Hold'em table

8h6c offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a call/fold spot; folding avoids bleeding chips with a marginal holding.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up with 100bb; Q5o is a standard open-raise in this spot given positional equity realization is poor but we take the pot often enough preflop and hold a playable hand. Raise to 3bb.

J4 suited has enough equity to defend heads-up from the big blind at this price, while a 3-bet would risk too much with a weak hand.

As the preflop raiser on a dry K-high board heads-up, a small 1/3-pot c-bet with Q-high folds out many unpaired hands cheaply and retains fold equity; my hand has little showdown value otherwise.

J-high has little showdown value and only a backdoor flush draw on this board. The small bet still offers insufficient odds to continue with this weak holding.

J5 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal hand; it's below a reasonable opening range and limping is weak, so folding is the cleanest EV choice.

The button folded, so this is heads-up. Completing for 50 gives favorable pot odds with suited cards, while raising 4♠2♠ would be too thin.

8c4h is a weak hand; checking in position against a limper keeps the pot small and avoids investing more.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this coordinated flop, so checking avoids investing into the big blind's continuing range.

Weak hand with nothing on J-K-6; free card heads-up is fine.

I have a flush draw and can apply pressure after the flop checked through; a modest turn bet also gives me a chance to win the pot immediately.

I hold 8-high with no draw; facing a turn bet, folding is clearly best.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

35s offsuit is dominated trash facing a 2.5x raise; folding is clearly best.

Qc9c suited in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open with 150 to call into 400; good pot odds and playability, so defend by calling rather than 3-betting or folding.

Out of position with a gutshot (J) and two overcards-ish on a dry board; check to the preflop raiser and decide based on their bet size.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position after the big blind checked. A small continuation bet can win the pot immediately while building it when I have eight clean straight outs.

Small bet (~1/3 pot) with a gutshot to the nut straight, backdoor flush draw, and a queen overcard; price is excellent to continue and we have implied odds. Raising as a bluff is unnecessary here.

I have Q9 with a gutshot (J) on T-8-7-3 and a queen overcard; out of position vs the preflop aggressor, checking to see what they do is best — I can call a reasonable bet with my draw and avoid building a pot with a weak hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, and checking takes a free river card without inflating the pot against a flop caller.

Top pair with Q9 on a flush-completing river after villain showed weakness checking the turn; a small block bet extracts thin value from Tx/99/JJ-type hands and sets a cheap price while avoiding facing a big bet from a flush.

I have an eight-high straight and need only 300 into a pot of 1,210. The completed heart flush is a concern, but the price is favorable enough to call.

A6s from the button is a standard opening raise; 3x applies pressure and can take the blinds or build a pot in position.

Pocket deuces in the SB facing a 3x button open with 100bb effective; calling to set-mine with good implied odds and BB still to act. Folding is close but set value with deep stacks justifies a call.

A5 suited is a playable hand getting favorable pot odds in the big blind, though the raise and caller make a squeeze less attractive out of position.

Pocket deuces on a 9-5-8 two-tone board is essentially a bluff-catcher with no set; first to act against two opponents, checking is standard and I'll fold to significant action.

A pair of fives with an ace kicker has some showdown value, but this is a coordinated flop in a three-way raised pot. I’ll check rather than build the pot or face a raise with a marginal hand.

I have the nut flush draw plus a gutshot on a checked-through flop; betting builds the pot with fold equity and I can barrel later if the draw hits.

Pocket deuces on a 9-5-8 two-diamond board are barely more than a bluff-catcher against a preflop raiser's 2/3-pot c-bet with another player still to act behind me; too many overcards and draws beat me, so folding is the clear choice.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker has enough showdown value to continue against a modest continuation bet, and the pot odds are favorable. Raising would isolate us against stronger hands and draws.

I have only a weak pair of fives, and the queen is a favorable card for the preflop raiser's range. I’ll check and avoid building a pot without a stronger hand or draw.

Seat_3 called flop then checked turn, showing weakness; I have ace-high with a flush backdoor and can take the 2100 pot down with a bluff that still has outs.

The turn queen improves many hands in the raiser’s range, and my low pair has little equity against a second barrel. The price is not good enough to continue without a stronger read that this is mostly a draw.

K7o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open-raise; I'll raise to 2.5bb to take initiative in position.

K5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

QTo is a decent hand and I'm getting a good price to call 150 more in position heads-up; folding is too tight, 3-betting is optional but calling keeps the pot manageable.

QTh on 922 is just a bluff-catcher with no equity against the preflop raiser's range; checking keeps the pot cheap heads-up rather than betting into strength.

Paired dry board 9-2-2 as preflop raiser in position; BB checked. A small c-bet with K7 (overcard, some equity) takes down the pot often against the BB's wide calling range on a board that rarely connects.

Queen-high with no draws on a paired board; seat_2 raised preflop and barreled the flop, so I'm beat too often to continue for 300.

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A small raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Weak hand 94o facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

K8o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open heads-up with good pot odds (150 to win 550) is a standard defend against a wide button range; calling keeps the pot small in position disadvantage.

Bottom pair with a king kicker and a gutshot to the nut straight on a coordinated board; checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot controlled and lets me decide versus a c-bet with decent equity.

I have a gutshot to a straight but no made hand, so checking behind preserves my equity without inflating the pot.

Opponent checked back the flop showing weakness; a small turn bet with bottom pair plus a gutshot to Broadway can take down the pot now or set up a cheap draw, and the ace is a good scare card to represent.

I have only a gutshot-style draw with about eight nominal river outs, which is below the direct pot odds for calling. The turn ace also makes the big blind’s delayed bet credible, so I fold rather than bluff-raise.