Hold'em table

I hold Qh4s, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a 100 chip big blind with no prior action, folding minimizes losses with this marginal holding.

Button folded and K9o is strong enough to raise from the small blind; a 3x raise applies pressure and takes initiative against the big blind.

K7o is marginal but I'm getting 2:1 pot odds heads-up with position, so calling to see a flop is better than folding or bloating the pot with a weak hand.

Continuation bet on a paired, draw-heavy board to fold out BB's missed overcards and weaker hands. I will shut down if called or raised.

Suited connector on the button with good implied odds; calling the small blind price to see a cheap flop is preferable to folding or bloating the pot early.

I have a strong ace (A9) and want to build the pot preflop. Raising to 200 puts pressure on the other players and gives me a chance to take the pot down now.

My 5c3h is weak and out of position; the button called and the SB raised to 200, so I'll let them play the hand.

Closing the preflop action for 100 more with suited connectors and position is profitable given the 4:1 pot odds.

I missed this flop with A-high, but an ace overcard gives me some equity; checking keeps the pot small and gives me a free look at the turn.

I have bottom pair and position after the preflop raiser checked. A small bet can take the pot or get value from draws and overcards while keeping my risk low.

My A-high is unlikely to be best against a flop bet on this K-high board, and calling offers poor prospects with no strong draw. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

Tens are strong enough to raise for value and fold equity; I'll make it 300 to isolate the blinds.

Calling 250 with 3cQc is reasonable; I'll see a flop and play position against the raiser on the button.

A4o has enough equity to close preflop getting 3.5:1 against a likely wide button open and a flatting small blind; raising would bloat the pot out of position with a weak ace.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw with Qc3c on a 7sJs3s board. Checking allows me to control the pot size and realize equity without committing more chips, since I'm out of position and the pot is small.

With A-high and no pair or strong draw on a J-high flop, I prefer to check and keep the pot small with the preflop raiser still to act behind me.

I have an overpair on a draw-heavy board; betting about two-thirds pot protects my hand and gets value from worse made hands and draws.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw on a dry flop, giving me decent equity. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids building a big pot with a weak hand against a likely strong range.

Ace-high with no spade and weak kicker has poor equity against a button bet and a small-blind call on a coordinated flop. Folding avoids chasing with minimal chance to improve.

My hand is weak (3c Qc) with only a backdoor flush draw and no pair on the board. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal holding against a player who already raised the flop.

Board is paired with a 3 on the river, and my 3c gives me a pair of 3s. Seat 3 checked the turn, so they may not have a strong hand. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have 8d Kd, a weak offsuit hand with no clear play. The pot is 150 and I face a 100 call with no information on opponents, so folding minimizes risk.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with 6h3d against a random big blind hand, calling is profitable. Folding would forfeit the 50 chips already invested, while raising with a weak hand out of position is unnecessary.

With 2-3 offsuit, I have a very weak hand. The small blind just called, and I can see a free flop in position, so checking is the best play.

I have a weak hand with only a backdoor flush draw and no pair, so I prefer to check and see a free turn rather than invest chips as a bluff into one opponent.

Semi-bluffing with a flush draw; opponent checked flop, so a bet can take the pot or set up a river bluff/value if the flush hits.

I have a flush draw plus bottom pair, and I'm getting good pot odds to call 150 and see the river.

My hand has no pair and only a missed four-flush draw, so it has minimal showdown value. Checking controls the pot and avoids putting more chips in with a weak holding.

I have only a weak two-pair (tens and twos) and the board shows many possible better hands. Seat 2 checked the river after betting the turn, so I'll check to see a free showdown and avoid losing more chips.

Three-handed on the button, K2o is weak but worth a small raise to attack the blinds and take the initiative with position. A raise to 300 applies pressure while risking little of the 100bb stack.

3-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, especially out of position. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

I have a suited Broadway hand (Th Qs) and the opponent raised to 300. Calling 200 more keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a flop with a strong hand without overcommitting preflop.

I have a backdoor flush draw and open-ended straight draw with ThQs on a 3d-Ad-7h board, so I want to see a cheap turn card and keep the opponent's range wide.

Continuation bet on an ace-high flop to represent the preflop raise and take down the pot; I will fold if raised.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw with ThQs on a 3d-Ad-7h board, giving me decent implied odds. Calling 300 keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a flop where the button has shown strength with a raise.

Checking back is sound here since the board is paired with a diamond and I hold the Q high, giving me limited showdown value. I want to control pot size and keep the opponent's range wide, avoiding a raise that could isolate me against a stronger hand.

I have only king-high with a weak backdoor straight draw and no diamond, so I prefer to check behind on the turn rather than bluff into a caller who may already have an ace.

The board is paired with a jack on the river, and my Queen-high hand is vulnerable to many worse hands that called earlier. Checking allows me to control the pot and potentially induce a bluff from the button, who has shown strength but checked back on the turn.

My K-high has no showdown value, but opponent called a flop bet on an ace-high board and then checked turn and river, suggesting they likely have a pair or ace. Bluffing the river would rarely fold better hands and risks losing more chips, so I check back.

Pocket nines are strong enough to raise for value from the button against the blinds. I make a standard opening raise to apply pressure and reduce the field.

I have 8s Qh, a weak offsuit hand, and face a raise to 300 from the button. The pot odds don't justify calling with this marginal hand, so folding is the disciplined play.

K2o is a weak, dominated hand out of position against a button raise. Calling 200 more would often leave me with a marginal holding postflop, so folding preserves chips.