Hold'em table

J7s is a playable suited hand from the button, and calling 100 to see a flop offers reasonable pot odds with position.

I only need 50 more to complete the small blind with 86o, getting excellent pot odds in a three-way pot. Raising with this weak offsuit hand into two opponents is unnecessary, so I call.

I am in the big blind with 2h5c and the action is checked to me, so I'll see a flop cheaply with a speculative hand.

With middle pair and a weak kicker on a draw-heavy flop, I prefer to check and control the pot rather than bet into two opponents.

I have a weak 2-5 offsuit with a 7-8-J flop that doesn't connect well, so I'll check to control the pot and see a cheap turn card. Bluffing here is risky with such a disconnected hand.

Top two pair is strong on this wet board, so I want to build the pot and charge opponents with draws.

I have middle pair with backdoor straight potential, and the bet is small relative to the pot. Calling keeps the pot manageable while I evaluate further action.

My hand (2h 5c) is weak and disconnected from the 7d Jc 8c board; calling 300 into a 900 pot with no equity is a clear fold.

Middle pair with weak kicker on a draw-heavy board; checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate opponent's turn action before committing more chips.

Top two pair is strong on this turn, so I bet for value and to charge any draws.

We hold a marginal middle pair with a weak kicker against a player who has bet both the flop and turn. The pot odds and implied odds are insufficient to continue, so folding is the best play.

With 2s3d offsuit on the button and no prior action, calling 100 into a 150 pot with a very weak hand is not profitable; folding avoids unnecessary risk.

I have KsTh, a decent hand, and only need to call 50 chips to see a flop with 150 in the pot. It's a low-cost play to keep the pot growing without risking too much preflop.

K9s is strong enough to raise against the small blind's limp, applying pressure and often taking down the dead money preflop.

I have King-high with a Ten kicker, which is decent but not strong enough to raise preflop. Calling keeps me in the hand with a reasonable cost while avoiding committing more chips with a marginal holding.

I have a decent top pair with a king kicker on a dry board, but the action checked to me and there's no pressure. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see the turn card cheaply while maintaining position.

Opponent checked the flop, so I can take down the pot with a continuation bet. I have overcards and a backdoor flush draw if called, so a modest bet is a good balance of pressure and equity preservation.

Calling keeps me in a speculative hand with backdoor flush and straight potential. I avoid raising with a weak flop and prefer to see the turn cheaply.

I have a weak King-high with a backdoor flush draw, and the opponent's turn check after a flop raise suggests weakness. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting more chips in with a marginal hand.

Board is dry and I hold only a weak King-high; checking is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

We have king high with no pair, and the opponent checked the river, so we take the free showdown rather than risk chips on a bluff that is unlikely to fold a better hand.

Calling 100 chips with 5c6c in position on the button is a standard play; I can control pot size and see a flop cheaply.

QTs suited is strong enough to raise over the button's limp, building the pot and putting pressure on the blinds.

J2o is a very weak offsuit hand facing a raise, and calling 200 more out of position is not profitable.

Calling 200 to see a flop with 5c6c on the button is reasonable; I'm getting 3:1 pot odds and can play the hand postflop.

C-bet with an open-ended straight draw and two overcards, applying pressure while retaining good equity if called.

I have a gutshot straight draw with two overcards on a dry board, giving me decent equity. Calling keeps my stack intact and avoids overcommitting without a made hand.

Board is dry and I hold a weak 5c-6c with no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and avoids burning chips on a marginal draw.

Board is paired Kings with a 7-J-3, and my 5c6c is a weak high-card hand. Checking lets me see a showdown without investing more chips into a pot where I likely don't have the best hand.

K9o is a playable hand in a 3-handed game, and with position on the button I can apply pressure to the blinds and potentially take the pot preflop. Raising to 300 is a standard isolation raise to build the pot while keeping initiative.

T3o is a weak offsuit hand out of position facing a button raise; folding avoids playing a dominated hand with poor postflop potential.

I hold 2s7d, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a 300 raise from the button with only 200 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with such a speculative hand.

T4s is too weak to call or raise from the button in a 3-handed pot, as it has poor equity against two opponents and calling would require 40% equity to break even.

K4o is a weak hand and I'm out of position in the blinds with only a 50 chip call required; folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity against the big blind's 100 chip bet.

My hole cards are King-two offsuit, which is a weak hand with poor equity. Facing a raise to 100 big blinds on the button, folding is the most profitable decision to preserve my stack.

Completing with a suited hand getting good pot odds heads-up, and keeping the pot small while out of position.

With 9s4d as big blind and the small blind only limping, I can see a free flop. Raising a weak offsuit hand into a limper risks building a pot with poor equity.

I have a flush draw and a dry board, so I'll check to see a free card and avoid building a pot out of position.

I have a weak hand with only a backdoor wheel draw, and the small blind checked. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

Semi-bluff with a flush draw after both checks; a small bet can take the pot now or build it if I hit on the river.

I have 9-high with only a weak gutshot on a paired board, and calling 100 into 300 offers insufficient equity against a likely ace or five.