Hold'em table

Calling with JTs in position is reasonable to see a flop and play implied odds, rather than folding or raising with a speculative hand.

I only need to add 50 into a 250 pot, giving 5:1 pot odds with a speculative hand in a 3-handed limped pot.

With K8 offsuit and both opponents limping, I'll see a flop for free rather than inflate the pot with a marginal hand.

With 7-high and no real draw on a coordinated board, checking preserves chips and avoids building a pot out of position with air.

I have only King-high with no real draw on a coordinated board, so I take the free card and see the turn rather than bluff into two opponents.

Board is dry and I have a backdoor straight draw with no made hand, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves initiative for later streets.

All opponents checked the flop, and the turn Kc is a scare card; my 7-high has no showdown value, so a 2/3-pot bet is a profitable bluff attempt.

Calling the 200 chip bet with a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush potential. Pot odds justify the call, and I want to see the river cheaply.

I only have a weak pair of fives on a coordinated board, and the pot is small. Checking controls the pot and avoids putting more chips in when I'm likely behind.

Board is uncoordinated and opponent checked back the river, so I'll take the free card and show down my Ten-high for the pot.

Three-handed button with J4s is a reasonable spot to open and apply pressure on the blinds. Raising to 300 takes initiative with position and avoids playing a weak hand passively.

53s is too weak to continue against a raise out of position, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips.

Seat 2 opened to 300 with position and a strong range. My Jc8c is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably out of position, so folding is the disciplined play.

Tens are a strong hand in 3-handed play, and I have position on both blinds. I raise to build the pot and apply pressure while keeping control of the hand.

8h 4s is a weak offsuit hand that struggles against a button raise. I fold to preserve chips and avoid a difficult postflop situation.

With 2c3s in the big blind facing a button raise, this hand is too weak to continue out of position. Folding avoids putting more chips in with very low equity.

I have a suited connector and the button, so I want to build the pot and isolate the blinds with a standard raise.

T4o is too weak to call a raise from the big blind in a 3-handed pot, especially with poor playability postflop. Folding avoids unnecessary risk.

I have a suited queen, decent hand heads-up. Calling is cheap and I'll see the flop.

I have 4h 3s, a weak hand. The pot is 200 with no raise, so checking keeps my costs low and lets me see a cheap flop.

Checking to control the pot on this monotone flop; my pair of queens is vulnerable to diamonds and a bet could be called by better hands.

I have a weak 4-3 high with no pair on a dry board, so I want to see a cheap turn and avoid building a big pot. Checking keeps the action free and preserves my stack.

I have a pair of queens on a coordinated board. Betting to protect against flush draws and get value from worse hands. If raised, I can reevaluate.

Calling the 100 chip bet is reasonable with a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor flush draw on a coordinated board, keeping the pot controlled while seeing a cheap river. Folding would be too weak, and raising is too expensive given the limited equity.

I have a pair of queens but the board is coordinated with a possible flush draw and an overcard king. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids value-betting into a stronger hand.

I have 4h3s with no made hand on a 3d Qd Kd 9h Tc board, so I have no value to bet and want to see a showdown cheaply. Checking is the correct play since I cannot improve and the opponent likely has a better hand.

I have Ts As, a strong hand. Seat 3 folded, so it's just me and seat 2. I'll raise to 300 to build the pot and put pressure on the big blind.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a small-blind raise, even getting 2:1. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.