Hold'em table

7-3 offsuit is too weak to profitably open on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

Weak offsuit low cards (5-2) with button folded; not worth completing against BB with no equity edge.

K3 offsuit is too weak to continue facing action from both blinds in a 3-handed hand; folding preserves chips for better spots.

With K6 offsuit I only need to complete the 50-chip small blind against the big blind, which is a cheap way to see a flop heads-up.

97 suited plays well in position in a limped pot. Checking realizes its equity for free without building a larger pot with a marginal hand.

I have a pair of sixes with a king kicker on a Q-6-2 board, which is a marginal holding. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position against an unknown range.

A half-pot stab on this dry board can profitably fold out many unpaired hands after the small blind checks. Nine-high has little showdown value, making it a reasonable bluff candidate.

I have a pair of sixes with a king kicker, which is good enough to call a 100-chip bet into a 300-chip pot, but not strong enough to raise.

I have only King-high on a paired board with no made hand, so I'll take the free card rather than bloat the pot out of position.

The paired turn offers little additional fold equity after the flop call, and I have no meaningful draw or useful blockers. Checking avoids investing more in a low-equity bluff.

I hold a pair of sixes with a king kicker on a paired board, which is a modest showdown hand that's unlikely to be improved by betting into a player who checked the turn. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a stronger hand.

Nine-high has virtually no showdown value, and a 300-chip bluff can fold ace-high and some weak pairs. The turn check is consistent with pot-controlling a queen, making a river value bet credible.

I have a pair of sixes with a king kicker, and calling 300 into a 700 pot needs only about 30% equity, which a bettor's range that includes bluffs should roughly provide.

Six-nine suited is a marginal hand, but on the button against a small blind and big blind it is a reasonable call for the 100-chip price with playability postflop.

83 offsuit has poor playability out of position, and the big blind can still raise. Even at the discounted completion price, folding is preferable with this weak hand.

I'm the big blind with 3c4d, no raise to face, so I check and see the flop for free.

I have no pair and no draw with 3c4d on this A75 board; checking to control pot size as out of position player with weak holding.

I hold 6-9 high on a A-7-5 flop with no pair and no draw of note, and seat_2 already checked, so checking to see a free showdown is the best option.

I hold a straight (3-4-5-6-7) with the board showing 7d-Ac-5d-6d; I should bet for value after two checks, sizing moderately to extract value while limiting risk against a possible flush.

I have a pair of sixes with an 8 straight out, and the 150 call is about 27% of the 550 pot, which is a reasonable price against a small turn bet.

I made a 3-4-5-6-7 straight on the river; betting for value while keeping sizing moderate due to the three-diamond flush possibility on board.

With only a pair of sixes on a four-straight board, I have too little equity to call 400 into 950 against a river bettor who has shown strength on the turn. Folding is the disciplined choice.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and an ace blocker. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds without risking too much with a marginal hand.

97o is weak offsuit, facing a raise with two players left to act, not worth calling.

Jack-ten offsuit is a playable hand getting a good price (150 to call into a 400 pot) against a button open, so calling keeps us in with position to see the flop.

I have Jack-high with no pair and no made draw of note against a paired board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but with no diamond or strong draw, this hand is a good check-back candidate. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess in position on the turn.

I have Jack-high with no pair on a paired board, so I have little showdown value and no strong reason to build the pot. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.

Ace-high retains some showdown value against unpaired hands, and betting would mostly fold out hands we already beat. Checking preserves equity without building a pot against pairs or trips.

I have only high cards (J-high with a T and the A on board) and no showdown value worth building a pot with, so checking keeps the hand cheap and avoids bloating the pot against a preflop raiser.

The river ace gives me two pair, and three checks leave plenty of weaker pairs in the big blind's range. A small value bet can get calls from those hands without requiring a large commitment against better aces or slow-played trips.

I have J-high with no pair, and the river bet of 200 into 750 needs about 21% equity. Against a betting range that likely includes sixes or aces, J-high has almost none, so folding is correct.

Weak offsuit low cards (6-3) from the button facing a raise; not worth continuing in a 3-way pot.

I'm the small blind facing only 50 more to complete into a 150 pot, about 3-to-1 pot odds, and T4 offsuit has enough playability heads-up against the big blind to justify calling.

T7 suited plays well in position against the small blind, but is not strong enough to require building the pot. Checking realizes its equity for free while avoiding a limp-reraise.

I hold trip fours on a paired board, so I want value from worse pairs and draws. A pot-sized-ish bet builds the pot while keeping opponents in.

Ten-high with only backdoor draws is too weak to continue against a 1.5-pot bet. Calling requires 37.5% equity, and there are much stronger hands available to defend.

Queen-deuce offsuit on the button is a marginal hand, but calling 100 to see a flop in position against two blinds is a reasonable low-cost play.

94 offsuit is too weak to complete from the small blind despite the favorable immediate price. Poor playability out of position and the big blind's option to raise make folding preferable.

I'm the big blind with J5o and only one limper called; checking is free and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

I have two pair (kings and jacks) on a paired board, strong enough to bet for value against a single opponent who checked.

I have Q-high with no pair on a J-K-K board facing a 150 bet into a 400 pot, so my hand is weak and has only a few straight outs. Folding avoids putting more chips in behind a likely strong king.