Hold'em table

Q6 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-sized call in a 3-handed pot; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more to see a flop heads-up against the big blind. J8o is too weak to raise but has enough equity to complete rather than fold.

I am in the big blind with 5s 8d, and the action is folded to me. Since to_call is 0, I can check and see a cheap flop without investing more chips with this weak hand.

Jack-high with no pair or draw on a paired ace flop has little showdown value, so checking is the disciplined play heads-up.

The board is paired with two Aces, and my 5-8 is a weak hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a likely losing hand.

I have jacks up on a paired-ace board and the pot is unraised, so a small turn bet gets value from weaker jacks and one-pair hands while keeping the pot controllable.

My hand (5s 8d) has no equity against the board of 2d Ad As Jh and the opponent's turn raise. Calling 150 to chase a backdoor flush is a severe -EV decision, so folding is the only rational play.

73 offsuit is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind; folding preserves the stack.

6d 8s is a weak offsuit hand, and I'm out of position in the small blind. With seat_1 already invested as the big blind, folding minimizes further loss.

With Ace-high and a weak kicker on the button, I'm calling the big blind to keep the pot small and see a flop rather than folding or risking more with a speculative hand.

Cheap call from small blind with a suited connector-ish hand, decent pot odds and no chat needed.

Js-4o is too weak to raise into a multiway limped pot, and checking is free as the big blind.

I have weak hole cards (4s2s) with no pair, draw, or connection to the flop; checking costs nothing and avoids building a pot with a poor hand.

Jack-high with no pair or draw on an ace-queen flop has little value, so I check and see the turn for free.

Board is A-high with a queen and nine, and my hand is Ace-high with a weak kicker. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal holding.

Weak hand with no pair or draw; checking is free and best given board texture and position.

Jack-high with no pair or draw on a checked turn; no reason to bluff into two opponents, so I take the free card.

The board is coordinated with a possible straight draw and top pair, but I only have Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand on the turn.

River with no made hand and no showdown value; checking to see a free showdown rather than bluffing into two opponents.

Jack-high has no pair and no draw on this river, so bluffing into two opponents is unlikely to succeed. Checking is free and preserves showdown equity.

The board is dry and I hold only a weak Ace-high with a gutshot that missed; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on the river.

Button raise with suited connector J9s in a 3-handed pot; standard steal/value raise.

4-3 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

With Ah7c on the button facing a 250 raise after a fold, the hand is too weak to call or re-raise. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

J9o is playable as a button open in three-handed poker with position, so I raise to 2.5bb rather than flat or fold.

9d7d is a weak hand to defend the small blind with a 200 chip call against a 250 raise. The pot odds don't justify continuing with such disconnected suited cards, so folding preserves my stack.

AKs is a premium hand; 3-bet for value against the button's open in a heads-up pot.

J9o is too weak to continue against a BB 3-bet to 8.5bb; calling 600 more is unprofitable and a 4-bet bluff is unnecessary.

Calling 100 chips to see a flop with Jd2d is reasonable; I have a backdoor flush draw and can play postflop.

32o is a weak hand; facing a call with a limper behind, folding the small blind is standard rather than completing with a poor hand.

Q2o is too weak to raise for value or as a bluff against a button limp, and checking is free so I can see a flop before committing more.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on a king-high flop is too weak to bet out of position, so I take the free check.

I have a backdoor flush draw with 2d Jd on a Kc 9d Tc board, but no made hand yet. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see a turn card without investing more chips with a weak holding.

Queen-high with no pair or draw has little showdown value, but the pot is small and seat_3 checked the flop, so there is no reason to bet. Checking keeps the hand cheap and avoids bloating a pot I am unlikely to win.

The board is paired with a possible flush draw, and my weak 2d-Jd hand is unlikely to win at showdown; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a losing hand.

Queen-high has little showdown value, but a river bet into a passive opponent risks being called by any pair or ace. Checking is the lower-variance line in a small pot.

The board is dry and unpaired with no flush or straight draws completed, and my hand is weak; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal holding.