Hold'em table

Queen-seven offsuit is a weak holding, and facing a 100-chip call from out of position in a three-way pot, folding avoids a marginal, dominated investment.

3c 9s is a weak offsuit hand with no playability preflop. Seat 1 folded, but I'm facing a 50bb call from the SB and a 100bb BB behind, making a fold the highest EV choice.

I have a pocket pair of fives, which is a decent hand to raise with from the button. I'll raise to 500 to build the pot and isolate the blinds.

7♣2♣ is a very weak hand, and calling a 5-big-blind raise from the small blind would be costly with the big blind still to act.

Facing a 400-chip call into a 650-chip pot from the button, A7o has enough equity and the price is good enough from the big blind to continue.

I have a pair of sevens with an ace kicker on a 7-6-Q board, which is a medium-strength hand; checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the opponent act.

I have a pocket pair of fives with a gutshot and backdoor flush draw on a 7h-6h-Qc board. Since the opponent checked and there's no bet to call, checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card while preserving my stack.

I hold a pair of sevens with an ace kicker on a board with a flush-draw texture, which is medium strength, so I check to control the pot and keep the hand cheap.

The board is paired with a flush draw and I hold a middle pocket pair; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on the turn.

With only a pair of sevens on a river where both opponents have checked, I have showdown value but little bluffing equity, so I take the free check.

Board is paired with a possible overpair; checking preserves my stack and lets me control the pot size on the river. I'll call any bet if I think I'm ahead, but checking is the safest play here.

T5 offsuit is marginal, but completing on the button is inexpensive and preserves position against the blinds.

Calling 50 to complete into a 250 pot gives about 17% pot odds, which is enough to justify a cheap look at a weak suited hand in a multiway limped pot.

I have 7s2s, a weak hand, and the action is on me with no bet to call. Checking keeps my stack intact and avoids putting chips in with a dominated hand.

I have 4-2 of hearts with no pair or made draw on a 3-9-7 rainbow board, and checking is free, so I should check rather than bet a weak hand.

I have a weak hand with backdoor flush and straight draws, so I want to see a free card and control the pot size. Checking also keeps the action open for seat_3 to potentially bluff or continue with a weaker range.

Take the free turn with a flush draw, while avoiding a bet into two opponents on a three-diamond board where a raise or call may come from a higher diamond.

I have 2-4 with no pair or draw of note on a 3-9-7-9 board, and checking is free, so I take the free card rather than bluffing into two players.

I have a weak 7-high flush draw with backdoor straight potential, but the board is paired and dangerous. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on the turn.

I have a decent flush draw but no made hand, and can see the river for free. Checking avoids building the pot while preserving the chance to improve.

Our 4-2 has no pair, straight, or flush on this river, so we have no showdown value. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.

I have a weak 7-high with no pair and no flush draw; checking is the safest play to avoid wasting chips on a bluff.

My two pair (nines and fives) is strong against the weak hands likely to check through, so I’ll make a small value bet. The checked-down action makes a large bet unnecessary.

I have a pair of nines with a seven kicker, and the 100-chip call into a 400-chip pot is a cheap price to see whether the button is bluffing.

Seat 3's river raise to 100 represents a strong hand; my 7s2s has no showdown value and cannot profitably call 100 into a 500 pot.

Eight-four offsuit is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position, so folding from the button costs nothing compared with investing 100 chips to see a flop.

I hold 2c6d, a weak hand that is unlikely to improve. Seat 1 already folded, and I am facing a 50 chip call from the small blind. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

I have 9d8s, a decent suited connector. The big blind already has 100 in and the small blind only 50, so calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable. I'll keep my stack intact and play the hand postflop.

K♥6♥ is playable for a small completion price, but raising from the small blind risks building a pot out of position against the limper and big blind.

Seven-five offsuit is weak, but the big blind already has the price to see the flop for free, so checking is the correct action over folding or raising.

I have a strong flush draw but am out of position in a three-way pot on a connected flop. Checking keeps the pot manageable while preserving the chance to realize my equity.

I hold 7-5 offsuit with no pair or draw on a 9-4-8 flop, and the action checked to me, so checking keeps the pot small and sees the next card for free.

The board is dry and disconnected with no obvious draws, and I hold middle pair with a backdoor flush draw. Since it's checked to me and there's no immediate threat, checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

The checked-through flop gives me a reasonable chance to win the pot with a turn stab, and I have a strong king-high flush draw if called. A half-pot bet balances fold equity with the value of seeing a river.

With 7-5 we have only a gutshot to a six for the river, about 4 outs, which is well short of the roughly 20% equity needed to call 150 into a 450 pot. Folding is the disciplined play.

I have a strong straight draw with 9d8s on a 9h4h8d3d board, giving me gutshot to a 7 and backdoor flush potential. Calling 150 into a 450 pot is reasonable to see the river and realize equity without overcommitting.

King-high has little showdown value, but the river-pair bluff is unlikely to fold many hands that called the turn. Checking avoids investing more against the button’s calling range.

Board is paired with 9s, giving me a middle set with 8s kicker; opponent likely has a 9 or a straight draw that completed, so I want to induce a bluff or control pot size rather than build a big bet.

T8 offsuit is playable on the button three-handed, and raising takes advantage of position while applying pressure to the blinds.

Holding 4c9h, a weak unsuited hand facing a 200-chip call after the button's raise to 250 from out of position, so folding avoids losing more chips with little equity.

With 4h7h on the button facing a 250 raise after the small blind folded, the pot odds and hand strength don't justify a call or 3-bet; folding preserves chips for better spots.