Hold'em table

Calling the big blind with 7c8s in position is a standard play; I want to see a flop cheaply and avoid putting money in with a weak hand out of position.

Cheap price to see a flop with T5o from the small blind; folding here loses too much equity for such a small additional bet.

Pocket threes play well as a set-mine in a limped three-way pot, and checking is free from the big blind.

I have a decent pair of tens with backdoor considerations; a small continuation bet protects against flush draws and extracts value if opponents have weaker holdings.

Pocket threes are an underpair on an ace-ten board, and calling 175 into 475 needs more equity than two set outs provide, especially with the button still to act. Folding avoids a dominated spot.

Calling 175 into a 475 pot with 7c8s on Td4hAh gives decent implied odds if I hit a straight or backdoor flush, and I want to keep the button's range wide. Folding is safe but concedes equity; a raise is too thin with only two outs on this dry board.

I only have a weak pair of tens with a five kicker on a scary board with two overcards and a flush draw; checking to avoid building the pot with a marginal hand.

Board is paired with a King and Ace, and my 7-8 is a weak hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal holding.

Only a weak pair of tens with no kicker value; no reason to bet into a checked-around pot, better to see showdown for free.

Board is paired and high, my 7-8 is likely behind; opponent raised the flop and we checked through turn, so checking to avoid building a bigger pot with a weak hand is correct.

Button raise with a decent suited-ish connector (T-J offsuit) to apply pressure preflop in a 3-handed pot.

96o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, so folding the small blind is the highest-EV option.

I hold King-high 5 kicker, which is weak preflop. The button raised to 250 and the small blind folded, leaving me heads-up against a strong range. Folding preserves my stack against a likely superior hand.

56 offsuit is too weak to open first-in from the button against two players still to act, so folding avoids a dominated, poorly playable hand.

I have Ah7s on the button with the blinds posted and the BB only has 100 invested; calling 50 to see a flop is reasonable given my stack depth and the small pot odds.

K2 offsuit in the big blind with no raise; checking for free to see the flop.

I have a backdoor nut flush draw with top pair on a dry board, but the pot is small and the opponent is the big blind who can check back. Checking keeps the pot controlled and allows me to realize equity without paying extra on a marginal flop.

King-high with no draw and no bet to face; checking to see a free turn card.

I have a backdoor nut flush draw with 7s and a backdoor straight possibility, but I'm out of position and the board is paired with two diamonds. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves my bluff equity while allowing me to see a free river card.

King-high with no pair or draw on a paired board; checking is free and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

Board pairs 5s and I hold the Ah, giving me a weak pair vulnerable to overcards; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

King-high with no pair on a paired board; checking is best since betting has no value and calling any bet risks losing to a made hand.

Calling the big blind with Q8s on the button is a standard play to see a flop in position without overcommitting with a marginal hand.

J9 suited is playable and cheap to complete from the small blind with just one more chip to call.

Ten-deuce offsuit is too weak to raise into two limpers, and checking is free as the big blind.

No pair, weak draw (backdoor flush only), no bet to face; check and control pot size out of position.

Ten-deuce has no pair or draw on A-K-3, so there is no value in betting into two opponents. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves a free turn.

The pot is small and both opponents checked, so I'll take a free card with my backdoor flush draw and gutshot.

I only have bottom pair with a weak kicker on a scary A-K board; no value in betting into two players, so I check and control the pot.

Ten-high has no pair or draw on A-K-9-3, and the button still acts behind. Checking is free and avoids bluffing into two opponents.

Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher for the opponent on the river with a weak showdown hand.

I only have a weak pair of nines with no strong kicker; checking to showdown is safest given the passive action.

Ten-high has no showdown value multiway, but betting air into two opponents who checked down is unlikely to fold out better hands. Checking is free and avoids bloating a pot I almost never win.

The board is dry and unpaired, and my suited Queen-high is unlikely to be best; checking to realize equity and control pot size is best.

Weak offsuit hand (Q7o) from the button facing a raise; not worth continuing given poor equity and multiway risk.

Button folded, so this is blind versus blind and Q7o has enough equity to complete for 50 into 150. Calling keeps the pot small out of position rather than inflating it with a weak offsuit hand.

I am in the big blind with 5s9d and there is no raise to call, so checking keeps my option to see a cheap flop. My hand is marginal and I prefer to play passively until I see the board.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on K-T-8; checking is free and a stab has little fold equity or backup equity.

Board is Kd-8c-Tc, my 5s-9d is weak with backdoor flush and gutshot. No bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a turn card cheaply.

Queen-high with only a gutshot has little showdown value and few outs, so there is no need to inflate a small pot out of position. Checking keeps the price low and preserves the option to realize equity on the river.

The board is coordinated with a straight draw and flush possibilities, and I hold only a weak 5-9 offsuit. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Queen-high has almost no showdown value, but a river bluff into a player who checked three streets is unlikely to fold better hands for a small pot. Checking realizes the free showdown.

Board is coordinated with a King-high straight possible; my 5-9 is weak and vulnerable. Checking preserves my remaining stack against a likely bet.

K5 suited is playable as a button open in three-handed poker, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative rather than flat or fold.

Seat 3 opened to 250 with position and initiative; my Qd8d is weak out of position and unlikely to realize enough equity to justify calling 200 or raising 400. Folding preserves my 9950 stack for better spots.

Ad3d suited ace is a decent hand with implied odds; calling a small raise from the BB is standard, out of position raise sizing is minimal (2.5x).

I have weak bottom pair with ace-high; no reason to bet into two live opponents on a king-high board, so I check to control pot size.

I have top pair on a dry board and the big blind checked, so a half-pot bet takes value and denies free cards.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker; the bet is small relative to the pot, so a call is justified to see the turn.

I hold two pair (nines and threes) with an ace kicker on a paired board, a strong hand worth betting for value against a single opponent who has shown modest strength.

I have kings and nines, and the 500 turn bet offers about 3-to-1, so a call is clearly profitable. Raising would mostly get action from better nines, full houses, and stronger kings, so I keep the pot smaller and reassess the river.

I have two pair (9s and 3s) with an ace kicker, a solid value hand on this board; betting for value while keeping the sizing moderate to avoid overcommitting against a possible trips or higher two pair.

I have only K9 two pair with a five kicker on a paired board, so any nine or king with a better kicker beats me. Seat 2's turn lead and river bet are mostly value that I cannot beat, and 800 to win 2850 is not enough to hero-call this weak holding.