Hold'em table

I have 8dJs, a weak offsuit hand on the button. The pot is only 150 and I'd need to call 100 to see a flop, which is too expensive for such a speculative hand. Folding preserves my 10000 stack for better opportunities.

With the button folded, completing for 50 chips is inexpensive heads-up. I’ll see a flop rather than build a pot out of position with 8-2 offsuit.

Q3 offsuit is weak, so I'll take the free flop from the big blind rather than build a pot out of position against a limper.

I have a weak kicker with middle pair on a monotone flop, so I’ll check and keep the pot small.

I have bottom pair (threes) on a three-heart board with a weak kicker. Seat 2 checked, so betting risks getting raised off the hand or called by a better pair or a flush draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a cheap turn.

My weak pair has showdown value, but the paired, three-heart board makes a value bet thin. I’ll keep the pot small and reassess on the river.

Board 8h 3h 7h 7s; I have Qs 3d for a pair of threes with two pair on board (3s and 7s), so a weak-to-medium hand. Seat 2 checked twice, showing weakness, so a small value/protection bet of one big blind into 200 pot should get called by worse hands like 8x or heart draws and fold out hands like a Q-high. A small bet is low risk.}

A small turn bet offers good pot odds to continue with a pair of eights, though the paired, three-heart board makes raising unattractive.

With no heart on a four-heart board, this is a weak showdown hand. Checking avoids putting more chips in against a flush.

My two pair (sevens and threes) is weak on a four-heart board. A bet would mostly get called only by hands that beat me, such as any heart flush or a pair of 8s or 5s, so I check for a cheap showdown.

JTo is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game, and a 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on both blinds.

Pocket fours in the small blind facing a 2.5bb button open in 3-handed play; calling 200 more has good pot odds and set-mining value, and the big blind still has to act behind me.

My Qd-Td is a playable suited connector in position. The pot is 600 and I only need to call 150, giving excellent pot odds. I'll call to see a flop and realize equity without overcommitting preflop.

I have a pocket pair (4s4c) on a 2-9-Q board with a pot of 750 and I act first in a three-way pot. It is a marginal hand, but a bet of about two-thirds of the pot earns value from worse pairs and weak draws, and it denies equity to overcards. I will bet small and proceed cautiously if raised.

I have top pair with a good kicker on a Q-9-2 flop, and calling keeps my range flexible while avoiding overcommitting without initiative.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position. The price to call is reasonable in a three-way pot, with potential to win more if I hit.

I hold a pair of fours on a 2-9-Q-8 board with two overcards to my pair out there, and two opponents called the flop raise. My hand is weak and unlikely to get called by worse, so I check for a cheap showdown.

I have a strong Queen-high straight draw with the 8d on board, but checking keeps the pot controlled and allows me to realize equity without bloating the pot if my opponent has a better hand.

I have the current nut straight on a board with two flush draws. A substantial bet gets value from made hands and charges draws.

Pocket fours on a 2-9-Q-8 board is only a weak underpair. Seat 2 bet 1700 into a 2250 pot on the turn after the flop was called, which likely shows real strength. Calling 1700 to win 3950 needs about 30% equity, and I have roughly 10%, so I fold.

I have a gutshot straight draw to a J and a backdoor flush draw, giving me decent equity to justify calling the 1700 turn bet. Folding would be too weak, and raising is risky without a made hand.

I have a weak Queen-high on a paired board with a King kicker; checking avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand against a likely strong range.

I have the nut straight, and a substantial value bet can get called by two pair or a set.

Seat 2's river raise to 4300 represents a massive overbet with a short stack, strongly indicating a strong hand. My Queen-Ten high card is unlikely to beat their range, so folding minimizes losses.

Pocket sixes on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand. Raising to 3bb builds the pot with position and takes the initiative against two blinds.

I hold 9c4s, a weak offsuit hand that is not strong enough to call a 250 chip raise from the button. Folding preserves my stack against a likely strong range from that position.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a three-big-blind raise.

With Q8o on the button facing a 100bb raise from the BB, the hand is too weak to call or reraise profitably, so folding preserves my 100bb stack.

With 4-3 offsuit in the small blind, I’ll fold rather than play a weak hand out of position against the big blind.

Seven-deuce suited is too weak to open from the button against two players, even with position.

KJs is a strong hand heads-up from the small blind; raising to 3bb for value and to take the initiative against the big blind.

Calling 200 to see a flop with Ah7d is reasonable given the small 3-handed pot and my position, allowing me to play postflop rather than folding a playable hand.

Heads-up on A-T-6 with a king-high flush draw plus a backdoor straight draw, and I was the preflop raiser. A small continuation bet of 400 into the 600 pot gets folds from worse hands and keeps equity when called.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a dry flop, and the opponent's continuation bet is small enough to call with my stack. Folding would be too weak, and raising risks building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I hold K-J with A-Q-T on the board, which is the nut Broadway straight. I'm betting about 70% of the pot for value against a opponent who called twice and may hold a draw or a pair.

I have top pair with the Ace of hearts, but the board is scary with a possible straight draw. I'll call the turn bet to keep the pot manageable and see the river without committing too much more.

I have king-high with a missed straight draw, so I have no showdown value against a opponent who claims a pair of Aces. A bluff into a caller who has called two barrels is unlikely to work, so I check and give up.

I have top pair with Ace-high on a paired board, but the opponent's aggressive line suggests a strong hand. Checking allows me to control the pot and potentially induce a bluff or realize equity without bloating the pot.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 6d5d is a suited connector with good playability and position. A small raise to 3bb can win the blinds or build a pot with a hand that plays well after the flop.

I have 6s Qd, a weak hand that doesn't play well out of position. Seat 3 opened to 300 and I'm in the small blind, so calling 250 more is too expensive for a speculative hand. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Nine-seven offsuit is a marginal defend against a 3x button raise, especially out of position. Folding avoids investing more with a hand that will be difficult to realize equity with.