Hold'em table

96o is too weak and gapped to open or limp from the button, so folding avoids putting chips in with a dominated hand.

T6 suited is playable heads-up from the small blind at a favorable price. I’ll complete rather than inflate the pot with a marginal hand.

We have K7o in the big blind facing a small blind limp, making a free check to see a flop standard.

I have no pair or heart on a monotone flop, so there is little value in betting; I’ll take the free card and avoid inflating the pot.

I have middle pair with no heart on a monotone ace-high board, making a check behind optimal for pot control and showdown value.

With only ten-high and no heart, I have very little showdown value or useful equity on this paired, three-heart board. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a range that can continue with a heart or a pair.

I have two pair (Sevens and Threes) with an Ace kicker, but the board has flush and trips possibilities; checking behind controls the pot size and preserves showdown value.

With only ten-high, a river bluff is unlikely to fold better pairs or any heart, while checking preserves a chance to win against missed low cards.

I have two pair (sevens and threes with an Ace kicker), which has decent showdown value against missed hands after checking down all streets. Betting unlikely gets called by worse hands.

Q3 offsuit is too weak to play from first to act, even on the button; avoid investing a call into the blinds.

Holding AJo in the small blind after the button folds, raising to 3bb is a standard value raise blind vs blind.

24o is too weak to continue against a small-blind raise to 3bb heads-up; folding avoids paying 2bb more with a dominated offsuit hand.

84o is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed.

T5o is too weak to call or raise out of position against the big blind after the button folds.

94 suited is too weak to open from the button into two live blinds; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

A-5 offsuit is a solid heads-up blind-versus-blind opening hand after the button folds. Raise to 300 to take initiative and apply pressure to the big blind.

Holding 42o in the big blind facing an SB open is an easy fold due to having virtually no playability or equity.

On the button in a three-handed game, 9♦6♦ has enough suited playability to open. A modest raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Holding 6c 4s out of position facing a button open is an easy fold.

Pocket deuces have enough equity and deep-stack implied odds to set-mine against a button open, so calling 150 is better than folding or bloating the pot with a 3-bet.

Pocket deuces are an underpair on J97 with no draw, and the preflop raiser has position. Checking is free and avoids bloating the pot with a weak made hand.

I have a weak top pair on a connected board, so checking back keeps the pot manageable and preserves my showdown value.

Pocket deuces are an underpair to the entire board and have little fold equity as a bluff, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves a cheap showdown.

I have a pair of nines plus a flush draw, giving me good equity while protecting against overcards and straight draws. A moderate bet can also get value from weaker pairs and draws after the flop checked through.

Pocket deuces are the worst pair on a J-9-7-5 board and lose to almost any value bet. Calling 350 into 900 is not justified with only two set outs and no showdown value.

Opening A8s on the button with a standard 2.5bb raise.

56 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, so folding is the highest-EV option.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable heads-up big-blind defend against a button open, and the call price is favorable. I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position.

Top two pair with a strong straight draw is a good hand, but checking lets the preflop raiser act and avoids bloating the pot before seeing their response.

Middle pair with top kicker has good showdown value and functions well as a pot-controlling check back in position.

I have top pair after both players checked the flop. A small turn bet can get value from weaker pairs and charge draws while keeping the pot manageable.

Getting over 3.7:1 pot odds in position against a small delayed probe bet, holding third pair with an Ace kicker.

My two pair has solid showdown value, but the four-card straight texture makes a river value bet risky. I’ll check and avoid building a pot against the likely straights.

With a pair of eights on a four-to-a-straight board (8-9-T-J), we have no value bet and enough showdown value against air to check behind.