Hold'em table

K3s is a marginal but playable button open in three-handed poker; a small raise steals the blinds with position and can be folded to a reraise.

With Jd5c, I have no pair, no draw, and only backdoor equity. Facing a 250 raise over my 50 blind, calling 200 is too expensive for such weak holdings, so folding is the correct play.

J6 offsuit is weak, facing a raise with only one caller gone; not worth calling out of position.

Calling the big blind with J-high is a standard, low-risk play in a 3-handed game; I want to see a flop cheaply and avoid folding too many hands preflop.

Cheap price to see a flop with suited connector-ish low cards from SB, calling 50 more into a multiway pot.

5-2 suited is too weak to raise, and checking is free in the big blind after both limps.

I have no pair and only a gutshot with a backdoor flush draw in a multiway pot, so I check for free rather than bet into two other players.

52 has no pair, no real draw, and little equity three ways on T-6-7, so checking is the highest-EV free option.

Board is disconnected and I have a backdoor flush draw with a jack kicker; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn cheaply.

Weak hand with only a backdoor gutshot to a five; better to see a free card than bet into two players who may still have something.

I have no pair and no real draw on a paired board against two opponents, so a bluff has poor fold equity. Checking is free and keeps a chance to improve on the river.

Board is paired with a 6, and my Jh is a weak kicker with no pair. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have no pair or draw, board is checked through, best to check and see showdown cheaply.

I only play the board pair of sixes with 5-high, so a river bet into two players is unlikely to fold out better and risks being called by any pair, six, or nine. Checking is free and preserves a chop against equally weak hands.

Board is paired with a 6 and an 8, giving me a weak J-high with a backdoor gutshot; checking lets me see a cheap showdown and potentially induce a bluff from the other checker.

Weak offsuit low connector out of position relatively, not worth calling as button facing full table; fold to preserve chips.

Pocket nines is a strong heads-up hand after the button folds, so I raise to 300 for value and to build the pot against the big blind.

Calling 200 to see a flop with Q7o is reasonable given the small pot and deep stacks; I'll play post-flop rather than fold out of position.

Pocket nines have some showdown value but are vulnerable to the jack and ten, so a small c-bet applies pressure and can fold out worse hands.

I have a backdoor flush draw and gutshot straight draw with Qs-7h on a 4h-Jd-Ts board. Calling 200 keeps me in the hand without overcommitting with a speculative hand.

Pocket nines are an underpair to the jack and ten out of position, so I check to control the pot rather than inflate it.

The board is draw-heavy with a straight and flush possible, and my weak Qs7h is vulnerable. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting chips into a dangerous turn situation.

Pocket nines are a weak one-pair showdown hand on a jack-ten board, and a river bet is unlikely to be called by worse. Checking realizes my equity without bloating the pot.

Board is disconnected and I hold no made hand, so I want to see a free showdown with my weak Qs-high. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids giving up chips on a bluff.

KJo is strong enough to open from the button in three-handed play. A 3bb raise builds the pot and takes the initiative before the blinds act.

Calling with AsTc in position is reasonable; I want to see a flop and control pot size rather than build it preflop with a marginal hand.

Q5o offsuit is weak facing a raise and call; not worth calling from the big blind with a marginal hand out of position.

I have top pair with an Ace kicker on a dry flop. Checking back keeps the pot small and allows me to control the hand on future streets while preserving my stack.

I have the nut straight on T-9-Q with J-K, and the checked flop is a good spot to bet for value against pairs and draws. A 500 chip bet builds the pot while remaining likely to get called.

Top pair with an Ace kicker is a strong flop holding; calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids overcommitting before seeing how the turn develops.

Board is paired with a queen and I hold a ten, giving me a decent top pair but vulnerable to overcards. Seat 1 has shown aggression on the flop, so checking back keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate their hand on the river without committing more chips.

I have the nut straight on a non-flush board and seat 2 checked, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value while keeping worse hands in.

I have top pair with the ace kicker on a board where the opponent just raised. Calling keeps me in the hand with a strong hand while controlling my risk.

I have top pair with an Ace kicker on a board that completed a straight, but my kicker is weak and seat_1 has shown aggression. Checking allows me to control the pot and avoid getting bluffed off a marginal hand on the river.

I have a king-high straight and the opponent has played passively throughout, so a half-pot value bet can get called by worse two-pair and lower straight hands.

Seat 1's river raise to 2000 with a stack of 6000 signals a strong hand, and my Tc high card is unlikely to beat their range on this board. Folding preserves my remaining 8000 chips.

I have a weak offsuit hand (Ts-2h) and the big blind has already committed 100 chips. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

T4 offsuit is weak heads-up against a big blind who can still act; not worth completing given poor equity and no fold equity leverage.

K2 offsuit is a weak hand not worth playing from the button facing a raise into a 3-way pot; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more to see a flop heads-up with an ace. A6o is too weak to inflate the pot, but the price is right to continue.

I have Ks6d on the button with no action yet; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop cheaply. I'll play fit-or-miss and avoid building a big pot out of position.

I have top pair on a dry-ish flop against one opponent who checked preflop, so a small value bet builds the pot and charges draws while keeping the weak kicker from overcommitting.

Calling 150 with Ks-high on a dry flop is reasonable; I have backdoor flush and gutshot potential, and the pot odds justify seeing a turn without overcommitting. Seat 3 folded, so it's heads-up with seat 1 who raised.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position; checking controls the pot and avoids a tough spot if raised.

The board is dry and I have a weak King-high with no draw; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big hand for my opponent.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a three-diamond river, so a bet risks being called or raised by better hands. Checking realizes my showdown value in a small pot.

I have a weak King-high with no pair and the board is paired with two diamonds, so I have little showdown value. Checking is the best play to realize my equity without investing more chips into a pot I'm likely behind.