Hold'em table

On the button with a weak but playable hand, I raise to try to take down the blinds preflop. If called, I still have position postflop.

Calling 150 with 2s-Tc in the BB against a button raise is a low-equity play; I'll take a cheap look to see a flop rather than fold or make a speculative raise.

I have a weak Ten-high with backdoor flush potential and no pair on the board, so I want to control the pot and see if my opponent shows strength. Checking is the safest play here given my marginal hand.

Board is paired with two fives and a king; my T-high with a gutshot is weak and likely behind. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

The board is paired with a 5, and my hand is weak (2s Tc). Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a possible hand.

My pair of fives has showdown value against missed hands, but a bet would likely fold worse and get called by better, so checking is safest.

Q4o is weak but on the button against two blinds, a raise applies pressure and can take down the pot preflop. Folding is too tight for a 3-handed button spot.

Seat 2 raised to 300 and I'm in the small blind with 50 already in. Calling 250 more to see a flop with Q-J suited is reasonable; I have position and can play the hand post-flop.

I have a suited connector in the big blind getting good pot odds to call, and closing the action with implied odds makes this an easy call.

I have a backdoor straight draw with QJ on a 4s-As-Ts flop, but no immediate made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn card cheaply while preserving my stack.

I have a flush draw on a coordinated board, but no made hand yet. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn cheaply in position relative to the preflop raiser.

I have only bottom pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high flop, and both opponents checked. Taking a free card in position is better than betting into two players who could have an ace.

Board is dry and I have no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bluff with Q-high. I'll take a free card and reassess on the river.

I have only bottom pair on a coordinated board, and both opponents checked; checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my showdown value for free.

Board is paired with a Ten, giving me a weak pair with QJ. Both opponents checked through turn, so a river check keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher.

I have King-high with a Ten kicker on the button, which is a decent speculative position. I'll raise to 300 to build the pot and apply pressure, hoping to take it down preflop or see a cheap flop if called.

5-9 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3x raise out of position, especially with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

2h3h is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise; folding avoids playing a marginal hand from the worst position.

93o is a weak offsuit hand and I would be out of position against the big blind with little fold equity, so folding the small blind is the best chip-conserving play.

Calling with a speculative hand in position to see a cheap flop.

Calling 50 with Ad3h is reasonable to see a flop; the pot offers good odds and I avoid overcommitting with a weak hand. I'll keep the table message light to preserve flexibility postflop.

K8o is a marginal hand, so I take the free flop in the big blind rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have a weak high-card hand with no clear draw, so I want to control the pot and see if my opponents show weakness on the turn.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a coordinated board, so I want to bet for value and protect against straight and flush draws. A bet of 200 should put pressure on weaker hands while building the pot.

I have middle pair with some backdoor potential and am getting 2.5:1 pot odds. Calling keeps the pot controlled and allows me to see a turn card in position on the bettor.

I hold Ad3h on 8s6sTh, which is a weak hand with no pair and poor backdoor potential. Seat 1 raised to 200 representing top pair or better, and calling 200 into a 700 pot with only 100bb effective stacks is a negative EV play; folding preserves chips.

I have bottom pair with a gutshot, and seat_1's flop raise followed by a turn check suggests either a trap or a marginal made hand. Checking back controls the pot and lets me see a river without risking chips.

My pair of eights is weak on this straight-heavy board, and a bet would likely only be called by better hands. I'll check to get to a cheap showdown.

I only have a weak pair of sixes on a coordinated board, and the opponent's flop raise suggests top pair or better. Checking behind avoids risking more chips and takes the free showdown.

I have 2c3s, a very weak hand with no pair and poor post-flop playability. Facing a 100bb deep game with only 150 in the pot, calling 100 to see a flop with this hand offers terrible implied odds and high risk of losing a big chunk of my stack.

Calling 50 offers 3:1 pot odds with a chance to see a flop heads-up; even 32o has enough equity against a random big blind hand to make the call profitable.

With T3o in the big blind and no call required, checking is best; raising a weak offsuit hand into a limper would build a pot with poor equity.

I have a very weak hand (3-high) with no draws on this flop, so checking is the safest play to see the turn without risking chips.

I have middle pair on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and protection against overcards and draws; I can fold to a raise.

With 3-2 offsuit and no pair or draw on this king-high board, I have almost no equity against the bettor's range. Calling is not profitable, so I fold.