Hold'em table

I have a pocket pair of sixes, which has good potential to hit a set on the flop. Raising to 300 builds the pot and puts pressure on the blinds while keeping my bluff equity high.

A7o has sufficient equity against a button raise, and I'm getting 2.25:1 pot odds to call. I'll take a flop and reassess.

Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw out of position; checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot with a marginal hand.

I have a pocket pair on a dry flop with no obvious draws, so I want to control the pot and see if my opponent has a weak hand. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to potentially induce a bluff or take a free card.

Ace-high with no real draw on a paired board; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by a stronger range.

I have a set of 8s on the turn and want to keep the pot small against a single opponent who has been passive. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff on the river.

The board is paired with three eights, and my hand is just a pair of sixes with no improvement. Checking is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand against a likely stronger holding.

KJo is a strong hand in a 3-handed game; raising from the button to take initiative and build the pot.

Facing a button raise with a weak offsuit hand (4-9) and being out of position, folding is the clear choice.

Ks4s is a weak hand facing a 300 raise from the button; folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

With 77 on the button in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure and takes initiative; 300 is a standard 3x open.

I have a pocket pair of threes, which has decent playability. The opponent raised to 300 and I only need to call 250 more, which is reasonable for the pot odds and my stack depth.

I'm getting good pot odds closing the action, and K7o has enough playability to see a flop for only 200 more. Folding would be too weak here.

I have a pocket pair of threes on a paired flop, giving me a set. Checking lets me control the pot and potentially induce bluffs from the other players.

I have a flush draw and an overcard, but the paired board is dangerous, so I'll take the free card and keep the pot small.

My 77 makes two pair with the board, and both opponents checked, so I bet for value and protection against draws.

Seat 3's 600 bet on a paired Ten board is likely a value bet with a Ten or a set; my 33 is too weak to call 600 into a 1500 pot and has poor equity against their range.

Calling 100 with Ac-2h is reasonable to see a flop; I have backdoor potential and want to keep the pot small against two opponents.

I'm getting good pot odds to complete the small blind with a playable hand in a three-handed pot, and calling keeps the pot small out of position.

With 2s5c in the big blind and no call required, checking is best; the hand is too weak to raise for value and not worth turning into a bluff this early.

I have middle pair with a queen kicker on a king-high board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the other players do before committing more chips.

My hand is weak with no pair or draw on a king-high flop, so checking is best to avoid putting more chips in.

Board is dry and I have only backdoor equity with 2h 4c; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot out of position.

I have 2s5c on a Kh8s4cJh board, no pair or draw. Checking lets me see the button's action and possibly bluff the river if checked to me.

Board is paired with a King and Jack, and my 2h Ac is weak; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on the turn.

My pair of eights is unlikely to win at showdown against many river callers, but with everyone checking all streets, checking behind gives a chance to see a cheap showdown without risking chips. Betting would only likely get called by better hands.

I have Ace-high with no pair on a board where both opponents checked through all streets, so bluffing is unlikely to succeed and I have no value to protect. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids wasting chips on a weak hand.

8-2 offsuit plays poorly out of position, and calling or raising risks more chips with minimal equity; folding preserves stack.

QTo is a strong enough button hand in a 3-handed game to raise for initiative and fold out the blinds. A 3x raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

With 3c5d on the button facing a 300 raise, I have no playability and should fold to preserve chips.

Sixes have good implied odds against a button open, and calling 2bb to see a flop in a 4.5bb pot is cheap. I'll play a small pot out of position with a pocket pair.

QTs has two overcards but no pair or strong draw on a low connected board. Checking back controls the pot and allows me to realize equity for free, avoiding a risky c-bet into the big blind's calling range.

I have Q-high with no pair on a paired board and no strong read that a bet folds out better hands. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river.

Q-high has marginal showdown value against busted draws and weaker high cards, and the opponent's passive line suggests a river bluff would often be called by A/K-high or any pair. Checking realizes equity without risking extra chips.