Hold'em table

K6o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, and we are not closing the action preflop; folding avoids investing in a dominated spot.

After the button folds, T4s is playable enough to raise from the small blind; min-raising puts pressure on the big blind and lets us take the dead blinds.

Seat 1 folded, so I'm heads-up against seat 2's 200 raise. With Q8o in the big blind, calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable; I'll play post-flop rather than fold a playable hand or raise without a strong holding.

Top pair on a wet board is strong enough to bet for value and protection, while a moderate c-bet can fold out overcards and force draws to pay.

I have a gutshot straight draw to a J and a pair of 8s on a coordinated board, giving me decent equity. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids committing more chips with a marginal hand against a likely strong range.

Betting top pair for value and protection on a wet board, charging draws and getting called by worse made hands. I can fold if raised strongly.

I have a gutshot straight draw to a 6 and backdoor flush potential, so calling is reasonable, but I'm not confident enough to put more chips in on this scary board. Folding would be too weak given the pot odds.

Board is paired with two Ts and I hold Q8, which is unlikely to be best. Seat 2 has shown heavy aggression and likely has a strong hand, so checking to control pot size and avoid bluffing into a likely made hand is best.

Seat 2 folded, so I'm heads-up against the big blind. With Ad9h I can call the 50 to see a flop and potentially play post-flop, rather than folding and losing the blind.

With 7h2s, the worst starting hand, checking is best to see a free flop and avoid investing more chips with a weak hand.

I have a weak gutshot with backdoor flush potential, and the board is wet with two queens and a jack. Checking keeps my options open and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand against a possible strong holding.

With 7h2s on a QJQ board and no fold equity information, checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips with a hand that has almost no equity or draw potential.

Checking back the turn keeps the pot small with a weak Ace-high hand and avoids building a bigger pot for a potential river scare card.

I have a marginal two pair on a paired board and the opponent has shown no aggression; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by a Q or J.

Board is paired Q with a flush draw completed; my Ad9h is weak and likely behind. Checking to see a cheap showdown is best since there's no raise threat and I have no value to extract.

I have a weak pair of deuces, and the pot is small with no bet to call. Checking realizes showdown value and avoids risking chips against a possible better pair.

I have 9s 3h, a very weak hand with no playability. The pot is only 150 and I'd need to call 100 to see a flop, which is a bad price for such a hand. Folding saves my stack for better opportunities.

5s9s is a weak, marginal hand with poor playability; folding avoids investing chips in a low-equity spot.

Calling 50 completes the blind with a suited connector getting 3:1 pot odds heads-up against the big blind. This is a cheap, playable hand with good implied odds, so I prefer seeing a flop over raising or folding.

I am in the big blind with Ts Jc and the action is on me with no raise; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop with a suited connector.

I have a backdoor straight draw with Ts-Jc on a 7s-Ks-6d board, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves optionality to evaluate the turn card without committing more chips.

Betting small on the turn as a semibluff with an open-ended straight draw puts pressure on a weak opponent and can take the pot now.

Calling 100 on the turn with Ts-Jc on a 7s-Ks-6d-2s board keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating it with a weak hand. I'm not strong enough to raise, but I have backdoor flush and straight possibilities to justify seeing the river.

Board is paired with a J on the river and I hold top pair with a Ten kicker. Both opponents checked to me, so I can control the pot size and avoid scaring them off while still getting value if they have a weaker king or a bluff.

Ace-high with position is worth a cheap call to see the flop, and the pot odds justify the 100-chip investment.

I hold 2s5d, a very weak hand that is unlikely to win at showdown. Since I am in the small blind and facing a raise, folding is the most prudent play to preserve my stack.

With J3o in the big blind and the button just limping, checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing more with a weak, dominated hand out of position.

With J-high and no pair or strong draw on a Q-T-4 flop, checking from the big blind preserves chips and avoids building a pot out of position.

Opponent checked the flop and may be weak; betting the turn as a bluff to take down the pot.

I hold 5c2h, a weak hand with no playability. The pot odds don't justify calling 100 with such a disconnected low hand, so folding is the correct play.

Q4o is weak but I'm getting 3:1 pot odds closing the action as small blind against the big blind, so a cheap call is justified.

A4o is marginal heads-up, and checking lets me see a cheap flop while keeping the pot small. I can play in position against the small blind's limp.

With Q-high on a paired board and no strong draw, checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot out of position with a marginal hand.

With only A-high on a paired board and no draws, I'll take the free card to see if I improve on the turn. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids being bluffed off.

I have only queen-high with no draw and the board contains an ace and paired eights, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips as a bluff into a likely calling range.

I have top pair with aces and eights, likely best, so I bet for value and to protect against straight draws.

I have only queen-high on a paired ace-high board and face a turn bet, so folding is the clear choice with no equity against a likely made hand.