Hold'em table

Ks5s is a weak offsuit hand with limited playability. Facing a raise to 100 from the big blind with no position, folding minimizes losses with this marginal holding.

7-4 offsuit is a weak hand not worth defending from the small blind against a big blind who hasn't acted yet; folding avoids further investment with poor equity.

7-4 offsuit is a weak hand not worth entering the pot with from the button facing a raise-less open; folding preserves chips.

J6s in the small blind heads-up against the big blind; calling 50 more is cheap and folding gives up too much equity.

I have 7h2c, a weak hand, and the action is on me with no bet to call since seat_3 completed the blinds. Checking keeps my stack intact and avoids putting chips in with a hand that is unlikely to win at showdown.

I hold middle pair (jacks) on a J-8-9 board and it checked to me; a small bet gets value from weaker jacks and eights while denying free cards.

My hand is 7h2c, which is completely disconnected from the Js-8s-9d board and has no equity. Calling 150 to see a turn would be a costly mistake with almost no chance to improve.

Ten-five offsuit is a weak hand out of position even with a limp option; folding preserves 100bb for better spots.

My hand (4c 9s) is weak and out of position. Seat 3 folded, but seat 2 has already invested 100 as the big blind. Calling 50 more with this hand is a losing play, so folding is the correct decision.

I have a suited connector (8c7c) which plays well postflop, so I want to see the flop. The big blind is only 100 chips and I'm on the button, so calling is a low-cost way to keep the pot manageable and avoid overcommitting with a speculative hand.

Pocket pair in SB with a limper and BB behind; raising for value and to build a pot while retaining set-mining equity.

J5 offsuit is dominated against a 3.5bb raise from the small blind; folding is clearly best.

8c7c is a weak speculative hand that struggles against a 3.5x raise, and with the big blind already folded, the raiser's range is likely strong. Folding preserves my 9900 chip stack for better opportunities.

Three-handed play favors wider opening ranges; 56o has decent playability as a standard button open.

9c2c is a very weak hand facing a 2.5bb raise out of position; folding loses the least over time.

I hold 2h Js, a weak hand with no preflop equity against a raise. Seat 2 opened to 250 and seat 3 folded, so I face a 150 to call with poor odds and no reason to continue.

72o is the worst hand in 3-max; folding on the button to a 100bb pot is standard and cheap.

I have a pocket pair of deuces, which has good potential to hit a set on the flop. Since the big blind is the only opponent left and the price is only 50 chips, calling is the most profitable play to see a cheap flop.

I'm BB with J8o, no raise to face, checking to see a cheap flop in position of action.

I have a pocket pair of twos on a Tc-3h-Kd board with no immediate draws. Checking allows me to control the pot size and see if my opponent bluffs or continues with a weak hand.

J-high with no pair or draw on a king-high board; checking back is free and avoids bloating the pot out of position with weak equity.

I have a pocket pair of twos with a weak hand. The board has a K and a T, but my hand is unlikely to be best. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

No pair, no draw, weak hand; checking to showdown cheaply with no bet in front of me.

I have a pair of twos on a board with two kings and no straight draws; checking is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a weak hand. If my opponent has a better hand, I want to minimize losses; if they bluff, I can still win the pot.

No made hand beyond jack-high; no value in betting, checking to showdown is best.