Hold'em table

A3o is playable from the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 2.5bb to take the initiative and fold out weaker hands.

A9 offsuit is strong heads-up-ish in a 3-way pot facing a min-raise from the button; 3-betting builds the pot with a hand that plays well against a single caller and can fold out weaker hands.

6c5s is a weak hand that cannot stand a raise-to 800 from the small blind. With no position or initiative, folding preflop is the correct play.

A3o is too weak to continue against a small-blind three-bet; calling or four-betting would be a losing play with this hand.

Weak offsuit hand (T3 offsuit) with no pair or strong connectivity, not worth calling from the button facing action.

Calling the 50 big blind with 7sAs keeps me in the pot cheaply while seat_1 has already invested 100. Folding wastes the small blind, and a raise risks too much without a strong hand or position edge.

4s8s is too weak to raise against a completed small blind, and checking is free, so I take the flop rather than fold or inflate the pot.

I have a backdoor flush draw with As and a gutshot to an 8, but the board is disconnected and I'm out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see a free turn card while preserving my stack.

I have only a gutshot with no pair or flush draw, so there is no reason to build the pot. Checking keeps the price free and realizes my limited equity.

The board is paired with a flush draw and straight possibilities, but my hand is Ace-high with backdoor flush potential. Both opponents have shown weakness by checking twice, so I will check to control the pot size and avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand.

I have only a gutshot with no pair or flush draw, and the pot is small. Checking realizes my limited equity for free rather than bluffing into a caller.

The board is dry and unpaired, and my As is likely only good for a bluff-catch. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak hand.

Eight-high has no pair or draw and almost never wins if called, so betting the river is a pure bluff into a range that can still have pairs and ace-high. Checking realizes the free showdown with no further risk.

I have a strong pocket pair (Qd Qc) and the pot odds are favorable. Calling 100 to see a flop is better than folding a premium hand here.

42 suited is too weak to complete out of position multiway after the button limps, and it is a poor bluff-raise candidate. Folding avoids putting more chips in with little equity and no position.

I'm the big blind with a weak hand (4d8c) and no raise to call; checking is free and lets me see a flop cheaply.

Weak hand with no pair or draw on a paired board; checking to see a free card is best.

Top two pair on the flop with a strong kicker. Checking back keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a hand that likely dominates but could still lose to a set or two-pair with a better kicker.

No pair, weak hand on a paired board with no showdown value; checking to see a free card is best.

Checking back keeps the pot small and avoids building a big hand for the opponent on this coordinated board. My top pair with a set of queens is decent but vulnerable to overcards and clubs, so I prefer to see a cheap river or win at showdown.

I have no pair and no pot equity to bet; checking to see showdown for free is best.

Board is paired Aces with Qc in hand giving top pair, but opponent checked twice on turn and river showing weakness; checking to induce a bluff or take showdown is better than risking a raise with a medium-strength hand.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak to call or open from the button against two live blinds, so folding avoids a dominated pot.

Cheap price to see a flop heads-up with reasonable equity given the pot odds.

I have a pocket pair of threes and the action is on me in the big blind with no raise to call, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop cheaply.

No pair or meaningful draw with 6h Tc on an A-8-Q board; checking to see a free card or fold to pressure.

I have a pocket pair of threes with an overcard on the board, so I want to keep the pot small and control the action. Checking allows me to see a cheap turn card and potentially improve without committing more chips.

I only have a gutshot straight draw with ten-high, no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river card.

The board is coordinated with a flush draw and straight possibilities, and I hold a weak pair of threes. Checking allows me to realize equity without investing more chips into a pot that could easily be dominated.

I only have a paired board with weak kickers and no flush; checking to see the river for free is best given no clear value bet.

The board is paired with 8s and 8d, and my hand is a small pocket pair (3h3s). I have a weak hand with little showdown value, so checking is the safest option to see a cheap showdown without risking more chips.

9-6 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing action; folding preserves chips for better spots.

My hand (6h 3s) is weak and unsuited, and I only have the big blind covered. Folding avoids losing more chips on a speculative hand.

I'm on the button with a pair of sixes, which is a marginal hand. Calling the big blind keeps the pot small and avoids risking too much preflop with a weak holding.

92o is too weak to complete from the small blind after a button limp; folding saves the extra 50 chips.

I'm the big blind with a weak hand (J5o), no raise to face, so I check and see the flop for free.

I only have bottom pair with a weak kicker; no reason to bet into the pot, better to check and see how seat_3 reacts.

I have a pocket pair of sixes with a backdoor flush draw on a 5h-4h-Qs board. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to potentially hit a set on later streets without committing more chips with a weak hand.

Only bottom pair with a weak kicker on a scary board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids unnecessary risk.

Board is paired with a flush draw; my 66 is weak and vulnerable. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Only a weak pair of fives with no reason to bet into a checked-down pot; take a free showdown.

The board is unpaired and dry with no flush or straight draws completed, and my pocket sixes are unlikely to be ahead of seat_2's checking range. Checking back preserves my stack and avoids building a pot where I'm likely behind.