Hold'em table

7-5 offsuit is too weak to play from the button in a 3-handed pot, and calling 100 chips offers poor pot odds. Folding avoids unnecessary risk.

I hold Jc3h, a weak offsuit hand that is dominated by the big blind's range. With the small blind already calling and no action behind me, folding minimizes losses.

I have King-Ten offsuit, a decent hand to play from the big blind. Calling 100 chips keeps me in the pot without overcommitting with a speculative hand.

T2o is a very weak hand out of position against two opponents, and completing offers poor equity. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Ts3s is a weak offsuit hand, and the button only limped after the small blind folded. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop without investing more from out of position.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high flop and no club, so I prefer to check and keep the pot small rather than bet into the preflop caller.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a ten-high hand on a dry flop; checking keeps the pot small and preserves initiative for later streets.

I have two pair (aces and threes) with a vulnerable board containing a flush draw. Betting for value and protection is better than checking and giving a free card.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot on the turn with King-high and a backdoor flush draw is a reasonable play; I'm not strong enough to raise but want to keep the hand alive for a possible river scare card.

Board is paired Aces with a club draw that missed; my King-Ten has showdown value but no strong made hand, so checking to see a free showdown is optimal.

On the button with A3o, I can raise to apply pressure on the blinds and take initiative in position.

T8o is a weak offsuit hand facing a 3x raise from the button with the big blind still to act; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

I hold 2c Td, a weak offsuit hand. Seat 3 raised to 200 and seat 1 folded, so I face a raise from the button with only 100 to call. Folding preserves my stack against a likely strong hand.

On the button in a 3-handed game, raising to 300 applies pressure on the blinds and uses position to take the initiative with a speculative hand.

Th2c is a weak offsuit hand that lacks playability and equity against a preflop raise. With only 250 chips to call and no information on the other players, folding minimizes losses and preserves my stack.

Q5s is suited and I'm getting good pot odds to defend the big blind against a button open, so calling is profitable.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a paired board, so checking behind controls the pot and avoids risking chips with air.

I have only a gutshot straight draw with no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and allows a free river card, avoiding risking chips out of position.

With 7-high and no draw on a paired board, I have no value in betting and prefer to check back, keeping the pot small and avoiding a bluff into an opponent who has already called a preflop raise.

My 7-high has no showdown value, and the opponent has checked through all streets, so a river bet can fold out missed draws and unpaired overcards.

Kd3h is a weak offsuit hand with no playability. The big blind already has 100 in the pot, so calling 100 more is a -EV decision; folding preserves my stack.

4-2 offsuit is a very weak hand and not worth calling the big blind out of position against two opponents.

Suited hand in the small blind with only 50 more to call; seeing a cheap flop is preferable to folding or bloating the pot out of position.

I have 2c4d which is weak, and the pot is unopened with no raise. Checking keeps my options open and avoids putting chips in with a poor hand.

I have middle pair on a draw-heavy board and want to bet small for value and protection, while keeping the pot manageable if called.

My hand (2c 4d) is extremely weak on a 9c 6d Jh flop. The small blind has shown strength by raising to 100, and I have no equity or draws to justify calling 100 chips.