Hold'em table

On the button with 5d-Th, I'm out of position and facing a raise from the big blind. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to complete out of position against the big blind, who can still raise. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand for another 50.

96 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in three-handed play; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability hand.

Getting 3:1 pot odds to call with a weak but not hopeless hand against a random big blind; folding would be too tight.

I am in the big blind with 3h 6c, a weak hand, and the action is on me with no raise. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting chips in with a poor holding.

With J-high and no pair or draw on a paired board, checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips out of position.

I have a weak 3-6 high card hand with no pair on a paired board, so I want to see a free card and avoid building a pot I'm likely to lose.

With J-high and no draw on a paired board, checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into an opponent who has already shown passivity.

My hand is weak and the board is scary with three fours, so I want to see a cheap showdown. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a likely losing hand.

My J-high has marginal showdown value against weaker high cards, and betting on this paired board mostly gets called by better hands, so I check to realize showdown.

I have a weak 3-6 high card hand with no pair or draw on a 4-4-4-7-9 board, so I have no value to bet and no reason to bluff. Checking keeps my remaining stack intact against a likely strong hand from the small blind.

With 4s3s on the button, I can call the small blind cheaply and see a flop in position. Raising with such a weak suited connector risks too much early without reads.

I have Kd9c which is decent but not strong enough to raise preflop. Calling 50 to see a flop is reasonable with this hand, keeping the pot manageable.

Q5 suited is too weak to raise from the big blind against two limpers, and checking is free so I take the flop.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a King high, but no strong made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see the turn card without additional investment.

Queen-high with only a backdoor diamond draw has little equity multiway, and checking is free after the small blind checks.

I have bottom pair with a gutshot on a dry-ish board, but with two opponents and no fold equity gained by betting into a limped pot, checking controls the pot and keeps my range wide.

The board is wet and my Kd-high doesn't improve on the turn; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on A-3-2-7 is too weak to bet into two opponents, so I check and realize equity for free.

I have a pair of threes plus a flush draw, and both opponents checked flop and turn. Betting applies pressure and can take down the pot while I still have strong equity if called.

I have King-high with a backdoor flush draw; calling 250 into a 550 pot keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a dry board where the raiser could be bluffing or semi-bluffing.

Queen-high with no pair and no meaningful draw is too weak to continue against a turn bet and a call.

The board is paired with an Ace, and my Kd-high is vulnerable to worse pairs and bluffs. Checking allows me to control the pot and potentially induce a bluff from the button on this dry river.

We hold a weak pair of threes with no flush possible, and opponent's turn call indicates they likely have at least a pair or ace. Checking behind realizes our showdown value without risking more chips against better hands.

I have 4d Jh, a weak offsuit hand on the button with two players already invested. Folding avoids a difficult postflop situation and preserves my stack.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more to see a flop heads-up. K7o is weak but has enough pot odds to complete rather than fold.

AT offsuit is strong in a 3-handed pot, and the small blind's limp looks weak. I raise for value and to take the initiative before the flop.

K7 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a raise after the button folded. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

K7o is playable as a button open in three-handed, so I raise to 2.5x rather than limp or fold a hand with some postflop playability.

Q6o is a weak offsuit hand that plays poorly out of position; folding to the button raise avoids marginal spots with the BB still to act behind.

My hand (2h Jh) is weak and out of position. The opponent raised to 250, and with only one caller remaining, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

With 3s6c on the button facing a full big blind, this is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability and no pot odds incentive to continue in a 3-handed pot.

I have 2d Kh, a weak offsuit hand. The pot is 150 with only the SB and BB in, and I'm out of position. Folding avoids a likely loss against the BB's range.