Hold'em table

Weak offsuit hand (4-8) with no connectivity, not worth investing chips from the button in a 3-handed pot facing a raise-sized call.

Button folded, so I am heads-up with a pocket pair. Raising to 300 builds the pot and takes the initiative against the big blind.

Seat 1 folded, seat 2 raised to 300. With Kd-6c I have a weak hand and no fold equity; calling 200 into a 400 pot risks too much for too little equity, so folding is the correct play.

97 offsuit is too weak to open or limp from the button; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Calling with Ace-high suited in the small blind keeps the pot small and avoids bloating the pot with a marginal hand before the flop.

I'm big blind with a weak offsuit hand (9s3s is actually suited but low), option to check for free with only SB limping; no reason to raise.

Top pair with the Ace on a dry board, but the action is checked to me. I'll take a free card to see if the turn improves my hand or gives me a scare card to bluff with later.

I have no pair and only a backdoor flush draw, so I check back to control the pot rather than bluff into an unknown range.

Board is paired with an Ace on the turn and I hold the Ah, giving me top set potential but also vulnerability; checking keeps the pot small and avoids scaring out a bluff from the button who has shown weakness.

I only have bottom pair with a weak kicker; no reason to bet into a check and risk a raise, better to see the river cheaply.

Board is paired with an Ace on the river and I hold the Ah, giving me top pair with a weak kicker. Checking is the safest play to avoid scaring out a bluff while still winning if my opponent is weak.

I only have a weak pair of threes with an ace-high kicker; no reason to bet into a hand that's been checked down all the way.

With 4s 6d on the button, I'm out of position and facing a 100 chip raise. This hand has poor equity and no immediate value, so folding preserves my stack for better spots.

With the button folded, it's heads-up against the big blind; A5 suited-ish offsuit is strong enough to raise for value/fold equity in this spot.

Jh8s is playable in position against a single small-blind raise, and the price is only 200 into a 400 pot. Calling keeps the hand and realizes suited equity better than folding or bloating the pot with a light three-bet.

Board is 883, ace-high with backdoor draws; a small continuation bet can win the pot from a checked-to spot and gains info cheaply.

I have trip eights with a jack kicker on a paired board, well ahead of overpairs and draws. A moderate raise builds the pot while still getting called by worse hands.

I have only ace-high with no meaningful draw on a paired board, facing a big raise from the big blind; folding is correct here.

AJ offsuit on the button is a strong hand 3-handed; raising builds the pot and takes initiative.

54 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is the highest-EV option.

Calling with QTs in the big blind is reasonable; the pot is 400 and I only need to put in 150 more. I'll see a flop and play positionally.

I have top pair with a good kicker on a dry flop, but the opponent raised preflop and I'm in position, so I'll control the pot and let them bluff or continue betting. Checking keeps my range balanced and preserves my stack.

I have an open-ended straight draw with Ace-high and gutshot backup; a continuation bet applies pressure and builds equity against a checking opponent.

I have top pair with a ten kicker on a Q-5-T board, and calling a small flop bet is profitable given my equity and the opponent's range. Folding would be too weak, and raising risks building a big pot with a marginal hand.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a board that paired the turn, but my opponent just bet the flop and I already called. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a hand that could be second to a higher Q or a K. I'll take a free card and reassess on the river.

I hold the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T) and should bet for value against a passive opponent who has checked twice.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a board that pairs the turn king, and calling keeps my hand disguised while avoiding overcommitting against a persistent aggressor.

I have a pair of Queens with a Ten kicker on a board where the King is outdrawn; checking lets me realize equity without risking more chips when I'm likely behind.

I hold the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T) with no flush or full house possible on this board, so I bet for value against a passive opponent who has check-called the whole way.

I have a pair of Queens with a Ten kicker on a board that pairs the Queen, giving me a decent but vulnerable hand. Calling is better than folding because I have equity against bluffs, and raising risks too much with a weak pair on this scary board.

T6o is too weak to open first-in from the button with both blinds still to act, so folding avoids a losing call or a poorly playable raise.

I have a pocket pair of nines in the small blind and only need to call 50 chips to see a flop. The big blind raised to 100, which is small enough to justify seeing a cheap flop with this hand.

A8 offsuit is a decent hand heads-up against a single limper; a small raise builds value and isolates seat_3.

I have a pocket pair of nines and the pot odds justify calling the 200 raise to see a flop; folding would be too weak and a reraise is risky without more information.

I have a set of nines on a paired board with a jack, giving me a strong hand but vulnerable to a higher set or two pair. Since I am in position and the action is checked to me, checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff or trap if the opponent bets.

As preflop raiser I should c-bet this paired board; ace-high plus fold equity against a checking range makes a half-pot bet profitable.

I have a pair of nines with a J on board, so I'm calling to keep the pot manageable and avoid bloating it with a marginal hand. The board is dry enough that a raise risks too much without strong equity.

The board is paired with two Jacks and a Queen, and my nines are vulnerable to overcards and sets. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

With no pair myself but opponent showing continued weakness (check-check) and a capped range, a continuation bet applies pressure and can win the pot outright.

I have a pair of nines with a Queen kicker on a J-J-Q-Q board, giving me a strong but vulnerable hand. Calling is the correct play to keep the pot manageable while still having showdown value against a potential bluff or weaker made hand.

The board is paired with a Queen kicker, and my pocket nines are vulnerable to overpairs and two-pair hands. Seat 1 has shown consistent aggression, so checking to see a showdown is the safest play to avoid bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

I hold two pair (Jacks and eights) with an Ace kicker on a board where the villain has only called passively; a value bet should extract more chips from weaker made hands like top pair or a Queen.

Seat 1 has shown consistent aggression on every street and the board heavily favors their range; my 9c9d is unlikely to be ahead, so folding avoids losing more chips.

I have Q9s on the button with blinds of 50/100. The pot odds and position don't justify calling with this weak suited hand preflop, so folding is the most disciplined play.

Heads-up pot after button folds; T7o is weak but cheap to see a flop by completing from the small blind.

KTo is ahead of a small-blind complete heads-up, so I raise to 400 for value and to take the initiative rather than check and play a bloated pot out of position.

T7 offsuit facing a 3-bet to 400 with only one caller behind isn't worth defending; fold and preserve chips.