Hold'em table

85s is slightly too weak on the button to open profitably, making fold the cleaner standard play.

94o is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I give up the small blind rather than inflate the pot.

65 offsuit is too weak to open even on the button in a three-handed game, so folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop.

Q4 offsuit is weak, but the small blind has a favorable price heads-up; complete rather than inflate the pot out of position.

Checking our big blind with 93s to take a free flop in position against the small blind limp.

I have only queen-high with no meaningful draw, so there is little value in building the pot. I’ll take the free card and see how the hand develops.

I have second pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board; checking behind controls the pot and lets me see the turn card for free.

I have only queen-high with no meaningful draw, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a player who may have a pair.

I have second pair with a club flush draw; checking behind controls the pot and guarantees a free river.

With only queen-high on a paired, three-club board, a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk chips.

Made a flush on the river after checking through all streets; betting 150 for thin value against rivered Kings, Jacks, or trip sevens.

I have only queen-high on a board where the river completes several plausible value hands, and calling 150 needs too many bluffs from the bettor to be profitable.

J-2 offsuit is too weak to enter from the button facing the big blind; folding avoids investing chips with a poor hand.

J5o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind out of position.

K4o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Button folded, so I only need half a blind more to see a flop with connected cards. The price is good enough to continue rather than fold the small blind.

With 5♠3♦, I have a weak hand and can see the flop for free, so I check.

I have only a gutshot with 5-6 on A74 and no pair or flush draw, so checking is the best option with no bet facing me.

I have no made hand and only a backdoor straight possibility. Taking the free card is preferable to bluffing into the small blind on an ace-high board.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, and I can see the river for free out of position. Checking realizes my equity without risking a raise.

Both opponents checked the flop and turn, so a small bet can represent the ace and may win the pot immediately. If called, I still have a chance to improve to a straight on a six.

I have the nut straight (4-5-6-7-8) on the turn, so I raise the small probe for value while keeping worse pairs and draws in.

I have only a weak gutshot draw and need to call 300 into a 700-chip pot. The odds are not close to sufficient, especially against the turn raise.

T5s is weak but playable from the button in three-handed poker, so a small open uses position and fold equity rather than calling out of position.

A♠7♦ is a reasonable defend against the button’s small raise, but it is not strong enough to 3-bet for value. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position and gives the big blind a chance to act.

83s is too weak to defend out of position multiway even getting 4 to 1 pot odds.

With ace-high on a dry paired flop, checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser act. I can continue if the action and sizing are favorable.

T5 has no pair, no real draw, and little equity on a paired flop. Checking back avoids bloating the pot out of position against a caller who may have a 6 or a pair.

With ace-high and no meaningful draw, checking preserves showdown value and avoids inflating the pot against the button’s range.

I have two pair, tens and sixes, and seat_3 checked both flop and turn, so I bet half pot for value against weaker pairs and ace-high.

The small turn bet can be a stab after the flop checked through, and ace-high has useful showdown value against bluffs at this price. Raising would mostly isolate me against stronger hands.

The river ace gives me a pair, but the preflop raiser may have a better ace, and worse hands are unlikely to call a value bet. I’ll check and take the showdown value.

I have tens and sixes with an ace kicker, which is showdown value, but the ace river means too many calling hands beat me. Checking back avoids a thin value bet that gets called mostly by better.

6♣3♠ offsuit is too weak to continue profitably, even with position. I fold rather than invest another 100 chips.

72s is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind.