Hold'em table

A♠6♦ is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A small raise applies pressure while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

Seat 1 opened to 250 with Ac-Qd, a strong hand. I'll 3-bet to 600 to build the pot and leverage my nut advantage.

J9 offsuit faces a raise and a 3-bet to 600; not worth continuing out of position with weak holdings.

A-6 offsuit is dominated by much of the small blind’s 3-bet range and has poor realization even in position. The call price is not enough to justify continuing.

I have 8c Ad, which is weak offsuit and out of position. The pot is only 150 and I'd need to call 100 to see a flop, which is too expensive for such a marginal hand.

Heads-up against the big blind with a suited connector, a small raise applies pressure and builds the pot with decent equity.

QJo is strong enough to defend against the small blind’s raise, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

As preflop raiser on a dry King-high board, a continuation bet represents strength and can take down the pot even with no made hand.

Q-J has missed the flop and offers only backdoor straight possibilities, with no immediate draw to continue against this bet. Folding avoids paying 275 with very little equity.

K4 offsuit from the button facing a call is a weak hand not worth continuing with in a 3-player pot.

Calling the small additional amount gets a favorable price against the big blind’s wide range. Raising with a weak offsuit hand risks building a pot out of position.

Seat 3 folded, and I'm in the big blind with 2s 8s facing no additional raise. Checking keeps my stack intact and lets me see a flop cheaply with this suited connector.

I have a weak pair on a connected, two-diamond board and can take a free card rather than build a pot with a vulnerable hand.

I have a weak speculative hand (2s8s) on a dry flop with no pair. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see a cheap turn card without committing more chips.

I have only a weak pair on a board where many hands have improved or already beat it, so I’ll take the free river card.

I have a weak gutshot straight draw (4 to a 7) with backdoor flush potential, but the pot is small and the opponent has shown no interest. Checking keeps my hand disguised and allows a free river card while preserving stack for better spots.

My pair of twos is weak on this ace-high board, and the opponent has shown no aggression. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk a bluff or thin value bet.

The board is uncoordinated and I hold a weak 8-high hand, so checking to showdown is the best play against a likely weak range.

On the button, calling cheaply keeps a connected but weak hand in play with position; folding would give up the chance to realize equity at a low cost. I avoid raising because 6-5 offsuit is not strong enough to build a pot here.

With 9-high offsuit and a caller already in, I have no edge and will save my stack.

I'm the big blind with a weak hand (3h7c) and no raise to face, so checking is free and best.

I have weak unconnected cards (3h7c) with no pair or draw on a K-Q-5 board, so checking to see a free card is best.

I have a weak pair on a two-overcard, two-spade board. Checking behind keeps the pot small and preserves my showdown value.

I have no pair or draw with 3h7c on this board; checking is free and avoids building a pot I can't win without bluffing.

I have only a weak pair of fives on a board with two overcards, and the opponent has shown no aggression. Checking preserves showdown value without risking a bet into stronger hands.

I have nothing but 7-high; no value in betting and no fold equity worth risking chips for.

My pair of kings with fives is a modest two-pair hand, but most hands that call a river bet beat it and weaker hands are unlikely to call. I’ll take the showdown after the checks on earlier streets.

Calling the 100 big blind with 7d Kh keeps me in the pot at a reasonable price; I'll see a flop and reassess based on the board and opponent actions.

96o is weak, but it's cheap to see a flop multiway from the small blind.

Q8 offsuit is a marginal hand in a multiway limped pot. Check and see the flop without investing more preflop.

I have 9-6 offsuit with no pair and no draw on a 4-8-J board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing chips with no equity advantage.

I have a modest second pair in a three-way limped pot. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value without risking a raise from better hands.

Board is dry and I have no made hand, so I want to see a free turn card. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak King-high.

I have 9-6 offsuit with no pair and no draw on a 4-8-J-7 board; checking is free and I have no reason to bet or bluff into two players.

I have a modest middle pair on a connected board, and there is no need to inflate the pot after everyone checked the flop. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

The pot is small and the board is dry; checking keeps the hand under the radar and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal King-high.

Weak hand with 9-high, board shows no pairs for me; no value in betting, just check to showdown.

With a modest pair of eights on an ace-high board, a river value bet is unlikely to be called by enough worse hands in a three-way pot. I’ll take the free showdown after the checks on earlier streets.

The board is dry and I have only a weak King-high with a 7d kicker, so I want to see a free showdown. My opponent checked behind on every street, indicating weakness, so there is no reason to bluff or bet here.

A3o on the button is a reasonable raising hand heads-up-ish; raising builds the pot and leverages positional advantage against two limpers/blinds.

K♦J♦ is strong enough to 3-bet against a button open, and raising builds value while applying pressure. I use a substantial out-of-position size with the big blind still to act.

With Kc5c, I have a weak suited hand that is unlikely to dominate the range of a player who min-raised and then re-raised to 1000. Folding preserves my stack against significant preflop aggression.

A3o is too weak to continue against a sizeable 3-bet; folding preserves chips for better spots.