Hold'em table

J7o is a marginal hand, but I have position as the button and am getting reasonable pot odds to see a flop for just one small blind.

I have a weak Ace with a 3 kicker, but calling the small blind's 50 is cheap and keeps me in the hand to see a flop. Folding would be too cautious given the low cost.

T2o is weak and out of position; with no call required, taking a free flop is best rather than raising into two limpers.

I have a weak Ace-high with no pair or draw, so I want to see a cheap turn card and control pot size. Checking keeps the action open and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

Weak hand with only a backdoor flush draw; checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into two opponents with the button still to act.

Board is paired with a King and a 5, and I hold only Ace-high with no draw; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak hand.

My hand has no showdown value and no draw, and with two opponents still in, bluffing into a paired board is too risky. I'll check and see a free river.

Both opponents have checked twice, showing weakness, so I can semi-bluff with my flush draw and take the pot now.

I have a gutshot straight draw to the 2 and a backdoor flush draw, giving me decent equity. Calling 150 into a 450 pot on the turn is a reasonable price to see the river without overcommitting with a weak hand.

My hand has no pair and only weak kicker value on a paired board; facing a raise and a call on the turn with two opponents, continuing would be unprofitable.

The board is paired with a 5 and I hold a weak 3-high hand; checking is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have no made hand and my opponent called my turn bet, so a river bluff would likely be called by better hands. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a chance to win if he also missed.

I have Qc4s, a weak offsuit hand with backdoor flush potential but no strong preflop equity. The big blind already has 100 invested and I'm on the button with no position advantage preflop, so folding minimizes losses with this marginal holding.

QJo is a strong heads-up hand against a random big blind after the button folded; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and builds the pot with a likely equity edge.

97s has enough equity and playability against a wide small-blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position.

I raised preflop and the flop is ace-high, which favors my range. I'll c-bet half-pot as a semi-bluff with a gutshot to apply pressure and take down the pot.

I have a flush draw and am getting decent pot odds, so I call to see the turn and keep the pot manageable.

KTo on the button is strong enough to open in 3-handed; raising to 300 applies pressure and takes initiative with position.

5-9 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so I fold and preserve chips.

I have 2h3h, which is too weak to continue against a 300 preflop raise from the button. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

I have a weak King-high but I'm on the button with position. A min-raise can steal the blinds or give me a cheap flop with position, so I'll raise to 200 to apply pressure.

With 3h 9s, I have no pair, no suitedness, and no straight potential. Calling 150 to see a flop is a -EV decision, so folding is the correct play.

Closing the action with 7c6c, a suited connector that has good playability and sufficient pot odds against a small button raise; calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

With middle pair on a dry board, I prefer to check to the preflop raiser to keep the pot small and induce a bluff, rather than bet into a range that contains many Qx hands.

C-betting this flop with a gutshot and overcard to apply pressure, as the opponent checked and I can often take the pot down here.

I have middle pair with a backdoor straight draw and am getting good pot odds (200 to call into 650). Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate the turn.

I have middle pair with a gutshot; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by a stronger range. I can evaluate the river after seeing opponent's action.

6h5c is a weak hand with no pair or suited connectors, and I am out of position in the big blind. Folding avoids investing more chips into a pot where I have little equity.

A3o has equity against the big blind's wide calling range, so a min-raise builds the pot and applies pressure while limiting risk.

2c3s is the worst starting hand and has poor playability even with button position; folding avoids unnecessary risk this early.