Hold'em table

Suited connector on the button, cheap call to see a flop with position in a 3-handed pot.

K2o is weak, but closing the action for 50 into 250 is a cheap price, so I complete rather than fold or inflate the pot out of position.

I'm in the big blind with Jd8d and there's no raise to call, so checking keeps my options open for the flop without committing more chips preflop.

King-high with no draw on a paired flop is too weak to bet into two opponents, and checking is free.

The board is paired with 9s and 9h, and my hand is Jd 8d, which is vulnerable to overcards and sets. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a mediocre hand on a dangerous flop.

Both opponents checked a paired board, so a small bet with my backdoor draw can pick up the pot or build value cheaply.

King-high with no pair or draw is too weak to call a flop bet on a paired board, especially out of position against two opponents.

I have an open-ended straight draw with Jd8d on a 9s9h3c board, giving me 8 outs to a straight. Calling 150 into a 450 pot is about 25% pot odds, which is favorable given my equity and implied odds if I hit.

I have a weak J-8 high with a backdoor flush draw, and the board is paired with a possible nine out there. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand against a likely strong range.

I have two pair (nines and fives) on a dry board; betting for value against a checking opponent who may have a weaker made hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw with Jd8d on a 9-9-3-5 board, so calling the 400 turn bet is a reasonable play to see the river. The pot odds justify staying in with a strong draw, and I can still improve to a straight or hit a diamond for a flush possibility.

I have a weak pair with a flush draw that missed on the river. Checking allows me to realize equity cheaply and potentially win at showdown if the opponent also has a marginal hand.

I hold two pair (nines and fives) with a six kicker, a solid but not nut hand; a moderate value bet extracts chips from worse pairs while limiting losses if villain has a six.

Seat 1's river raise to 750 on a paired board strongly suggests they hold a nine or a strong made hand. My Jd8d is a weak bluff-catcher with no pair and poor kicker, so folding is the correct play to avoid losing more chips.

A9s is a clear button open in three-handed play. A 2.5bb raise builds the pot with a strong suited ace and keeps the option to continue or fold to resistance.

I have 2h Ts, a weak hand that is unlikely to win against a preflop raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

J9 offsuit facing a 2.5x raise from the button is not strong enough to continue, especially out of position; folding preserves chips for better spots.

9h Jd is a weak offsuit hand with no clear play postflop. Folding avoids investing chips into a marginal spot out of position.

Q5 offsuit is a weak hand heads-up against BB with a fold already in; not worth completing given poor equity and no fold equity gained.

K8 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise scenario setup; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more into a 150 pot with suited diamonds. The price is good enough to continue heads-up rather than surrender the small blind.

I have a pocket pair of threes and the pot is unopened. Checking keeps the hand cheap and allows me to see a flop without committing more chips, preserving my stack for better opportunities.

Bottom pair with only a backdoor flush draw is too weak to bet out of position into a 200 pot, so I check and realize equity cheaply.

I have a pocket pair of threes, which is a set-mining hand on this dry flop. Checking allows me to see a free card and potentially hit a set while controlling the pot size.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a K-Q board has little value in a raised pot, and a bet mostly gets called by better. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes the small showdown value.

Board is paired with K and Q, and my pocket threes are vulnerable to overcards; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big hand for a likely weaker opponent.

I have only bottom pair with a weak kicker on a board that favors many better hands, and the pot is small after three streets of checks. Checking realizes my showdown value without turning a weak made hand into a bluff.

I have a pair of threes on a dry river with no flush or straight threats, and the opponent has checked through every street, so I want to keep the pot small and avoid bluffing into a likely better hand.

K7 suited is playable on the button in a three-handed pot, so I open to 2.5 big blinds to take the initiative rather than flat-calling.

I have 8d Ad, which is weak offsuit and dominated by the Ace. Seat 2 raised to 250 preflop, and I only have 8d to back it up, so continuing is a losing play.

I have As7c, a weak offsuit hand on the button with no action yet. The pot is only 150 and I face a 100 call, so folding avoids investing in a speculative hand without initiative.

With button folded, raising a small pocket pair heads-up against BB isolates and builds a pot for a set-mining opportunity.

A6s has enough equity and playability in position against a small-blind 3bb open, and the pot odds justify a call rather than a fold or a bloated 3-bet.

Pocket fours missed the K-J-3 board with no draw; checking to control pot size against two opponents.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a king-jack flop; the preflop raiser checked, so I take the free card rather than bluff into a likely stronger range.

I hold pocket 4s with no pair or draw on a King-high board; checking is best to control pot size and see the river cheaply.

Ace-high has some showdown value and no draw, so with a free card available after two checks I prefer to realize equity rather than bluff into a calling range.

My pocket fours missed the board entirely; no reason to bet into two opponents with a weak unimproved hand, so I check to showdown.

Ace-high has some showdown value after three streets of checks, and betting the river mostly gets called by better hands. Checking is the highest-EV line.