Hold'em table

Calling the big blind with TcJs on the button is a standard play; I want to see a flop and avoid building a big pot out of position with a marginal hand.

T6o is a weak offsuit hand, and with no call required I prefer to see a flop rather than bloat the pot out of position.

I flopped top pair with a weak kicker and the board has a flush draw, so betting for value and protection against the lone remaining opponent is best. Checking would let draws see a free card.

I hold a weak jack-high with no pair and a backdoor flush draw; calling a 200 bet on a dry flop is too expensive for the equity I have.

I have a strong ace with good equity and position, so I'll raise to build the pot and apply pressure.

2h9h is too weak to call a raise out of position in a 3-handed game, and the big blind is still to act.

I have Kd8s, a decent hand but not strong enough to raise preflop. Calling keeps me in the pot at a reasonable price without committing too much against a raise.

Board is Q-high with an Ace, and my Kd gives me backdoor flush and straight potential but no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn without committing more chips. Seat 2 raised preflop and seat 3 folded, so I can control the action here.

Top pair with an ace is strong enough on this dry board, so I'm making a standard continuation bet for value and to charge any draws. If I face a big check-raise, I can get away cheaply.

I have King high with backdoor flush and straight draws, so calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the turn without overcommitting. Folding would be too weak, and raising would risk too much with a marginal hand.

Board is scary with As and Qh, and my Kd-high is vulnerable; checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big bluff catcher on the turn.

Top pair with a weak kicker; opponent checked the turn, so I'll keep the pot manageable and avoid facing a raise on the river.

Board is paired with a possible full house for seat_2; checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids building a big bluff catcher.

T4o is too weak to call or raise from the button in a 3-handed pot. Folding avoids investing chips with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Calling the small blind with Ts Qs keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips on a marginal hand out of position. I'll see a flop and reassess based on the board.

I have a weak offsuit hand but the flop is free, so checking is the best way to see the flop without investing more chips.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a backdoor straight draw with Ts Qs on Tc 4c Ah, but no immediate made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see the turn without investing more chips, preserving my stack for better opportunities.

I have no made hand and only a weak J-high, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free.

Checking keeps the pot small with a marginal Ten-high on a paired board, avoiding building a larger pot without a strong made hand.

The board is paired with a possible full house, and my Ts-Qs is likely behind. Checking to showdown minimizes risk with no cost to call.

5h Kc is a weak offsuit hand on the button with two players already invested; folding avoids losing chips with poor equity.

I have a strong pocket pair and want to build the pot while putting pressure on the BB. Raising to 300 should isolate or get value.

Getting 2:1 pot odds with JTo against a possible steal raise from the small blind; calling is reasonable, though I'll be out of position postflop.

I have an overpair on a paired board, so I bet for value and to charge straight draws.

I have two pair (tens and nines) with a J kicker. Calling controls the pot and keeps opponent's bluffs and draws in, while avoiding a raise that could be called only by better hands like trips.

My JJ is strong on this wet board, and I want to charge draws while extracting value from worse pairs and tens. A bet around two-thirds pot is appropriate.

7h3h is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind, even with 3:1 pot odds.

JTo on the button is strong enough to raise for value and initiative in a 3-handed game; a 3x open pressures the blinds while keeping position.

Calling 250 with As9s in position is reasonable; I want to see a flop and play implied odds rather than fold a suited Ace or overcommit preflop.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot with As9s on a 6-4-6 board, but I'm out of position and the button raised preflop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a turn without committing more chips, since I have no made hand yet.

Seat 1 checked on a paired low board; a continuation bet can take down the pot and I have position with two overcards.

I have top pair with a backdoor flush draw on a paired board, so calling the 300 bet is reasonable to keep the pot controlled and avoid bloating it with a marginal hand. Folding is too weak and raising could commit me too lightly.

Board is paired with 6s and I hold the higher 6, giving me a strong hand. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids scaring out value from the button's continuation bet.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a draw-heavy board, and seat_1 has shown no strength by checking the turn. Betting around 800 extracts value and charges flush/straight draws.

I have a gutshot straight draw with As9s on a 6h 4s 6s Tc board, giving me 4 outs to a straight. Calling 800 into a 2100 pot is reasonable pot odds, and I want to see the river without overcommitting with a marginal hand.

Board is paired with a possible 6 full house; my 9-high flush draw is weak and likely behind. Checking lets me see a cheap showdown and potentially induce a bluff from seat_3.

My pair of tens has showdown value, but the river king is a bad card and I don't want to get raised by better hands. Checking behind is the safest way to realize my equity.