Hold'em table

Suited connector 4h5h on the button, a standard raise to build pot and take positional initiative against two blinds.

K2o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated offsuit hand.

Seat 1 raised to 250 with Jd8d on the button, and I'm in the BB with only a backdoor flush draw. The min-raise is 400, so continuing requires a large overcall with a weak hand; folding preserves my stack.

A9 suited is strong enough to open from the button in three-handed play. A 2.5bb raise builds the pot while keeping the hand playable against both blinds.

I have 2h Ts in the small blind and face a raise to 250. This is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position, so folding is the correct play.

J9 offsuit facing a raise heads-up out of position isn't worth defending; folding to avoid a marginal spot.

Calling the big blind with 9-J suited on the button is a reasonable play to see a flop, as the pot odds are favorable and I have position. Folding would be too weak, and raising is unnecessary without a stronger hand.

Cheap to complete SB with Q5o against a limp; not strong enough to raise multiway.

46o is too weak to raise, and checking is free as the big blind after both opponents limped.

I have bottom pair (fives) with a diamond-heavy board; checking is safer three-way against possible flush draws.

I have a weak pair and a gutshot on a three-diamond flop, multiway. Checking is best to control the pot and realize equity rather than betting into two opponents.

The board is a wet diamond flop with a straight draw possible, and I hold Jd for a backdoor flush draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn without committing more chips with a marginal hand.

I only have bottom pair with no diamond for the flush, so I'll check and control the pot on this scary board.

I have only a pair of fours and no diamond on a four-diamond board, so betting gets called by flushes and better and folds out worse. Checking is the only sensible option.

The board is a coordinated diamond runout with me holding the Jd for a flush draw and gutshot. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply while preserving fold equity if I miss.

Weak bottom pair with no draw; no value in betting into checked action, just showdown cheaply.

I only have a pair of fours on a four-diamond board, so I am often behind a flush or a better pair. With no bet to call, checking is free and preserves my occasional showdown value.

Board is a diamond run with no obvious made hand for me; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher on the river.

Button raise with K8o to apply pressure on wide 3-handed blinds; standard steal sizing.

2-4 suited is too weak to continue against a button open; folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Seat 2 folded, so I'm heads-up against the button's 250 raise. My 3d 3s is a playable medium pair; calling 150 to see a flop keeps the pot manageable and preserves my stack for post-flop play.

I hold a pocket pair of threes with a gutshot to a straight and a backdoor flush draw. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce bluffs from the button on this dry board.

Continuing my preflop aggression with a c-bet on a dry board; I have king-high with overcard potential and opponent checked, showing weakness.

I have a pocket pair of threes on a 9-4-Q flop. Calling 300 keeps me in the hand cheaply while avoiding a big bluff raise into a likely strong hand. I'll play it cautiously and see how the turn develops.

I have a pair of threes with a backdoor flush draw, but the board paired and contains two high cards, making my hand vulnerable. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand against a strong range.

I hold top pair of kings with a decent kicker on a board with only one overcard already accounted for; opponent's passive check-call line suggests a weaker holding or a draw, so I bet for value and protection.

I have a set of threes on a board with two overcards, and calling keeps my hand concealed while avoiding bloating the pot with a weak value raise. Folding is too weak given the equity, and raising risks getting 3-bet or losing more when I'm likely behind.

I hold a pair of threes on a board with two overcards and no flush or straight draw; my hand is weak and vulnerable to a river bet. Checking is the safest play to see a showdown without investing more chips.

I have top pair kings with a decent kicker on a heavy dry river; sizing a value bet to get called by worse queens or missed draws.

Seat 1 has shown extreme aggression with raises on every street, and the board is coordinated with a King and Queen. My pocket threes are too weak to continue against this level of pressure on the river.

K7s is playable from the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 3bb to take the initiative and fold out weak hands.

I have Ad8d, a playable suited hand. The pot is 450 and I only need to call 250, giving good pot odds. I'll call to see a flop rather than fold or overcommit preflop.

I have a backdoor straight draw with 8d and Ad on a Tc-4c-Qc board, but no current made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see a turn card without committing more chips, preserving my stack while maintaining pot control.

King-high with no pair and no club draw has little equity on this coordinated flop, so I check back rather than bluff into a wet board.

Board is paired with a Ten, and my Ace-high with an 8 kicker is vulnerable to overcards and pairs. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a larger pot with a marginal hand.

King-high with no pair and no club draw on a three-flush board has little equity if called, so checking for a free river is better than bluffing into a range that can easily have a flush or strong made hand.

I checked the turn and now check the river with 8d Ad on a paired board. My hand is weak and I want to induce a bluff from seat_2, who has shown strength preflop.

King-high has almost no showdown value, but the flushy, connected board makes a river bluff likely to get called by any pair or ace. Checking is free and avoids spewing into a player who has checked every street.

With As7c on the button facing a 100 big blind, the hand lacks the strength to call or raise profitably preflop. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

With the button folded, I'm heads-up against the big blind holding a pocket pair; raising to 300 builds the pot and isolates for value.

A6s has enough equity and playability in position against a small-blind open to 3bb, and the price to continue is attractive. Calling keeps the pot manageable while realizing suited-ace equity postflop.

Pocket fours missed the flop completely with two overcards present; checking to control pot size and see a free card.

Ace-high with no pair or draw has some showdown value after the preflop raiser checks this king-jack flop, so I check rather than bluff into a likely stronger range.

Pocket fours with no pair or draw on a King-high board; checking to control pot size.

Ace-high has some showdown value after the small blind checked flop and turn, and I have no pair or draw worth turning into a bluff. Checking realizes that equity for free.

Underpair with no improvement on the river after check-check on flop and turn; no reason to bet, just check to showdown.

Ace-high has some showdown value after three streets of checks, and betting a tiny pot risks getting called by any pair. Checking is free and avoids turning a marginal hand into a bluff.