Hold'em table

7-5 offsuit is a weak hand on the button facing a raise to 100 in a 3-handed pot; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so I am heads-up with the big blind holding AKs. A raise to 300 builds the pot with a premium hand and denies a free flop.

7h3c is a weak hand with poor equity against a preflop raise. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

T8 suited is a playable button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative rather than limp.

With Ace-3 offsuit, I have no playability against a 2.5x raise from the button. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Weak offsuit low cards facing a raise; not worth calling out of position.

With Jd7s on the button and a 100bb effective stack, the hand is too weak to defend against the combined 150-chip open from the blinds. Folding preserves capital for stronger holdings.

Heads-up now, 78o is playable but not strong enough to raise; just complete for cheap and see the flop.

35o is too weak to raise after the small blind completes, and there is nothing to call, so checking to the flop is best.

I have top pair (8s) on a fairly dry board; a small value bet builds the pot while limiting the risk from a live flush draw.

I have only a gutshot with 3-5 and no pair or flush draw on 8-2-4. Calling 120 into 320 does not offer enough equity against a flop bet.

Marginal one-gap offsuit hand from the button; cheap call is fine three-handed but no reason to raise into two live blinds.

72o is the worst starting hand and I am out of position against two live players. Folding the extra 50 avoids a clearly negative spot.

I am in the big blind with Td7s and there is no raise to call, so checking keeps my optionality and preserves chips with a speculative hand.

I have a weak gutshot to a 9 with backdoor flush potential, but the board is paired and dangerous. Checking is the safest play to control pot size and see a free card.

I have an open-ended straight draw (needs 5 or 10) on a paired board with no pair myself; a semi-bluff bet in position can win the pot now or build value if I hit.

I have a backdoor flush draw and gutshot straight draw on a paired board, giving me enough equity to call the small 130 bet. Folding would be too weak, and raising would isolate me with a mediocre hand.

The board is paired with four 8s, giving me only a weak T-7 high card hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet behind with little equity.

Board is heavily paired with trip 8s already showing, my kicker is mediocre and there's a flush possibility; I'll check back and control pot size rather than bet into a range that can easily beat a 9 kicker.

The board is a scary four-of-a-kind 8s with a 5d kicker. My Td7s is essentially a bluff-catcher; I have no made hand and no flush draw. Seat 1 likely has a strong hand given their flop raise and call, so I should not bluff. Checking is the safest play to see a showdown without investing more chips.

I hold trip eights with a nine kicker (using board's three 8s), a strong hand on this paired board; betting for value against a passive line that suggests a weaker kicker or no big holding.

The board is a four-of-a-kind 8s with a 5d kicker, and my Td7s is essentially a bluff catcher. Seat 1's river raise to 260 is likely a bluff or a thin value bet, so calling to see the showdown is the highest EV play here.

KQs is a strong button hand in three-handed play, so I open-raise to 3bb to build the pot and take the initiative.

I have a pocket pair of threes, which is a playable hand but not strong enough to raise preflop. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a flop cheaply.

Q6 offsuit facing a raise and a call is too weak to continue profitably from the big blind.

I have a pocket pair of threes with a set on the flop, but I want to control the pot size and induce a bluff or see a cheap turn card before committing more chips.

Monotone flop and I hold no diamond, only overcards plus a gutshot. Checking back avoids building a pot I am often behind in and lets me realize equity cheaply.

The board is a coordinated diamond run with a flush already possible; my 3s are weak and vulnerable. Seat 2 checked the flop, so checking behind preserves my stack and lets me see the river cheaply.

Four diamonds are on the board and I hold no diamond, so KQ high has little value. Checking is free and avoids betting into a likely flush.

The board is a diamond flush draw that missed; with a pair of threes I want to control pot size and avoid getting bluffed off my hand. Checking lets me realize equity cheaply and potentially win at showdown.

King-high has almost no showdown value on this four-diamond board, so I bet to represent a flush and fold out weak pairs and ace-high.

I have a pair of threes with a flush draw that missed; calling 450 into a 1150 pot is a reasonable river call given the board texture and opponent's bet size.

I have King-Eight suited in the small blind position, but the pot odds don't justify calling 100 to win 150 with a speculative hand. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

5-7 offsuit heads-up vs BB is weak, and calling risks a tough postflop spot with no equity edge for only saving 50 chips; folding is fine but calling is marginally better usually - however with just two players and weak hand, folding is cleanest given poor connectivity.