Hold'em table

5-6 offsuit is a weak hand in early position. With 100 chips to call and a shallow stack of 10000, folding minimizes losses on marginal holdings. This preserves chips for stronger starting hands.

76o has sufficient equity against a random big blind to complete for 50 into 150, and keeping the pot small out of position avoids overcommitting with a speculative hand.

Td4s is too weak and poorly coordinated to build a pot from the big blind; take the free flop.

Middle pair with weak kicker on an A-high two-heart board. Checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it with a marginal hand out of position.

This hand has no pair, no heart, and very limited draw equity on a highly connected monotone board. Checking preserves the option to fold against aggression.

With middle pair and no heart, checking controls the pot and avoids bloating against an ace or flush draw.

I improved to a pair of tens after both players showed weakness on the flop and turn. A modest value/protection bet can be called by weaker pairs and draws while limiting exposure on this coordinated board.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board; facing a turn bet, I don't have enough equity to continue out of position.

Pocket threes on the button in a 3-handed game; raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position, while still having set-mining potential if called.

34 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3bb button open, especially with the big blind still behind.

4-2o is the worst hand in poker. Seat 2 raised to 300 from the button, and I'm out of position as the big blind with a trash hand. Folding minimizes losses.

Button open-raise with suited 86, leveraging position and playable postflop equity.

9-2 offsuit is the weakest hand in poker. With a 2.5x raise from the button and the big blind still to act, folding is the correct play. Preserving chips with a dominated hand is far better than chasing with trash.

QJo has enough equity against a wide button open, and calling closes the action preflop while keeping the pot controlled out of position.

I flopped top pair with a decent kicker. I will bet around two-thirds pot for value and to charge overcards or draws.

I have middle pair plus a strong diamond flush draw and can apply pressure to weaker pairs and draws while retaining substantial equity if called.

I have top pair with a decent kicker and am getting over 2.5:1 to call. Raising would fold out worse hands and only get action from better, so calling keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate the turn.

We have second pair with a gutshot straight draw. Villain raised flop, so I'll check to control the pot and see a river card without committing more chips.

With a marginal pair and a diamond draw on the paired board, checking back realizes equity and avoids getting check-raised off our draw.

We have a marginal pair of eights with some showdown value after the opponent checked twice. Betting is unlikely to get better hands to fold often enough and risks value-owning ourselves.

AcJs is a premium starting hand that plays well in position as the button. Raising to 400 chips (4bb) applies pressure, builds the pot with a strong hand, and gives us the best position postflop.

T4o is too weak to continue against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated offsuit hand out of position.

85 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 4bb button open out of position.

72o is the weakest starting hand and calling 100 chips out of position against two live opponents is not profitable, even on the button.

T5 offsuit is a weak small-blind holding versus the big blind, so I fold rather than defend without positional advantage.

On the button, 76o is a reasonable steal candidate against the blinds. A 2.5bb open gives good pressure while keeping the risk controlled.

King-Three offsuit is a weak holding that performs poorly against a 2.5x raise from the button. The raiser likely has a stronger range, and calling 200 more chips would leave us in a marginal position out of position with limited upside. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

K9o has enough equity against a likely wide button open, and the pot odds (150 to call into 400) are favorable. Calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position.

I have K-high with a backdoor flush draw on a queen-high flop; checking out of position controls the pot and avoids bloating against the button's preflop raising range.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to the checked range while retaining equity with the heart draw and possible pair improvements.