Hold'em table

Calling the 100 big blind with Ah9h keeps me in the hand at a reasonable price while avoiding a big preflop raise that could commit me with a marginal suited connector.

Calling 50 more gives good pot odds with a marginal but playable hand, and folding would waste the small blind already invested.

A4o is a marginal hand; checking closes the preflop action and lets me see a free flop rather than bloating the pot out of position against two limpers.

I have bottom pair with a ten kicker on a coordinated board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the other players do before committing more chips.

I have ace-high on a coordinated board and both opponents have shown weakness, so a small bet can take down the pot or charge draws while risking little.

Calling 150 into a 450 pot on a 6s-7s-2h flop with Ah9h keeps me in the hand at a reasonable price while letting seat_3 continue bluffing or value betting. I avoid raising to preserve stack against a possible strong hand and avoid folding a playable flush-draw plus gutshot.

I have bottom pair with a ten kicker and am getting good pot odds to close the flop action. Calling is cheap and lets me see the turn, while folding would be too tight at this price.

My hand is only bottom pair with a weak kicker, and the turn king plus possible spade flush makes this board dangerous. I'll check to see how the other players react before committing more chips.

I have Ace high with no spade on a board that completed a flush and contains a King; checking controls the pot and avoids bluffing into two opponents who already called my flop bet.

The board is paired with a King and the turn is a King, which often gives seat_3 a strong hand. With only Ace-high on a dry board, I want to control the pot and avoid building a big bet behind a weak hand.

I have two pair (tens and sixes) on the river, so I bet for value against worse made hands and missed draws.

Seat 3 folded to the river raise, leaving a heads-up pot with seat 2 who just raised 400. My Ah9h is weak on this 6s-7s-2h-Ks-Tc board and unlikely to beat a hand strong enough to fire the river, so folding is the correct play.

On the button with a suited hand, I raise to 3bb to steal the blinds and take initiative; 9-5s plays reasonably in position if called.

Getting 1.8:1 pot odds with J9o against a likely wide button raise; calling is marginally profitable and keeps the pot small out of position.

With Ts8s on the button facing a raise and a call, I'm out of position with a weak speculative hand and no clear path to value; folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

I flopped top pair with a decent kicker in a heads-up pot. Betting for value and to charge overcards/draws.

I have only 9-high with no real draw on a paired board facing a bet, so continuing is not profitable.

Q2o is too weak to play from the button against two blind defenders, and calling or raising risks chips with a dominated, low-equity hand. Folding avoids unnecessary loss.

Calling the 50 chip small blind is low-cost and keeps me in the hand with a playable Ten-high suited-ish hand. Folding wastes equity, and a raise is too aggressive without a stronger holding.

With a weak offsuit hand and no additional cost to see the flop, checking is the safest way to realize equity while keeping the pot small.

Board is K-T-9 rainbow with a Ten in my hand, giving me a weak pair. Pot is small and I'm in position after the BB checked, so I'll see a free card rather than build a pot with marginal equity.

We have no made hand or meaningful draw on this coordinated board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids unnecessary risk.

Board is paired with a King and three Tens, and my hand is a Ten-high with a weak kicker. I have no made hand and limited equity, so I want to see a cheap showdown.

My hand is weak (3-5 offsuit) with no made hand on a paired board. Opponent has shown weakness by checking both flop and turn, so checking gives a free river card and avoids building a pot I'm unlikely to win.

Board is paired with a Ten, and my hand is just a Ten-high with a backdoor flush draw. Both opponents checked through, so I'll check behind to realize equity without building a big pot with a marginal hand.

We have no made hand and opponent checked all streets, so checking to see a free showdown is best. Betting would risk chips with no value.

I have King-Jack on the button with no prior action, so calling the 100 big blind is a standard play to see a flop without overcommitting. Raising is possible but I prefer to keep the pot controlled with this speculative hand.

With Q5s in the big blind and the button having limped, checking is best to see a flop without bloating the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

I have only queen-high on a coordinated low flop and no strong reason to bloat the pot out of position; checking controls the pot and lets me see a turn.

I have a backdoor straight draw with Kd-Jh on a dry Tc-6d-4c flop and no one has bet, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to take a free card or induce a bluff.

I have only queen-high on a paired board with no strong draw, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a limper who may already have a pair or a draw.

Board is paired with a 6, and my Kd-Jh is vulnerable to many turn cards. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

The board has four clubs and a pair of sixes, so my two pair is vulnerable. Checking preserves showdown value and avoids putting more chips in when I could easily be behind to a flush or trips.

Board is paired with a Queen, and my Kd-Jh high card hand is weak. Opponent checked twice on the river, indicating weakness, so I will check to see a cheap showdown.

K4o has over 50% equity against a random BB, and calling 50 into 150 offers excellent pot odds. Raising would risk bloating the pot with a weak offsuit hand out of position.

I am in the big blind with KsJc and face no call. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids committing chips with a speculative hand before seeing a flop.

Bottom pair with K kicker is likely ahead of BB's random hand; betting 100 for value and protection.

I have King-high on a 6-4-Q board with no obvious draw, so I'll call the 100 to keep the pot small and see a turn rather than overcommit with a weak hand.

I have only a weak pair of fours on a coordinated board and am first to act; checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot with marginal equity.

Board is paired with a 5 on the turn, giving me a gutshot to a straight. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher when I'm likely behind.

With a marginal two-pair (6s and 4s) on a coordinated board, checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by straights, flushes, or trips. I can evaluate a bet from the opponent and proceed accordingly.

Board pairs with 6s and 6h, giving me a pair of sixes with Ks-Jc. Opponent checked twice on turn and river, indicating weakness. Checking to see a showdown is the best play here.

KTo is a strong button hand in a 3-handed game; I raise to apply pressure and take control with position.

My hand is 5dJs, which is weak offsuit and unsuited, and I am out of position facing a raise to 300. The pot odds and my equity do not justify calling or re-raising, so folding is the most disciplined play.

Calling 200 closes the action with decent pot odds against a wide button opening range; Q3o is weak but should have enough equity to make the call profitable.

We have a flush draw and an overcard, but we are out of position against a preflop raiser. Checking allows us to see a free card and avoid committing chips with a draw out of position.

I raised preflop and have position with two overcards on a low flop. A small continuation bet can fold out better unpaired hands and take down the pot without risking too much.