Hold'em table

Nine-six offsuit is below a standard button opening range with two players behind. With no evidence the blinds overfold, folding avoids investing in a weak, poorly connected hand.

With Qc5d on the button and a folded first seat, I'm folding to the small blind's 50-chip bet. This hand has little post-flop playability and I want to preserve my stack.

I hold 6s Td, a weak offsuit hand that is unlikely to win at showdown against the blinds' range. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

KhTs is a strong hand heads-up, I raise to build the pot and pressure the big blind.

Calling costs 100 to contest a 400-chip pot, requiring only 25% equity. Q4 offsuit is worth defending against a small-blind min-raise, especially with position postflop.

Board is A-high, we missed but as the preflop raiser we can represent a strong Ace and put pressure on the big blind who called. A half-pot continuation bet should win often enough against a wide range.

Queen-high with no direct draw and only a weak backdoor flush possibility is too weak to continue against a half-pot bet. There are much better hands in my range to defend or bluff-raise.

76o is too weak to open raise on the button without reads; folding preserves chips for stronger opportunities.

K3 offsuit is strong enough to complete the small blind at 3-to-1 pot odds against a random big-blind hand. Limping keeps the pot small with a weak kicker while playing out of position.

I am in the big blind with 6c4d and no one raised, so checking is the standard play. My hand is weak and I want to see a flop cheaply without committing more chips.

King-high has some showdown value and a gutshot to a king-high straight, but this connected board gives many opposing hands a reason to continue. Checking keeps the pot small out of position and preserves the chance to improve.

I have a weak 6-4 with no pair and no draw on a dry board, so I want to see a free card and control the pot. Checking also avoids putting more chips in with poor equity against the small blind's range.

The big blind's flop check leaves a wide range that can fold to a delayed turn bet. King-high has limited showdown value, but a jack makes a straight and a king can provide additional improvement.

My 6c-4d is a weak hand on a Th-9d-Qc-2s board with a 140 bet to call; the straight and flush possibilities make this unlikely to be ahead, so folding minimizes losses.

96s is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and suited drawing potential. A small raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

I hold Kh8h, a weak suited hand that is dominated by the preflop raiser's likely range. Calling 175 more to see a flop is a poor expected value decision, so folding is the correct play.

K4o is too weak to defend from the big blind against a button raise, especially with no reads; folding avoids further loss.

With 2s 9d on the button, I have no post-flop equity advantage and am facing a 100-chip call to see a flop. Folding preserves my stack against a likely better range from the blinds.

Blind vs blind after button fold, 96o is weak but we can attempt a steal with a small raise to 250, putting pressure on the big blind and defining the hand early.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open, especially with position postflop and only 30% equity needed by the pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands in the opponent's range without inflating the pot with a vulnerable ace.

I have 6-high with no draw on a coordinated board; checking is prudent to avoid building a pot with a weak hand.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but no strong draw on this coordinated board. Checking preserves that value and takes a free turn rather than building a pot with a weak hand.

I have 6-high with no draw and no showdown value, out of position, so I check to give up and avoid bloating the pot.

After two checks, a turn semi-bluff can pressure small pairs and better ace-high hands. We also have a gutshot to the nut straight, and our ace blocks some strong continuing hands.

I have 9-high with no pair and no draw on a coordinated board. Opponent bet 350 into 850 after I checked the turn, so I have no reason to continue.

I hold 5c2h, which is an extremely weak hand with low equity and poor playability. Folding now preserves my stack and avoids putting chips at risk with a hand that is unlikely to win.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 into a 150 pot, making a limp reasonable with T6 offsuit against a wide big-blind range. It keeps the pot small while avoiding an expensive raise with a weak hand out of position.

I am in the big blind with no raise to call, so checking is the correct play to see a flop cheaply with King-high.

T6 has no meaningful draw and little showdown value on this flop. Checking out of position keeps the pot small without committing chips to a low-equity bluff.

The board is Qs Qh Ac, giving me a weak King-high with no pair. Since the small blind checked and I am in position, checking back is the safest play to avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand.

After the flop checks through, a half-pot bluff can profitably target the big blind’s many unpaired hands. We have little showdown value, and this sizing needs to win immediately only one-third of the time.

Seat 3 folded preflop, so it's heads-up. I hold 6h Kh, which is weak against a turn raise to 100 on a Qs Qh Ac 3c board. Calling 100 into a 300 pot with a backdoor gutshot and no pair is a clear fold.