Hold'em table

92o is too weak to defend against a small blind and big blind, especially with no reads on the first hand; folding avoids unnecessary risk.

Q7o is weak, but I'm on the button and only need to call 1bb into a 1.5bb pot; position and pot odds justify seeing a flop.

I have J3o on the button with the SB limping. The pot odds are poor and my hand is too weak to continue without position or initiative.

With T8o in the big blind and no call required, checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a marginal offsuit hand against the button's limp.

My hand is weak on a paired ace-high flop, and checking controls the pot while avoiding a bluff into a caller who may hold an ace.

My 8sTh has no pair and the board is paired aces with a king; seat_2 checked back the flop and I have no fold equity worth risking chips, so I check and see a free river.

I have Qc3h, a decent hand but not strong enough to raise preflop. Calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable given my position and stack.

KQo is strong enough to raise a button limp in a 3-handed pot, and applying pressure can isolate the limper or take the pot down preflop.

I have a suited connector in the big blind and am getting decent pot odds to see a flop, so calling is profitable while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

3hQc is a speculative hand that benefits from seeing a flop; calling 300 into a 900 pot keeps the pot controlled and preserves my stack while letting me play postflop.

Checking out of position with two overcards on a paired low board; no need to bloat the pot multiway without a pair or strong draw.

I have a gutshot straight draw and no pair. Checking lets me see the turn for free and avoid bloating the pot.

Board is paired with 4s and I hold a weak 3-high with a Q kicker; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on the button.

I turned top pair with KQ on a dry paired board. Betting for value and to charge any 8x or draw.

I only have a gutshot straight draw with no pair, and the pot odds don't justify calling 800 on the turn. Folding preserves my stack.

Seat 2 folded to the turn raise, leaving only seat 1. My hand (3h Qc) is weak on a 4-8-4-K board with no pair and backdoor flush potential, and calling 800 into a 2000 pot risks a bluff catch with poor equity. Folding preserves my 9600 stack for better spots.

A5o on the button is a reasonable steal/raise hand; raising to 300 applies pressure and can take down the blinds or isolate weaker hands.

I have a premium hand in Kings and want to build the pot while charging the raiser and the big blind to continue. A raise to 1000 puts pressure and defines the hand preflop.

My 2h 6d is a terrible hand to call a raise. I'll fold to preserve my stack.

A5o is dominated by a typical small blind 3-betting range; folding avoids a marginal postflop spot with a weak ace.

KJo is a strong hand from the button in a three-handed game, so I raise to put pressure on the blinds and take the initiative.

I have a connected 9-8 suited-ish hand that can play well postflop, so I'll call the 250 to keep the pot manageable and preserve my stack. Seat 2's raise is small enough to justify a call with this speculative hand.

8-2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a button raise and a small-blind call, especially out of position.

I have 9d8h on a 7c-4c-7s flop with no made hand and no flush draw; checking lets me see a cheap turn and avoid building a bigger pot with a speculative hand against a preflop raiser.

Board is paired with two clubs and a flush draw; my 9d8h has backdoor potential but no made hand, so I'll check to control pot size and induce bluffs.

Opponent has shown weakness by checking both flop and turn, so I can take the pot with a semi-bluff. I also have a club flush draw and overcards if called.

Calling 500 into a 1200 pot with 9d8h on a 7c4c7s2s board is reasonable; I have a straight draw to the 6 and can realize equity without overcommitting. Seat 2's turn raise is small enough to call given my remaining stack and implied odds.

Board is paired with two clubs and two spades, and my 9d8h has no made hand; checking is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a weak holding.

I have Kc8h on the button with a 100bb stack. Calling the 100 big blind is a standard play to see a flop and realize equity, rather than folding or risking a large raise with a marginal hand.

Getting 5:1 immediate odds in the small blind with only 50 more to call, so completing is cheap enough despite the weak offsuit hand.

8-7 offsuit is a marginal hand out of position, and seeing a free flop is the best way to realize equity without bloating the pot.

I have no pair and no draw on a paired ace-high board, so checking out of position avoids bloating the pot with a weak hand.

I have no pair on a paired ace board in a multiway pot, so betting would only get called by better hands. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free.

The board is paired with two aces, and my K8 is vulnerable to overcards and the set. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a mediocre hand.

I have no pair or draw on a paired board, and both opponents checked the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips with 8-high.

The board is paired with two Aces, and my K-high is likely behind. With a checked turn and no showdown value, I'll check to control the pot and avoid building a big bluff.

Board is paired Aces with a Ten straight draw; my K-high is weak and likely behind. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.