Hold'em table

Kh Ac is a premium hand; raising for value and to build the pot.

Queen-deuce offsuit is a weak hand to play out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding preserves chips.

Pocket sixes are strong enough to defend against a button open at 100bb depth. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and preserves value from both showdown strength and flopping a set.

Pocket sixes have little value on this coordinated, three-overcard flop. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids leading into the preflop raiser's stronger range.

I have top pair top kicker on a wet board with flush and straight draws; betting for value and protection.

Pocket sixes have little equity on this coordinated, three-overcard flop and no meaningful draw. Facing a sizable continuation bet out of position, calling or bluff-raising is unlikely to be profitable.

Folded to me on the button in 3-handed play, and the blinds are small enough that a steal raise with J-2 offsuit is a reasonable play to win the blinds immediately.

T8 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button raise from the small blind, with poor position and the big blind still to act.

76s has decent equity against a button open and we're getting good pot odds (150 to win 400). Out of position, but deep stacks allow us to realize implied odds when we flop well.

We have a flush draw and gutshot straight draw, giving us around 12 outs. Betting 350 as a semi-bluff can build the pot for when we hit and may fold out hands like small pairs or air.

I have only Jack-high with a gutshot to a straight, facing a 350 bet into a 900 pot, so I need about 28% equity to call and this hand is well short of that.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to profitably open or limp, even on the button. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and playability.

J8o getting 3:1 on a call in a heads-up pot against the big blind, with position on the button gone, folding is too tight and raising inflates the pot with a marginal holding.

Nine-six offsuit is a weak hand, but checking my big blind is free with no call needed, so I'll see the flop without adding chips.

Middle pair with an overcard on a draw-heavy board is a marginal made hand out of position; checking controls the pot and avoids value-owning ourselves against likely Qx or strong draws.

Holding 9-6 high on a 5-8-Q flop with no pair or draw of note, I have no reason to bet; checking keeps the pot small and takes the free card, and the only other active seat checked to me.</br>

I have middle pair with a jack kicker on a dry board. Checking controls the pot and I can evaluate my opponent's action on the river.

I hold 9-high with no pair on a K-Q-8-5 board, and checking is free, so I take the free card rather than bluffing into a 2-player pot.

I hold a pair of sixes on a paired-free but scary board with no way to bet profitably for value, and checking to showdown is the cheapest way to realize my hand.

K4 suited on the button with position; a raise to 2.5bb can steal the blinds or build the pot with a playable hand.

Nine-five offsuit is a weak hand to call 200 more out of position against a button raise in a three-way pot, so folding is the disciplined choice.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defense against a button open at this size. Calling costs 150 to contest a 550-chip pot, while keeping the pot manageable with a marginal hand out of position.

Checking keeps the pot controlled with jack-high and a vulnerable eight-high flush draw. Out of position against the preflop raiser, this hand fits better in a checking range than a leading range.

Top pair on a very wet monotone board; seat 3 checked so I bet to charge draws and protect my hand. A small bet keeps pot manageable while denying free cards.

The eight of diamonds gives me a flush draw, and pairing the jack can also help against some of the button's range. Calling for roughly 26% pot odds is preferable to inflating the pot with a non-nut draw.

With only jack-high and an eight-high flush draw, checking keeps the pot controlled against the preflop raiser. The turn does not improve my hand enough to justify leading.

Holding bottom pair with no draw on a connected, flush-draw board, checking back the turn controls the pot and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

My jack-high has little showdown value, and the turn check leaves my opponent with many missed draws and marginal hands. This river bluff represents trips or a slow-played flush, with the 8d blocking some flush combinations.

My hand is only two pair (4s and 2s) with a King kicker, which is weak on a board with four diamonds and a possible straight. The opponent bet 800 into 1950 after a turn check, likely representing a flush or a strong two pair. The pot odds don't justify a call given how often I'm beaten.

On the button with K8 offsuit against two blinds, a small raise steals the blinds with a hand that plays well enough postflop.

A4 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise with the big blind still to act. Its poor playability and domination risk make folding preferable without a specific opponent read.

QJo is a decent defending hand from the big blind against a button raise in a 3-handed game; calling controls the pot and sees a flop in position disadvantage but with decent equity.

We have QJ high with no draw on a low board, so checking is standard to avoid building a pot with a weak hand.

I have only King-high with no pair or strong draw on a 2-5-3 board, and seat_1 checked, so checking to see a free turn is the controlled choice over a weak bluff.

Turned top pair with decent kicker. Betting for value against worse hands and to charge draws on the flush and straight possible board.

Holding only King-high with no pair and no draw on a 2-5-3-Q-high board, I need about 28% equity to call 350 into 900, and this line looks stronger than my hand. Folding avoids a likely dominated call.

J3 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open at 100bb, with poor connectivity and frequent domination when called. Folding avoids investing in a marginal hand against two live blinds.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with 75o against a single big blind opponent; folding loses 50 chips while calling has positive expectation if we can realize enough equity, albeit out of position.

With AQ offsuit in the big blind against one limper and a folded button, raising to 300 builds the pot and takes initiative with a strong hand.

75o is a very weak hand with poor postflop playability, and calling 200 more out of position against a big blind raise is unprofitable despite 2:1 pot odds.