Hold'em table

J2s is too weak to continue from the button against a small blind and big blind, especially with no prior action indicating weakness. Folding avoids investing chips with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Ace-five offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to three big blinds pressures a wide range.

Ace-nine suited is a playable hand getting 2-to-1 from the big blind against a small-blind raise to 300, so calling to see a flop is reasonable.

A-high has some showdown value, but this flop connects with the big blind's calling range. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

Top pair with an ace kicker is strong on this dry board, and the preflop raiser's flop check suggests weakness, so a half-pot bet builds the pot for value.

Ace-high has little immediate equity or draw potential on this flop, and calling a half-pot bet out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

QJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. A raise to 250 can win the blinds or build a pot in position.

Ace-four suited is a playable hand getting a good price (200 to call into 400) against a button open, so calling is better than folding or a bloated raise out of position.

Closing the preflop action with 4:1 pot odds and a suited hand; I'll proceed cautiously and mostly fit-or-fold postflop.

I have only ace-high on a Ts-3c-9d flop, so I'll check to see a free card and avoid building a pot with a weak hand.

My 2d8d misses this flop except for a weak backdoor flush and gutshot; with the button still to act and no made hand, checking is the prudent play.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position. Betting about 60% of the pot can win it now while building value when the draw hits.

I have a three-diamond flush draw with Ace-high backdoor value, and calling 450 into a 1200 pot gives about 27% pot odds, which is covered by my draw equity plus implied odds.

I have 8-high with no pair or draw on a coordinated board, and both opponents have shown strength by betting and calling. Folding avoids chasing a nearly hopeless hand.

I have a pair of fours with an ace kicker, which is a weak made hand facing a player who has been betting, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it without strong equity.

The turn is a blank, and my open-ended straight draw has strong equity when called. Betting also pressures weaker pairs and draws that called the flop.

Our pair of fours is weak against a large turn raise from the button, and calling 1100 into a 2750 pot needs roughly 29% equity that a pair of fours with an ace kicker does not reliably have.

With 2s6h, a weak offsuit hand out of position facing a 100-chip call preflop, folding is the disciplined choice in a 3-handed game.

Button folded, leaving a heads-up small-blind versus big-blind spot. K8o has enough equity to raise for fold equity rather than just call and play a marginal hand out of position.

6-3 offsuit has poor playability against a small-blind raise, and the price isn't good enough to defend.

On the button with a marginal offsuit hand, I prefer a small open to apply pressure on the blinds and take control with position. Folding is too tight for 3-handed play, while calling invites the small blind in cheaply.

Q4 suited is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Facing a 2.5bb button open with only 150 to call from the big blind, the price justifies defending with a moderately weak J5 offsuit against a single opponent after the small blind folded.

I have J-high with a backdoor-ish heart draw (5h, Kh, 7h on board) and no made pair, and I can check for free, so checking keeps the pot small and sees the turn cheaply.

I raised preflop and the big blind checked a K-high flop; a continuation bet of 300 can fold out overcards and weaker draws while protecting my middle pair.

I have a flush draw with three hearts on board-plus-hand and face a 300 bet into an 850 pot, so calling about 26% of the final pot is justified by roughly 35% equity to make the flush by the river.

I have J-high with no made pair and only a weak backdoor flush draw, and checking is free here, so I take the free showdown rather than bloat the pot.

I have two pair (tens and sevens) on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and to charge straight and flush draws.

I have J-5 high with only backdoor straight outs (8 or Q, about 8 cards), which is roughly 17% to hit on the river. Calling 800 into a 1950 pot needs about 29% equity, so folding is correct.

Six-three suited is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown opponents at 100 big blinds.

Completing the small blind for 50 more is a cheap price to see a flop heads-up against the big blind, even with a weak 2-K offsuit hand.

98o in the big blind with position after the button folds; raising over the small blind's limp applies pressure and takes initiative with a hand that flops reasonably well.

Kh2s is a weak, offsuit hand that is out of position against a 300 raise from seat_1, and calling 200 more into a 3-way pot is not justified.

Pocket eights on the button against two blinds is a strong hand worth raising for value and to take the initiative. A raise to 300 builds the pot while keeping the sizing reasonable.

J6o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so folding avoids investing more chips with a dominated hand.

A6 suited has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button open, especially with the small blind folded.

With the nut flush draw on a paired board, I have strong drawing potential but no made hand. Checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot controlled and lets me respond to their bet.

Pocket eights are an underpair to the king-high board with a queen, so I'd rather take a free showdown than bloat the pot. Checking keeps the hand cheap while still letting me see the turn.

With the nut flush draw and ace high, I can take the free card if offered without building a large pot out of position.

We hold a pair of eights on a K-K-Q-2 board with no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and gets a free showdown look.

My ace kicker is strong on the triple-king board, but a queen or pocket pair makes a full house. Checking avoids a thin value bet that worse hands may rarely call.

Our 88 makes trip kings on a paired-king board with a weak kicker, and seat_2 has checked every street, so betting for value is unlikely to get called by worse and checking keeps the pot small.