Hold'em table

Seven-two-style 2-6 offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and facing a 100-chip call from the button, folding preserves chips better than playing it out of position.

AKs is a premium hand; button folded, so raise to build the pot against the big blind while isolating.

2-5 offsuit is far too weak to call a 3.5x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

T4 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-sized call; folding preserves chips.

53 suited is a cheap complete from the SB heads-up; calling 50 to see a flop with position on the BB is better than folding.

I'm in the big blind with 6-7 offsuit and no bet to call, so checking to see a free flop is the cheapest option with this weak hand.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker after both opponents showed weakness, but betting 35o out of position has little value; I'll check and reassess on the turn.

I hold an open-ended straight draw (6-7 on 5-8) with no bet to call, so checking keeps the hand cheap and preserves the option to continue with my draw.

I have only bottom pair with no draws; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw (5-6-7-8) with no made hand, and the action is checked to me, so checking to see the river for free is the sound play.

I hold 3h5h with no made hand on Kc-8s-5s-Qd-Jc; only a pair of fives. Checking is free and avoids building a pot I likely lose.

I have 6-7 high with no pair or straight on this board, so I should take the free check rather than bet into a player who has also checked the river.

Jack-four offsuit is too weak even on the button against two players; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Calling the 50-chip completion gets 3-to-1 pot odds against the big blind with K5 offsuit, which is a reasonable price to see a flop in position-less heads-up play.

K3 suited is weak; checking is free since the SB just limped and I'm BB with no cost to see a flop.

I hold King-high with a 5, and the board paired with 4-4-9 gives no clear advantage, so checking is the cheapest way to see the next card and I have the option to check for free.

K-high with a backdoor flush draw on a paired board; no reason to bet into a check, take a free card.

I have only King-high on a paired 4-4-9-2 board, so I have little showdown value. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing more chips without a made hand.

King-high with no pair or draw; checking is free and avoids building a pot I can't profitably bet or call with.

Our king-high hand is weak on a paired board, and both opponents checked the turn, so checking for a free showdown is the best option.

King-high with no pair; no value in betting into a checked-down board, just check it back.

Three-eight offsuit is a weak hand, and completing the blind for 100 into a 150 pot is not worth the investment out of position.

Weak offsuit low cards (4h2s) with button folded and only BB left to act; not worth completing against a possible raise, fold to save chips.

83 suited is too weak to continue from the button against two live blinds; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Ten-deuce offsuit is one of the worst hands; folding from the button costs nothing and preserves chips.

Calling the 50-chip completion with 5-4 suited is a cheap way to see a flop heads-up against the big blind. Folding would give up a playable hand for a small price.

I'm in the big blind with Q9o facing just a limp; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free flop in position-neutral spot.

I have 5-4 with no pair and no real draw on a J-K-K board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak hand.

I only have a backdoor gutshot straight draw with queen-high, not worth betting; check back and see the turn for free.

I hold 5-4 on a board of K-K-K-J, so I have only a weak kicker over trips and no reason to build the pot. Checking is free and keeps me in the hand cheaply.

No pair and only a backdoor draw; checking is free with no bets to worry about.

The board already makes trip kings, and my 5-4 adds nothing, so I have the same hand as any player with a weak kicker. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a possible full house.

Board is quad-safe to any pair since KKK K already on board; no reason to bet, just check down with Q9 high.