Hold'em table

Calling with a speculative hand in position is cheap given the pot odds, and I can see a flop before committing more chips.

The button limped, so completing for 50 into a 250 pot gives good odds. T5o has enough playability to see a flop cheaply, though being out of position argues against raising.

Check behind with a small pair in a limped multiway pot; it realizes equity cheaply without building a large pot out of position.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker plus a backdoor heart draw, out of position in a three-way limped pot on an ace-high board. Checking controls the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

Bottom pair has limited value on an ace-high monotone board in a multiway limped pot. Checking keeps the pot controlled and preserves equity to improve.

I have only 7-high with no made hand or strong draw, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a scary board where hearts, Ace and King all hit likely calling ranges. The Th gives only a weak flush draw, so check to control the pot out of position.

With a small pair on a high coordinated board in a multiway pot, checking keeps the pot controlled and preserves showdown value.

I have no made hand or draw on this coordinated board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

I have third pair on a board with Q-J for a straight and a possible heart flush, so betting only gets called by better hands. With showdown value in a small 3bb pot, checking is best.

After universal checking, a modest river bet can fold out the many missed hands and weak pairs while risking relatively little versus the pot.

I have 7-high with no draw or pair on a board that connects with many of the opponent's possible river value hands. Calling has almost no chance of winning, so folding is the disciplined play.

The pot offers 2.5:1, so I need about 29% equity. A checked-down line followed by a 2/3-pot river stab from the big blind includes plenty of bluffs and weak hands, so my pair of tens is a reasonable bluff-catcher.

JTo on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb is a standard sizing to steal the blinds.

9-6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

On the button three-handed, 6-5 offsuit is a playable steal/opening hand with positional advantage. I raise to a standard small opening size.

A7o is strong enough to continue against a button open in 3-handed play, and calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position. Folding would be too weak, while a small 3-bet risks isolating against better hands.

Only 120 more to call into a 540 pot (about 18% equity needed), so K2o is a profitable defend from the big blind despite being out of position multiway.

We have ace-high with no pair and only backdoor draws. Being out of position against two opponents, checking is the standard play to see a free turn.

King-high with no draw in a 3-way pot, out of position against the preflop raiser left to act, so I'm checking. Betting would rarely fold out better hands.

I have bottom pair plus an open-ended straight draw and should bet for value and protection after both opponents checked. A moderate sizing can fold overcards while building a pot against worse pairs and draws.

King-high with only a weak backdoor straight draw, facing a c-bet from the preflop raiser on a J-high board. I don't have the equity to call 400 into 1060.

Q8s is playable in position, and calling one big blind is cheap to see a flop while keeping the pot small.

J9s is getting great odds (50 to win 250) and plays well in a multiway limped pot; completing avoids bloating the pot out of position with the big blind still to act.

T2 offsuit is too weak to inflate a multiway pot from the big blind. Check and realize equity for free.

J9 with a gutshot to the queen (needs Q for AKQJT? no—needs QT) is weak out of position in a three-way limped pot on an A-K high board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card if it checks through.

With only ten-high and a weak backdoor draw on an ace-king board in a multiway limped pot, checking is preferable to bluffing into two opponents.

I have only queen-high with a backdoor flush draw, and both opponents checked. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn.

Middle pair on a board that checked through three ways; a small bet takes the lead for thin value and protection against overcards and gutshots. It also folds out weak equity.

With only ten-high and no meaningful one-card draw on this board, calling the turn bet is unprofitable, especially with another player behind.

Queen-high with no draw is too weak to call a turn bet, and I have little chance of improving. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

Q7o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; steal the blinds with a 2.5x raise.

Qs7h is a dominated, weak offsuit holding from the small blind versus a button open, with the big blind still behind. Folding avoids difficult multiway and squeeze-prone situations.

Weak offsuit 5-9, facing a raise with no strong draw; folding to avoid unnecessary risk.

Button open with K5 suited is profitable three-handed, using a modest sizing to leverage position while retaining flexibility.

A3 suited in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is getting good odds (150 to win 400), so calling is the clear defend. A 3-bet is also viable, but calling keeps the button's wider range in.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker out of position on a K-high board that favors the button's range; checking controls the pot and lets me call a reasonable c-bet.

I have top pair and can extract value from weaker pairs and draws while denying equity. A moderate continuation bet keeps the pot manageable with my weak kicker.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker is getting 250 into 800 against a small button c-bet, which is a clear continue. Calling keeps the bluffs in and controls the pot size.

Holding a weak two pair (the 9s are paired on the board) with an ace kicker, I have showdown value against the button's c-bet range. Checking controls the pot and lets his bluffs continue; I can call a reasonable bet.

I have top pair on a paired board and should value-bet against weaker kings, pocket pairs, and draws while keeping worse hands in.

Getting about 4.6:1 against a small turn bet, third pair with an ace kicker has enough showdown value against a button range that bets small with plenty of air. Folding would be too tight, and raising would only fold out worse hands.

Ace-three is a bluff-catcher with showdown value on a paired board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me call a reasonable bet from the button's wide small-bet range.

Top pair is strong enough to value bet against weaker kings and bluff-catchers after the opponent checks. A moderate sizing targets calls while limiting exposure to a checked trap.

Getting about 4:1 against a small, consistent sizing; my third pair with an ace kicker beats enough bluffs and missed draws to justify a call.