Hold'em table

Calling the big blind with Kh high on the button is a standard play to see a flop without overcommitting. I'll keep the pot small and evaluate post-flop.

Q4o is too weak to complete from the small blind out of position after a button limp, with the big blind still to act.

Weak ace offsuit with option to check for free; no need to raise into a limper.

I have top pair (aces) and want to build the pot while protecting against draws; a moderate bet extracts value from weaker hands.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a dry board, so calling is reasonable to see a turn without overcommitting. I will fold if the turn brings a scare card or if opponent continues aggression.

I have top pair with a weak kicker; betting for value and protection against draws while keeping the bet moderate given my vulnerable kicker.

On the turn with Kd-6c-Ah-4h and Kh5c, I have only a backdoor flush draw and weak gutshot; facing a 300 raise into a 850 pot, the price is too steep for such a marginal hand and folding preserves my stack.

A6o is playable as a button open in 3-handed; a 2.5bb raise takes the initiative with position rather than flatting a dominated ace.

KJo is strong enough to 3-bet the button's open and take initiative before the BB can act.

5s 8h is a weak offsuit hand with no clear playability. Facing a 750 to call after a 250 raise and 850 re-raise, the pot odds and hand strength don't justify continuing.

A6o is too weak to continue against a small-blind three-bet; calling risks domination and a raise is unjustified.

6-10 offsuit is a weak hand not worth a raise from the button facing two opponents already in; folding preserves chips.

I have Q9o in the small blind facing a 50 chip call from the big blind. Calling keeps my stack efficient and lets me see a flop with a decent Broadway card, rather than folding and wasting my posted blind.

96 offsuit is too weak to raise for value, and checking is free with position postflop against the limping small blind.

I have a backdoor straight draw with 9c Qd on a Td 4c Ah flop, but no immediate made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see a free turn card while preserving my stack.

Nine-six offsuit has no pair, draw, or showdown value on A-T-4 rainbow, so checking back avoids building a pot with pure air after the small blind checks.

Board is dynamic with a flush draw and straight possibilities; my 9c Qd is marginal. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a weak hand on the turn.

No pair, no draw, and no made hand on Td-4c-Ah-Jd. With nothing to call, checking is free and better than bluffing into a board that favors the opponent.

The board is paired with a diamond flush draw, and my 9c Qd is a marginal bluff-catcher. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a large pot with a weak hand.

No pair and no diamond, so I only have ace-high. With nothing to value-bet and a weak bluff candidate on a coordinated board, checking is best.

With 6d7s on the button facing a 100bb big blind raise, the hand lacks the strength to call or reraise profitably preflop.

Button folded, so this is blind versus blind. A2o is too weak to flat out of position, but an ace has enough equity and fold equity to raise rather than surrender the small blind.

Facing a 3bb raise from the small blind with Q9 offsuit out of position, this is a marginal hand not worth continuing against a raise size suggesting strength; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Q8o is playable as a button open in three-handed poker; raising builds the pot with position rather than limping a dominated offsuit hand.

9-8 offsuit facing a raise out of position with another player left to act is not worth defending; folding to preserve chips.

I hold 2d 6c, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a 250 raise and a 150 call with the small blind already folded, the pot odds and hand strength do not justify continuing.

K5 offsuit is a weak button hand facing an open; folding preserves chips for better spots.

With Th-6h, I have no pair and a weak kicker facing a raise to 100. The big blind is likely strong, and the small blind already folded, so I'll preserve my stack by folding.