Hold'em table

J2s is a weak offsuit-dominated hand from the button and I am first to act preflop; folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and reverse implied odds.

Ace-five offsuit is a marginal hand from the small blind, so completing the 50-chip call is cheap and keeps me in with a live Ace without committing more chips.

A9 suited is strong against a small-blind limp, and raising builds the pot while I have position after the flop.

Ace-five offsuit is a marginal hand, but getting 300 to call from the small blind with an ace for a cheap look at the flop is reasonable against a single raise in a three-way pot.

I have only ace-high with a weak backdoor draw on a 9-6-3 board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong against a limp-calling range. A 500-chip bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges straight draws.

I have only ace-high with no pair or real draw, and facing a 500 bet after a preflop 3-bet line, calling needs more equity than this hand likely has.

QJo is a playable hand in a three-way pot, and calling the 100-chip big blind keeps the cost low while keeping options open.

A4 suited is strong enough to raise against a button limp. A larger raise from the small blind pressures the big blind and avoids giving both opponents a cheap flop.

With 8-2 suited out of position facing a small-blind raise and a button caller, this hand is too weak to continue profitably. Folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand in a bloated pot.

Queen-jack offsuit is a playable in-position hand, and the 400-chip call gives about 36% pot odds against a raise from the small blind's wide range. Calling is marginally better than folding here.

Ace-four has no pair and only a backdoor flush draw on this flop. Checking avoids building the pot out of position with a weak hand.

Holding Q-J high on a T-3-9 flop with no made hand, checking is the cheapest way to see the next card and keep the pot at 1100 for now.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting out of position is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

I have an open-ended straight draw (Q-J with T-9 on board) but no made hand, and checking is free this street. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river card.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to be called by many worse hands. Checking avoids building a pot against a nine, ten, or higher pocket pair.

My hand is Queen-high with no made pair or straight, and the board already has a pair of nines, so I should check to see showdown for free rather than bloat the pot.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button without a reason to expect the blinds to fold often.

K8o is ahead of a random big blind after the button folds, so raising to 2.5x builds the pot with an equity edge and puts pressure on the BB.

Six-three offsuit is a very weak hand, and calling 150 into a 350 pot against a raiser's range does not justify the price. Folding is the disciplined choice.

T7o is marginal, but with position and only 100 to call into a 150 pot, I can see a flop and use my positional advantage. Folding seems too tight in a 3-handed game.

Holding 4h Qh is a weak suited hand out of position in a 3-way pot, but completing the small blind for 50 chips is cheap and keeps the hand playable with a suited queen.

J5 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against two limpers, and checking lets me see a free flop.

I have a four-flush draw with Q-high and no pair, and checking is free with no bet to call, so I take the free card and keep the hand cheap.

Jack-high has little immediate value on this board, and betting into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. I can see the turn for free.

I have middle pair with position on a draw-heavy board; betting 200 can take the pot or charge draws.

I hold a four-card heart flush draw, and calling 200 into a 500 pot (about 2.5 to 1 in pot odds) is profitable given roughly 35% equity to hit by the river.

I have no made hand or immediate draw, and a bet and call ahead of me make continuing unlikely to be profitable.

I have a flush draw plus an inside straight draw with Q-high, so checking keeps the pot small and takes a free card, and it avoids bloating a pot where seat_1 has shown aggression.

I have two pair (tens and sevens) on a draw-heavy board, so I will bet for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

I have only a four-heart flush draw with no pair, and calling 600 into a 1300 pot needs about 32% equity, well above the roughly 20% I have with one card to come. Folding is correct.

On the button with 3d6d, calling the 100-chip big blind is a cheap way to see a flop with a suited, low, playable hand in a three-way pot. A raise with this hand is not worth the extra risk.

Completing for 50 chips offers good pot odds with K-high, while raising this weak offsuit hand out of position would build an unnecessarily large pot.

I'm the big blind with 8c9h and everyone has just called, so I can check for free and see a flop with a speculative hand.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into two players on this coordinated flop risks building a pot with a weak hand.

I flopped two pair on a draw-heavy board and should bet for value/protection against flush and straight draws. A pot-sized bet denies cheap equity to opponents.

With 3-6 offsuit-style no pair on an 8-2-9 board, I need two specific cards to make a straight, which doesn't justify calling 300 into a 600 pot from the big blind's raise.

Bottom pair has limited improvement potential and is unlikely to have enough equity to call a pot-sized bet.

Pocket eights are a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 builds value while preserving positional advantage.

J6o is a weak offsuit hand that plays poorly against a button raise, and the big blind can still re-raise behind me. Folding avoids investing 200 chips with a dominated, low-equity holding.

A6 suited is a playable hand getting 150 to call a 2.5bb button raise heads-up, so calling is better than folding and more profitable than a re-raise with this hand.

I have the nut-flush draw (Ah plus two hearts on board) with ace-high, but checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser act first on this dry-ish flop.

Pocket eights have showdown value but are unlikely to get called by many worse hands on this paired, high-card board. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable.

I have ace-high with a four-heart flush draw and no made pair, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

Pocket eights have some showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands on this board. Checking controls the pot and preserves the option to respond to a river bet.

The board has three kings and I hold only Ace-high, so I have no reliable value bet and checking keeps the pot small while I take the free showdown.

My eights make a full house, but a queen or a higher pocket pair beats it. Checking avoids a thin value bet that may get called mainly by better hands.