Hold'em table

I'm on the button with A3 offsuit; a standard raise to isolate the blinds is profitable given position.

A9o out of position against a button open is dominated too often and plays poorly postflop, so folding is the higher-EV choice.

6c5s is a weak hand and I'm out of position facing a raise to 250 with only 150 to call; folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Ten-three offsuit is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind, so folding preserves chips.

I have As7s, a playable hand with a backdoor flush draw. The small blind's 50-chip bet is small, and calling keeps my stack intact while allowing me to see a flop and potentially realize equity.

I'm BB with a weak suited hand (4s8s) and no raise to face; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop for free.

I have a backdoor flush draw with As-7s on a 6-9-5 board, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to control the pot on later streets.

I only have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot to a seven; no bet is required so I'll take a free card.

The board is disconnected with no obvious made hands, and I hold a backdoor flush draw with the 7s. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to control the river if a scare card appears.

No pair or draw, cheap way to see the river for free.

The board is paired with a J on the river, and my hand is Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw that missed. I have no made hand and no clear path to value, so checking is the safest play to avoid bluffing into a stronger holding.

I have no pair, just 8-high with a busted flush draw, no value in betting; checking to showdown.

I have QdQc, a playable suited Broadway hand. Calling the 100 big blind keeps the pot small and preserves my stack while I see a flop.

4s2s offsuit is a weak hand not worth completing from the small blind against a button call and big blind option; folding avoids unnecessary investment.

84 offsuit is too weak to raise, and the limp means I can see a free flop as the big blind.

I have no pair and no draw on a paired ace flop, so betting is a pure bluff with little fold equity. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.

Board is paired with Aces and I hold Qc, so I want to control the pot and avoid building it with a weak top-pair hand. Checking keeps the action open and lets me assess opponent's range on the turn.

I have 84 offsuit with no pair, no draw, and no ace blocker on a paired-ace turn. Checking is free and better than bluffing into a caller who can easily have a pair or an ace.

I have top set on the turn with the board paired Aces and a Queen on the turn. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate the river without committing more chips when the opponent has been passive.

I have eight-high with no pair or flush on a paired, three-club board, so there is no value in betting. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting more chips in with air.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a paired board, but the opponent has checked twice and the pot is small, so I'll take the free card and showdown rather than bluff into a possible trap.

Weak offsuit 9-5 from the button facing a raise-sized field is not worth continuing in a 3-handed pot.

T6o is too weak to complete out of position against the big blind after the button folds. Folding avoids a dominated, hard-to-play hand.

96o is too weak to open from the button in this three-handed spot; folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected hand out of position postflop if called.

My hand (6h 3s) is weak and unsuited, and I am out of position in the blinds. Folding avoids investing more chips into a pot where I have little equity.

I have a small pair (6s 6d) and am in the button position with both blinds already in. The pot odds and position disadvantage make folding the most prudent play preflop.

Heads-up pot with cheap price to see a flop; 2-9o has enough equity to justify a call for 50 more into a 150 pot.

J5o is too weak to raise for value against a completed small blind, and checking realizes the free option with some showdown value.

No pair, no draw, and no value in bluffing here with two players left; checking to control pot size.

I have a pair of fives in position after the small blind checked. A minimum bet of 100 protects against overcards and flush draws while keeping the pot small with a marginal made hand.

No pair, no draw, weak kicker card with a bet facing me; not worth continuing.