Hold'em table

42 offsuit is too weak to open from the button with both blinds yet to act.

J9o in the small blind against only the big blind; calling 50 into a 150 pot gives good odds for a playable hand heads-up, and folding is too tight while raising overcommits a marginal holding.

Pocket nines are well ahead of a small blind limping range, so I raise for value and to take initiative in position.

J9 offsuit is far too weak to call a 4x raise out of position with a limped pot; folding loses only the 50 already committed.

Pocket sevens on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise; a standard 2.5x open builds the pot with a solid playable hand and applies pressure on the blinds.

76 offsuit is too weak to continue with from out of position against a button raise.

T9 offsuit has enough playability to defend against a button open at a favorable price. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

With no pair or meaningful draw on this low, disconnected flop, checking is preferable to leading into the preflop raiser.

My sevens are an overpair to the dry 2-6-5 flop, so I bet for value and protection against the preflop caller's capped range.

I have no pair and only a runner-runner straight possibility, so calling 350 offers poor odds against the flop raise.

Q2o is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable blind-versus-blind hand, and calling 50 offers favorable pot odds without inflating the pot out of position.

72o is far too weak to raise against the SB limper, and checking keeps the pot small while I act out of position postflop. I can fold cheaply if the flop misses.

J-high has little showdown value and no strong draw. I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot with a bluff into the big blind’s range.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight outs and can take a free river card. Betting offers little value with only jack-high, so I’ll check and realize my equity.

I only hold a weak pair of sixes from the board with 2-7 in the hole; with the opponent showing passivity, checking keeps the pot small and avoids building it with a marginal hand vulnerable to overcards.

I have a J-high straight on the river, strong enough to value-bet after the flop and turn checked through. A modest bet can get calls from weaker hands without risking too much to a raise.

As the button in a three-handed game, K5 offsuit is playable as an open-raise and can win the blinds immediately. A modest raise applies pressure without overcommitting with a marginal hand.

K7s is too weak to defend against a 2.5x raise from the button out of position; folding avoids dominated spots and preserves chips.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

Pocket eights on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear value/bluff-raise spot; a standard 2.5x open builds the pot while retaining position postflop.

Nine-deuce offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands in poker, making folding from out of position an easy decision.

A4 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button open, and the pot odds make calling preferable to folding. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

I have top two pair on a relatively dry flop, so a moderate value bet builds the pot and charges weaker aces and draws.

My 88 missed the A-3-4 flop and the big blind's donk bet after cold-calling my preflop raise most often represents an ace or a set. With no draws to outdraw cheaply and poor equity, folding is the cleanest line.

J3s is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

J5 suited has some heads-up playability, and completing the small blind keeps the pot small against the big blind.

I'm in the big blind with 6s8h heads-up against a limper; checking costs nothing and lets me see a free flop with a hand that has decent playability against a likely weak SB range.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a board that favors the big blind's range.

I hold 6-high with a free check available heads-up; my hand has little showdown value but no fold equity incentive to bet, so checking keeps the pot small and cheap.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, so betting risks chips without much equity or fold equity. I’ll take the free river card.

I hold 6-high with no draw on a K-high board; betting has little value and checking keeps the pot free to see the river or fold to aggression.

With only jack-high, a river bet is unlikely to fold out many pairs. Checking preserves the chance to win against missed draws and weaker high-card hands.

I hold only king-high (6s8h on 2c Kh 4c 9d 2d), so betting has no fold equity against a limper who checked every street; checking is free and may win if seat_1 is also weak.