Hold'em table

I have AcTh, a decent hand with backdoor flush and straight potential. Raising to 300 builds the pot and puts pressure on the blinds, especially since I'm on the button with position advantage.

A9o is dominated by the button's raising range and I'm out of position with the big blind still to act; folding avoids playing a marginal hand in a bad spot.

K7o is marginal but I'm getting good pot odds in the big blind heads-up, so calling to see a flop is reasonable.

I have top set on a scary board and the BB called preflop, so I want to control the pot and let them bluff or catch a piece. Checking keeps my range balanced and avoids building a big pot with a marginal kicker.

The board is 8d 8c 8s Kh, giving me a ten-high with an Ace kicker. I have no set and a weak hand, so checking is the safest play to avoid building a pot I'm likely to lose.

I have a full house (eights full of kings) and the opponent likely missed, so I bet for value.

The board is 888Kh5c, giving me a Ten-high straight. Seat 3's river raise and 'full house' claim are likely a bluff; calling 400 into a 1050 pot is profitable.

With 7hTc on the button facing a single big blind raise, calling closes the action cheaply and keeps a marginal hand in position.

Weak offsuit hand out of position, not worth calling even with good pot odds.

I'm in the small blind with Ah5h and no one has raised; checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting chips in with a weak hand. I'll see a flop cheaply and play fit-or-fold.

I have a backdoor flush draw with Ah5h on a 8c5c2d flop, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn without investing more chips.

No made hand, but backdoor straight and overcard equity; checking in position keeps the pot small and realizes equity.

Checking back keeps the pot small with a weak Ace-high on a dry turn and avoids building a big pot without a strong hand.

Board is paired and wet with two clubs; my high-card hand is unlikely to be best, and checking back avoids building a bigger pot with a weak holding.

My T-high has no showdown value, and the opponent has checked every street while claiming only ace-high, so a river bet can fold better unpaired hands and win the pot.

Seat 2's river raise to 150 represents a significant overbet on a paired board. My hand is Ace-high with no pair, no draw, and no backdoor equity, making it a clear fold against a polarized river bet.

Calling the 50 chip to complete the small blind is the most straightforward play with Qc8d, keeping the pot small and allowing a cheap flop look without overcommitting.

Board is very wet with Jd Ad 9d and I hold Qc 8d, so I want to control the pot and keep the opponent in. Checking is free and preserves optionality for a later bet or fold.

Top pair with the ace on a monotone board is strong enough to bet for value and protection against single-diamond draws; checking gives free cards and misses value.

I have a weak offsuit hand (Qc8d) with no pair and only backdoor flush potential. The opponent's raise on a Jd-Ad-9d board is too strong to call with this hand.

4c 8s is a weak hand with no playability; facing a 100bb big blind and a 50bb small blind, I have no reason to invest more. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Button folded, leaving heads-up. A2o has enough equity to raise and take initiative; a small raise pressures the big blind without committing too much.

Calling 150 offers good pot odds and 87o has enough playability to defend the big blind against a small blind raise.

Continuation bet on a dry paired board; our A2 has a gutshot and overcards, and betting takes down the pot when opponent misses.

K6o on the button is a reasonable steal spot; raising applies pressure and can take down the blinds, with position if called.

6h3s is a very weak hand facing a raise, and calling out of position with the big blind still to act is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

I have a weak Ten-high hand with no straight or flush potential, and calling 200 into a 450 pot with only 9 outs to a pair is a negative expected value play. Folding preserves my 9900 chip stack for better opportunities.

I have pocket kings, a premium hand. I want to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds, so I raise to 300 to get value and reduce the field.

I have a weak 2-2 in the small blind facing a raise to 300 from the button. The pot odds and implied odds don't justify calling with such a low pair, so folding is the disciplined play.

Closing the action with 200 to call into a 450 pot gives good odds, and Q7o is playable enough against a wide button open in a 3-handed game.

I have two pair but the board is paired and flush draw is present; checking controls the pot and lets me see the button's action.

We have an overpair with kings on a coordinated board. Betting to charge draws and get value from worse hands like a queen.

I have two pair (queens and jacks) on a paired board and want to raise for value and protection against flush draws. My queen blocks some of the opponent's strong queen combos, and a raise can fold out weaker hands or charge draws.