Hold'em table

On the button in a 3-handed game, K9o is strong enough to open-raise rather than just call. A raise to 300 applies pressure and can take down the blinds or isolate weaker hands.

Seat 1 raised to 300. I am in the small blind with 7h8h, a playable suited connector. Calling 250 more keeps the pot manageable and preserves my stack for postflop play.

Getting 3.5:1 pot odds with a mediocre but playable hand, call to see a flop despite being out of position postflop.

I have a gutshot straight draw with 7h8h on a 5cKh6d flop, and checking keeps the pot small while preserving the option to bluff or value-bet later. Since I can check and there is no immediate threat, checking is the most balanced play.

I have no made hand on this flop and there is no need to risk chips; checking keeps the pot small and gives a free card.

Board is wet with straight and flush possibilities; my 7h-8h has backdoor equity but no made hand, so I want to control pot size and avoid building a big pot out of position on the turn.

I have a pair of tens on the turn and the flop was checked around, so a value bet can charge draws and protect my hand.

I have top pair with a decent kicker and am getting over 2.5:1 pot odds to call the turn bet. Raising risks folding out worse hands and running into better Kx or two pair, so I'll call and reassess on the river.

I hold a weak gutshot straight draw with no pair, and calling 600 into a 2100 pot on the turn is a poor price. Folding preserves my remaining stack for better situations.

My pair of tens has marginal showdown value; the river 9 completes 78 and many better hands call if I bet. Checking keeps the pot manageable and allows missed draws to bluff.

Calling the 100 big blind with Jc7h on the button is a standard play; I can see a flop cheaply and potentially realize equity without committing more chips preflop.

Getting 5:1 pot odds to complete with a suited king is too good to pass up, so I just call the small blind.

I have pocket kings in the big blind and all three players are still in, so I raise for value and to build the pot. A raise to 500 applies pressure to the limpers while keeping my range strong.

7h Jc is weak offsuit and out of position; facing a 400 raise with only a 100bb stack, folding preserves chips for better spots.

On the button with a weak hand, I'll raise to try to steal the blinds and take control of the pot.

8d2s is a very weak offsuit hand out of position, and calling a button raise would likely lead to difficult postflop spots. Folding is the disciplined choice.

Calling the 100 chip bet is the most straightforward play with Ks-Qh, keeping the pot manageable and allowing me to see a flop without overcommitting. The min-raise to 300 is too steep given the opponent's 200 raise and my speculative hand.

I have a backdoor straight draw with Qh Ks on a 7c Jh As board, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a turn card without committing more chips when I'm behind on likely ranges.

The board is paired with a 7 and an Ace, and my Ks gives me a weak king-high with backdoor flush potential. Checking is the safest play to control pot size and avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand against a paired board.

Board is paired with 7s and contains an Ace; my KQ is likely behind a range that raised preflop and called the flop. With checks through on the turn and no showdown value edge, checking to realize equity and avoid building a bigger pot is best.

Open-raising from the button with Tc7c applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with a playable suited hand.

I hold 2d 6s, a very weak hand that cannot stand a raise. Seat 1 opened to 300 and I only have 250 to call, so folding is the correct play to preserve my stack.

I have a weak hand (6h4h) and face a raise to 300 with only 200 to call. Folding is the safest option to conserve chips.

I hold 3s7c, a weak offsuit hand with poor equity. Facing a 100 chip big blind and a 50 chip small blind, I have no strong draws or made hand, so folding minimizes losses.

7-2 offsuit is a very weak hand out of position, and completing the small blind invites postflop losses. Folding limits the damage to the already-posted blind.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with Q5o against a random big blind; calling is profitable despite being out of position.

I'm in the big blind with Js8c and no raise to call, so checking keeps my options open and avoids putting chips in with a marginal hand. I'll see a flop and reassess based on what comes.

With Q-high and no pair or strong draw on an Ace-high flop, checking is the safest way to control the pot and avoid putting chips in with a weak hand out of position.

Board is dry and I have a backdoor flush draw with no current pair; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak hand.

Board is paired with an Ace and a Jack, and I hold Js giving me top pair. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a second pair that could be outdrawn.

The board is uncoordinated and my hand is weak; checking is the safest play to avoid bluffing into a stronger range.