Hold'em table

I have a premium pair (QQ) on the button and will raise for value, hoping to build the pot against the blinds.

I have suited J7 on the button, which is playable but not strong enough to raise. Calling 250 to see a flop is a reasonable speculative play.

Getting 3.5-to-1 pot odds with a marginal ace, calling is cheap enough to see a flop and realize some equity. Folding is too tight at this price, and raising would overcommit a weak hand out of position.

I have a strong flop draw with top pair and a flush draw, but the pot is small and I want to control the size while keeping the action open. Checking allows me to see a cheap card and potentially induce a bluff or take a free card.

I have only ace-high with no made hand or draw, so I check to keep the pot small and see the turn.

I have an overpair on a draw-heavy flop and both opponents checked, so I will bet for value and protection.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry flop. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids committing too much with a single opponent who could be bluffing or have a set.

Ace-high with only a backdoor straight draw is too weak to continue facing a bet and a call on this flop.

Board is paired with a King, and my hand is a pair of Jacks with a backdoor flush draw. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big bet with a marginal hand against a likely strong range.

I have an overpair on a draw-heavy board and the turn checked to me; betting about two-thirds pot extracts value from Jx and flush draws while denying free cards.

I hold a strong made hand with a pair of Jacks on a board that likely missed seat_1's range, so calling keeps my stack invested without overcommitting on a scary turn card.

The board is paired with Kings and Diamonds, and my hand is a Jack-high flush draw that missed. Checking is the safest play to avoid bluffing into a strong hand and to realize equity cheaply if I'm ahead.

Opponent's turn call on a K-high board suggests a range of Kx and sets that now beat my QQ; missed draws will fold to a bet, so checking behind avoids losing more and realizes showdown value.

I hold 9c6h, a weak offsuit hand that is unlikely to win at showdown. With no action yet from the big blind and a small pot, folding minimizes losses.

Pocket deuces have enough equity against a random big blind hand, and I'm getting good pot odds to see a flop. Calling keeps the pot small while out of position.

With J2o in the big blind and no call required, checking is best; the hand is too weak to raise against a small-blind limp.

With only a small pair and no strong draw, checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free.

J-high has little equity on this coordinated K-high flop, and there is no need to build a pot with a weak hand when I can take a free turn card in position.

My pair of deuces is weak on this paired board; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river.

Both opponents have shown weakness by checking the flop and turn, so a small stab can take down the pot without risking much.

Calling with position and a playable hand to see a cheap flop; 8To is marginal but strong enough in a 3-handed pot.

T3o is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling 50 more would leave me out of position with poor playability. Folding avoids investing chips with a dominated, low-equity holding.

I am in the big blind with 3s Kc and no one has raised; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big hand with a weak holding.

I have a weak King-high with backdoor flush potential but no made hand, so I want to see a free card and control the pot size. Checking also keeps the action open for seat_3 to bluff or continue with a wider range.

Opponent checked twice, suggesting weakness. A small bet can take down the pot now, and I have position if called.

I have a backdoor straight draw with Kc and the board is paired, so calling keeps me in the hand without overcommitting. Raising would likely isolate me against a stronger range on this wet flop.

Board is paired with two 7s and a Q, and my Kc is vulnerable to overcards and full houses; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a mediocre hand.

Board is paired with two 7s and a Q, and my K-high with a 3 is weak; checking lets me see a cheap showdown and potentially induce a bluff from seat_3.

Three-handed on the button, 76o is a reasonable open-raise to apply pressure on the blinds and take initiative with position. If reraised, I can fold without committing more.

4s Jc is a weak offsuit hand that does not play well out of position. Facing a 300 raise after posting 50, the pot odds and hand strength do not justify a call, so folding minimizes expected loss.

Weak offsuit hand out of position against a raise; pot odds not compelling enough to continue.

8c Qh is a weak offsuit hand with no clear play against the big blind's 100-chip investment. Folding preserves my 10,000-chip stack for better opportunities.

JJ is strong against a single opponent, so I raise to build the pot and charge the big blind to continue.

Closing the action with 3:1 pot odds, A3o is worth a cheap call against a small-blind open in a 3-handed game. I avoid bloating the pot out of position with a marginal ace.

I have an overpair on a paired board, so I want to build the pot for value while charging overcards to continue. A bet of 400 is a solid size against the 600 pot.

Ace-high with no draw on a paired flop is too weak to continue against a preflop raiser's flop bet; folding avoids risking more chips with minimal equity.

Button folded, so it's small blind vs big blind. Raising to 250 applies pressure to take down the pot preflop and avoids playing 48o out of position as a passive caller.

Seat 3 folded, so it's heads-up. With AdQh, calling 150 to see a flop is reasonable; I'll keep the pot small and avoid overcommitting with a speculative hand.

I raised preflop and flopped bottom pair on a dry, low board. A half-pot continuation bet can take down the pot or get value from draws and worse pairs.

Calling 250 into a 750 pot with Ad-Qh on a 4c-6d-2h flop keeps me in the hand without overcommitting. I'll see a cheap turn card and reassess based on seat_1's continuation bet sizing.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker on a board containing an ace and possible draws. Checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by a stronger hand.

Board is disconnected and I hold only Ad high with no clear draw; checking preserves stack against a likely strong hand from the preflop raiser.

I have a marginal pair of fours on a coordinated board and no need to bloat the pot; checking controls the pot and gets to showdown.

The pot is checked to me on the river with no bet to call, and my hand is likely a draw that missed, so checking to potentially induce a bluff or see a cheap showdown is best.