Hold'em table

2h6h is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game, and calling with poor equity and little postflop potential is not profitable.

I have 2c 8h, a weak offsuit hand. Seat 1 folded, but seat 3 has the big blind and seat 2 (me) is the small blind. The pot is 150 and I only need to call 50, but with such a poor hand, folding is the safest play to avoid losing chips.

4c 5h is a weak hand with no playability. Facing a 100bb raise-equivalent from the big blind with only 50bb from the small blind, I'm not getting sufficient odds to continue.

Calling 50 into a 150 pot gives good odds with K2o; no need to inflate the pot with a weak hand.

With 8-3 offsuit in the big blind and only the small blind completing, checking is best to see a free flop and avoid bloating the pot with a weak hand.

With bottom pair and a weak kicker on a draw-heavy flop, checking behind controls the pot and avoids getting raised off a marginal hand. I can reevaluate on the turn.

Semi-bluffing with the king-high flush draw and an overcard; the opponent checked the flop, so a turn bet can take the pot now or set up a river bluff if called.

I have bottom pair and good pot odds (150 into 350) with position. Calling is cheap and lets me evaluate the river.

I have a weak pair of threes; opponent's river check suggests missed draw or weak showdown, and betting would only fold worse hands while getting called by better. Checking realizes my showdown value.

J7s is playable from the button and I am getting good pot odds to see a flop for only 100 more. Calling keeps the pot small and lets me use position postflop.

K6o is weak, but calling only costs 50 into a 250 pot with good odds, and the button's limp suggests a capped range; I'll take the cheap flop.

I am in the big blind with a weak Ace-9 offsuit and no raise to call, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a costly bluff.

With K-high and only a backdoor flush draw on a low flop, checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot out of position with a marginal hand.

I have a backdoor flush draw and overcard with 9d Ad on Tc 2s 5c, but the pot is small and I'm out of position. Checking keeps the hand cheap and avoids building a big pot with a mediocre flop.

Betting as a semi-bluff with K-high; opponents have shown no strength and can fold many better hands, while I can shut down if called.

I have a backdoor flush draw with Ad and a gutshot to a straight, so I'll call the 200 turn bet to keep the pot live and see a cheap river. The board is dry enough that my hand has equity without committing more chips now.

My J7 only has a gutshot and a shaky overcard in this multiway pot; I'm not getting the required equity to call the turn bet. Folding keeps my stack intact.

The board is disconnected and I hold only a weak Ace-high with no clear draw; checking lets me realize equity cheaply and avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

Pocket fives on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to raise for value and initiative; a standard 3x open pressures the blinds and can take the pot down preflop.

I have As-2d, a weak hand that plays poorly out of position. The button raised to 300 and I only have 250 to call, so folding is the most sensible play to avoid losing chips with a dominated hand.

Q4s is a reasonable defend from the big blind against a button open, and I'm getting good pot odds to see a flop. Calling keeps the pot small and lets me play postflop with position on the raiser.

I have only Q-high with weak backdoor draws, so I keep the pot small out of position and let the opponent define the action.

My 55 is weak on this coordinated board and the BB's range connects well, so checking controls the pot and lets me realize showdown value against missed draws.

My two pair (kings and fives) has showdown value, but any J or T in opponent's range beats me. Checking avoids value-cutting myself against better hands and lets me realize equity.

Calling with Kd Ah in position preflop keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a flop without overcommitting. I'll assess the board and opponent tendencies before deciding to continue.

Completing the small blind is cheap with good pot odds, and 9-8 offsuit can flop well enough to continue. I avoid inflating the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

With J5s in the big blind and no chips to call, I take the free flop rather than raise into two limpers with a weak suited hand.

I flopped a straight and want to build the pot with a pot-sized bet to get value from overpairs and draws.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker and only backdoor draws is not worth calling a flop bet, especially with another player still to act behind.

I have a gutshot straight draw with a King kicker on a 5-6-7 board. Calling 300 into a 600 pot is reasonable to see the turn and potentially complete the straight.

I have the nut straight on this board, so I want to build the pot and get value from pairs and draws before the river.

I have top pair with Ace kicker on a board with a possible straight draw; calling keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate the river without overcommitting. The opponent's turn raise is moderate, so I'll stay in with a strong but not dominant hand.

The board is paired with a King and I hold the Kd, giving me a strong hand likely ahead of a bluff or weaker holdings. Since the opponent checked, I will check behind to realize my equity without risking more chips.

J2o is a weak hand out of position against two opponents, and calling offers poor equity with reverse implied odds. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Button folded, and T8s has decent equity against a random big blind. Raising applies pressure and takes initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

Seat 3 folded, so this is heads-up. I have Qd2d, a decent suited hand, and calling 200 into a 400 pot is reasonable to see a flop. Raising is possible but I prefer to keep the pot controlled preflop.

I have no pair and the board is coordinated, so checking controls the pot and avoids building a pot out of position with air.

Checked to seat_1 to control pot size with a middle pair on a dry board and preserve showdown equity.

The pot is 600 with a paired King board and my weak Qd. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff for seat_1.

My hand has no showdown value, so I'm bluffing to represent a slowplayed king and try to fold out A-high or small pairs.

I have top two pair (Queens and Kings) with a Queen kicker, which is a strong hand on this board. Calling 400 chips to win a 1000 pot is a favorable risk/reward ratio.