Hold'em table

On the button three-handed, J♣2♣ is a reasonable steal candidate; a small open applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

9d6c is a weak, unsuited, disconnected hand. Facing a 2.5x raise from the button, calling 200 more chips is not justified by pot odds or implied odds given the poor playability of the hand.

8-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open after the small blind folds. Folding preserves the stack rather than calling or bluff-raising with no equity or playability.

Holding T3o offsuit from the button is a weak hand with poor playability. Facing a BB raise, folding avoids a difficult post-flop situation against stronger ranges.

Q2o is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I give up the small blind.

J3o is too weak and unplayable to open from the button even three-handed, so folding is the highest-EV option.

With the button folded, completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, and 8-6 offsuit is playable at this price. I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position.

I am in the Big Blind with a strong hand (Pocket Jacks). Since the Small Blind called my Big Blind, the action is back to me with no additional cost to check. Checking allows me to see the flop cheaply and potentially trap the opponent or induce a bluff, while keeping the option to raise later if the board is favorable.

I have a weak pair on an ace-high flop and can take a free card; betting risks building the pot against stronger hands.

I have a set of Jacks, which is the current nuts on this board. Checking is the optimal play to induce a bet from the opponent who called preflop, allowing me to check-raise for value.

The king is an unfavorable turn card, and my weak pair has some showdown value. I’ll take the free card rather than inflate the pot.

I have a set of Jacks which is currently the best hand, but the board is dry and uncoordinated. Checking allows me to keep the pot small and induce a bluff from the opponent who has shown weakness by checking twice, while also protecting against any potential slow-played hands.

My pair of sixes is weak on this ace-high, four-rank board, and a river bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands. I’ll take the free showdown.

I have a strong hand (set of Jacks) on a board with high cards, but checking is safe to induce a bet from the opponent or just take the showdown value without risking more chips unnecessarily.

K5 offsuit is marginal but playable from the button in a three-handed game. I’ll make a small open-raise to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

7h8h is a decent suited connector with good implied odds. The raise is small (2.5bb), so calling to see a flop is cheap and allows me to realize equity without risking too much.

94o is too weak to continue facing a button raise and a small-blind call. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated offsuit hand.

I have a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush draw on a K-high board. Checking is the standard play to control the pot size and see a free card against the preflop raiser.

I have top two pair on a board with a flush draw, so I’m betting for value and protection while keeping worse Kx and draws in the pot.

I have a gutshot straight draw and two overcards to the low board cards, giving me decent equity against a range that likely includes overcards or weak kings. The pot odds are favorable enough to continue chasing the draw or hitting a pair.

I have a weak hand (7-8 offsuit) with no pair or draw on a K-K-2-5 board. Checking is the safest option to avoid building a pot against an opponent who has shown aggression, allowing me to fold if they bet again.

I have a strong full house and should value-bet into the checked-to opponent, who may continue with a king, a draw, or another made hand.

T9s is a decent speculative hand with good implied odds. Calling the 100 chips to see the flop is standard play, avoiding the risk of a 3-way pot with a marginal hand or the cost of a raise.

A2o is weak out of position, but completing costs only 50 into a 250 pot. Calling keeps the pot small and realizes the ace's showdown value better than bloating the pot with a raise.

J-4 offsuit is a weak hand, and with no raise to call I’ll take the free flop rather than inflate the pot.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a king-high flop is too weak to bet into two players out of position, so I check and realize equity cheaply.

I have only a weak pair of fours, so I’ll take the free option and avoid building the pot.

I have a weak hand (T9 offsuit) with no pair and only a gutshot straight draw. With no bets facing me and two opponents still in the hand, checking is the safest option to see the turn card for free and avoid building a pot with a marginal holding.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a king-high board against two opponents; checking is free and a bluff has little fold equity.

My pair of fours is weak on a board with several draws, and there’s little value in building the pot. I’ll take the free card and keep the pot small.

I have a weak hand (T9) with no pair and only a gutshot straight draw on a dry board. Checking is the safest option to see the river without risking chips, especially since opponents have shown weakness by checking.

Ace-high has no made hand on a connected board, and betting into two opponents is unlikely to fold out better. Checking realizes the free showdown.

My pair of fours has some showdown value, and after both opponents checked the flop and turn, betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands. I'll take the free showdown.

The board is 7c 4d Ks 5d 8c and I hold Tc 9s, giving me a straight (5-6-7-8-9). Since betting into two opponents who have checked the entire hand is unlikely to extract value from worse hands and risks confusing the situation, I will check to induce a bluff or see a cheap showdown.

T2s is too weak and gapped to open from the button into two live blinds; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

A♠-K? Actually A♥K♣ is a very strong hand heads-up from the small blind, so raise for value and initiative. A raise to 300 is a sensible size against the big blind.

Q8c is a weak hand facing a 3x raise from the small blind. With no positional advantage and poor equity against a raising range, folding minimizes losses.