Hold'em table

I have suited connectors (Jc2c) which have decent playability and potential for straights or flushes. Raising 3x the big blind is a standard opening size to build the pot and gain information on opponents' hands.

96 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act.

84 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x button raise, even with the favorable pot odds.

T3o is too weak to call or raise from the button against a full big blind, so folding preserves chips.

Q2 offsuit is weak, but completing from the small blind is worthwhile at this price against the big blind.

I am in the Big Blind with a weak hand (6-5 offsuit). Since the Small Blind called, I have the option to check and see a free flop. Raising with this hand is not profitable given its poor playability and the risk of being dominated or outdrawn.

I have a strong flush draw and can apply pressure with a small bet while retaining good equity if called.

I have a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor flush draw on a monotone board. The bet is small relative to the pot, so I will call to see the turn cheaply.

I have top pair but a very weak kicker on a three-spade board, and the opponent called my flop bet. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids value-owning myself against a flush or better queen.

I have a weak hand with no made pair and only a gutshot straight draw. Checking is the safest option to control the pot size and see if the opponent bets, allowing me to fold if the bet is large.

I have top pair, but my kicker is weak and the three-spade flop makes a value bet risky. I’ll check and take the showdown rather than get called or raised by a stronger hand.

I have a weak hand (6-5 offsuit) with no pair or draw on a scary 3-flush board. Checking is the safest option to avoid bluffing into a potential flush or better hand.

J3 offsuit is too weak to continue against the big blind, and calling needs substantial equity with two opponents in the pot. I’ll preserve my stack rather than raise a poor hand.

I have 6d 8c, a weak hand, but I am in the small blind facing a limp from the big blind. Calling 50 more to see a flop with decent pot odds is the standard play to avoid being exploited by folding too much, though I will likely fold to any aggression on later streets.

Pocket jacks are well ahead of a small-blind limp, so I raise to 400 for value and to build the pot heads-up.

My hand 6d8c is weak and off-suit, facing a significant 4x raise from the Big Blind. The cost to call (300 chips) is too high for the implied odds and equity of this hand, so folding is the correct play to preserve my stack.

Kh5c is a weak, unsuited, disconnected hand. Facing a full big blind to call with no prior action, folding is the standard play to preserve chips.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Suited connectors play well and a small raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

9♦4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x raise, even from the small blind. Calling would put in 200 chips with poor playability and insufficient equity.

T9o is playable on the button in a three-handed game, so I open to 2.5bb to take the initiative and fold out weaker hands.

A2 offsuit is weak out of position, but the small price and button’s wide opening range make calling preferable to folding. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a 3-bet while the big blind can still act.

J4o is a very weak hand facing a 2.5x raise from the button and a call from the small blind. The pot odds are poor, and playing out of position with this hand is likely to result in a loss.

With ace-high and no meaningful draw on a dry king-high flop, checking avoids building a pot with a weak hand and preserves the option to continue if I improve.

Dry K-high flop and the small blind checked, so a small c-bet as the preflop raiser can take the pot down often with T9 high.

The small flop bet gives favorable pot odds, and ace-high retains showdown value against missed broadway hands. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a weak hand.

I have only ace-high with a gutshot to the wheel, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot against the flop bettor.

T9 has no pair, no draw, and almost no equity on K745. Seat 3 already called the flop, so a turn barrel is unlikely to fold enough better hands to be profitable.

With only ace-high on a connected river, a bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. I’ll check and take the free showdown.

Ten-nine high has no pair or straight on this board, so there is no value in betting. Seat 3 called the flop and checked the river, so a bluff is unlikely to succeed; checking realizes the free showdown.

T2 suited is weak but playable on the button at a favorable price, with position to realize some postflop equity. I’ll take the flop without building a larger pot.

With AK suited off-suit (Ah Kc), I have a premium hand. Raising to 300 (3x BB) is a standard opening size to build value and isolate opponents, especially given the strong equity against random hands.

Q8s has enough suited equity and playability to call 200 into 500 against a small isolating raise; raising would bloat the pot out of position.

T♦2♦ is too weak to continue against a raise and a caller, even with position and a favorable immediate price. It has poor equity and limited playability in a multiway pot.

I have top pair with the nut flush draw on a three-flush board. Checking is the optimal play to control the pot size and induce a bet from the opponent, allowing me to either raise for value or call cheaply depending on their action.

I have middle pair with no spade on a monotone board, so checking behind realizes showdown value without inflating a pot where flushes and overpairs dominate.

The board is 4-flush with no pair, and my hand (Ah Kc) has no spade, no pair, and no straight draw. Checking is the safest option to avoid building a pot I likely cannot win, especially since I am out of position relative to the BB.

I only have a pair of eights on a four-spade board, so a bet mostly gets called by flushes and better. Checking keeps the pot small and takes the free river.

I have the nut flush draw (Ace of Spades) and top pair potential with King. Checking twice was passive; now that the board is complete, I will bet to value my strong draw and potential best hand, forcing seat_2 to pay to see if they have a made hand or a worse draw.

I have only a pair of eights with no spade on a four-flush, straight-heavy board, and a river bet from the preflop raiser is too often a flush, straight, or better pair for the price.