Hold'em table

T6 offsuit is a weak button holding in a three-handed game and does not justify entering at this stack depth.

Pot odds are favorable with 9s2s against a random big blind hand; calling is cheap and we can evaluate on the flop.

I am in the big blind with a pocket pair of sixes. The small blind has called the big blind, and seat 1 folded. Since the action is on me and there is no raise, I can check to see a cheap flop with a speculative hand.

With 9s2s on an Ace-high flop and no made hand, checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing chips out of position with minimal equity.

I have a pocket pair of sixes on an Ace-high flop, so I want to keep the pot small and see a free turn card. Checking preserves my stack and avoids scaring away a weak opponent.

I have only a weak flush draw and no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river card.

Checked to the SB on the turn with a weak 66 holding; pot is small and I want to control risk while keeping the option to call a bet on the river.

I have a flush with 9s2s on a board containing three spades, and both remaining players have checked every street, so I bet for value.

I hold a pair of sixes on a board with an Ace and King, which is dominated by seat_2's river raise. The pot odds don't justify calling with such a weak hand against a likely strong holding.

With a small pair on the button in a 3-handed unraised pot, raising applies pressure and can take down the blinds, while also building a pot with position when called.

I have Ace-high with a weak kicker and no pair potential. Facing a raise to 300 with only 250 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this marginal hand.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button 3x open at this stack depth.

I have King-high with a suited backdoor draw. Calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my position on the button, while preserving stack for future hands.

AQ offsuit is a strong small-blind hand against a button limp. Raising to 5bb builds value and applies pressure to the limper and big blind.

K6o is a weak, dominated offsuit hand facing a small-blind raise after a button limp; folding avoids playing a marginal hand out of position with more action behind.

8c Ks is a weak offsuit hand facing a raise to 500; the pot odds don't justify continuing preflop with such limited equity.

A♠Q♦ is a strong button opening hand three-handed. I raise to 2.5bb to build value while retaining maneuverability.

Q7o is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, so folding avoids playing a dominated hand with poor postflop potential.

I hold 6d Ah, which is a weak offsuit hand. The button raised to 250, and I am in the big blind. The small blind already folded, so I am heads-up against the button's raise. Folding saves my remaining 150 chips to avoid putting money in with poor equity.

With A-J suited on the button in a 3-handed game, I have a strong raising hand and want to apply pressure while building the pot. A raise to 300 is a standard 3x open and keeps my range balanced.

I have QdQs, a strong hand that wants to see a flop. Calling 250 more chips is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack.

T7 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a raise and call out of the big blind.

I have a strong pair of fives with a Queen kicker and can improve with a backdoor flush draw. Since there's no bet to call, checking keeps the pot small and allows me to control the hand on future streets.

As the preflop raiser with position and overcards plus a backdoor club draw, I will continuation-bet small on this paired low flop to fold out worse ace-high and unpaired hands.

The board is paired with 5s, giving me a backdoor flush draw and gutshot with Q high. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating the pot with a weak hand against a raise.

I have a medium-strength hand with QdQs on a 9h-5d-5c-6s board. The pot is 1400 and there's no bet to me, so checking is the natural play. I want to control the pot and see a cheap river without building a big pot with a marginal holding.

I have a strong draw with AcJc but no made hand; checking behind controls the pot and lets me realize equity for free on the river.

The board is paired with a 5 and a 6, and my Q-high is likely behind. Checking lets me realize equity cheaply and avoid bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

A-high has showdown value against missed overcards like KQ/KJ, and betting would only fold worse hands while getting called by pairs or straights. Checking controls the pot and realizes equity.

I have Kd5c on the button with no prior investment; calling the 100 big blind is a low-cost way to see a flop and play position. Folding would waste the option to realize equity, and raising is unnecessary without reads on the blinds.

Complete the small blind with 8-7 offsuit for the excellent price in a limped pot; it has sufficient implied-odds potential multiway.

With A3s in the big blind and everyone limping, checking allows me to see a cheap flop out of position. Raising risks building a large pot with a marginal hand.

I have a very strong combo draw: an open-ended straight draw plus a four-spade flush draw. A modest continuation bet builds the pot while applying pressure to weaker one-pair holdings.

Ace-high with no pair and no spade on a monotone flop is too weak to continue against the small blind's lead, so folding avoids chasing a likely dominated hand.

My Kd-high with a weak 5c kicker has little value on a 9s-2s-Ts board where seat_1 has shown strength with a raise. The pot odds don't justify calling 250 with such a marginal hand, so folding minimizes losses.