.

I have sevens full of queens, losing only to pocket eights, so I bet the turn for value against queens, trips, two pair, and draws after the check.

I have top pair with a strong kicker and a set of sevens is possible, so I'll call the turn raise to keep the pot live and avoid blowing up the hand with a raise that could isolate me against a stronger holding.

The board is paired with a 7, and my Qd gives me a pair of queens with an Ace kicker. Seat 2 has shown consistent aggression, but checking allows me to control the pot and avoid building a big bet with a medium-strength hand. If seat 2 bluffs, I can call; if they have a strong hand, I minimize losses.

I have sevens full of queens, losing only to the one remaining QQ combo. Seat 1 has called both streets, so a 2000 value bet targets worse full houses, straights, and strong queens without overbetting them off.

Seat 2's river raise to 2000 represents a significant overbet on a board with a pair of sevens and a ten, and my Qd Ad only makes a pair of queens, which is likely behind. Given the pot odds and the strength of the opponent's betting pattern, folding minimizes losses.

Qh6c offsuit is weak from the button facing a call with no fold equity yet; folding preserves stack for better spots.

Folding 5c Jc in the small blind when facing a 100 big blind from seat_2. The pot odds are poor and the hand is dominated preflop.