Hold'em table

With the button and no rake, K3 offsuit is a reasonable marginal steal with a king blocker. A minimum raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment small and preserving positional advantage if called.

My hand (2d 9s) is weak and out of position. Seat 1 opened to 200, and I only have 9s suited with no pair, so folding is the safest play.

Getting a cheap price of 100 to close the action in a 3-way pot with 6-2 suited is reasonable, and it avoids bloating the pot with a weak hand out of position.

I hold 6h2h with no pair and only a weak backdoor flush draw, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a bluff.

This ace-queen-high flop favors my preflop raising range, making a small continuation bet attractive against the big blind's wide calling range. Betting one-third pot can fold out weaker hands and some underpairs at low cost.

With 6-2 offsuit-style air and only a backdoor flush draw against a flop bet, I need about 20% equity to call 150 into 750, and I don't have that.

Calling the big blind with J9o on the button is reasonable; I can see a flop cheaply and realize equity without risking too much preflop.

I'm getting about 5-to-1 pot odds to complete the small blind with T6 offsuit against a limped three-way pot, so calling is a cheap way to see a flop.

Checking takes a free flop with 65 offsuit against two limpers. This hand is too weak to raise for value, and keeping the pot small preserves its drawing potential without additional risk.

With only a pair of sixes on a King-Queen-six board, I have weak showdown value, so I take the free check rather than bloat the pot.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker and no meaningful draw has limited value in this three-way pot. Checking preserves showdown value without building a pot against stronger pairs and draws.

The board is K♠ 6♣ Q♠ with Jh 9d, giving no made hand and backdoor flush/straight potential. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot without a strong holding.

I hold T-high with no pair on a K-Q-6-3 board, so betting into two opponents who both checked is unlikely to gain value. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.

My pair of sixes has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents is unlikely to get much value from worse hands or fold out better pairs. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves the chance to improve for free.

Checked to seat_1 on the turn; pot is small and my hand is marginal, so I want to keep the pot controlled and see a free river. A raise risks getting 3-bet by a stronger hand.

I hold a pair of sixes on a board with three spades and a king-queen-jack, so my hand is weak and likely behind. Checking is free and avoids building a pot I can't win.

My pair of sixes has some showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get called by worse. With two opponents and no spade blocker on this river, checking is preferable to turning the hand into a bluff.

The board is coordinated with two kings and two queens, and my Jh9d is unlikely to be ahead. Since the pot is small and both opponents checked, checking back is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a weak hand.

Queen-eight offsuit on the button facing only the big blind's 100 is a marginal hand, and calling is close to break-even against two blinds in a three-handed game.

Despite the attractive completion price, 5-3 offsuit realizes equity poorly from the small blind, and the big blind can still raise. Folding avoids investing more with a weak hand out of position.

With 3s2d on the button and no callers, the pot odds don't justify playing this weak hand. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

A3 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and an ace blocker helping the blind steal. Raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure without overinvesting in a marginal hand.

9d 8h is a weak hand to defend the small blind against a 250 raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Heads-up in the big blind I get 150 to 400 pot odds, about 27%, and K3 offsuit should have roughly that much equity against a button's raising range, so calling is a reasonable defense.

I hold two pair (eights and threes with a king kicker) on a paired board, and checking is free with to_call at 0, which keeps the pot controlled while I see the next card.

A small continuation bet gets value from some ace-high hands and denies equity to unpaired overcards. This dry paired board supports a small sizing that keeps the investment modest against stronger hands.

I have two pair (eights and threes) with a king kicker on a paired board, a strong hand, but calling keeps me in against a range that may include sets while avoiding a bloated pot.

With a pair of threes on a paired 8-8-3-6 board, I have a weak made hand, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a preflop raiser who has shown aggression.

Our pair of threes has showdown value, but another bet is unlikely to get much value from worse hands or fold out better pairs. Checking behind controls the pot and preserves our ability to evaluate the river in position.

I have two pair (eights and threes) with a king kicker, which is a medium-strength hand that can win at showdown. Seat_1 checked the turn, so checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating it against a possibly stronger hand.

Our pair of threes has showdown value against unpaired flop floats, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands. Checking preserves that value without paying off stronger pairs or trips.

I have a suited Ten-Ten on the button, which is a playable hand. Calling the big blind keeps the pot small and allows me to see a flop without overcommitting with a medium-strength hand.

J9 offsuit is a marginal hand, but completing the small blind for 50 more into a pot with a limper is cheap and keeps me in with a good price to see a flop.

K7 offsuit is too weak to isolate two limpers profitably without reads, particularly with the button having position. Checking takes a free flop and avoids building a pot with a potentially dominated hand.

Top pair of jacks is a solid made hand on this board, so betting about two-thirds pot builds value and charges the draws.

Middle pair with a strong kicker is worth continuing against one bet in a limped pot, where the small blind can also have draws or weaker pairs. Calling preserves showdown value without inflating the pot while the button still has to act.

I have a strong flop draw with TdTs on Jc7d6h, giving me a flush draw and two pair potential. Calling 200 keeps my equity in the pot without overcommitting on a board where seat_3 could be bluffing or have a weak hand.

I hold trip jacks on a paired-jack board, which is far ahead of most calling ranges, so I bet for value to build the pot.

Betting twice into two opponents represents substantial strength, and our sevens have little equity against the value portion of that range. With another player still to act and potential river pressure, calling is unlikely to be profitable.

Seat 1 folded to the turn bet, leaving a heads-up pot with a button holding TdTs. The board is Jc7d6hJd, giving me only a weak ten pair with no redraws, while seat 3's sizing and aggression suggest a strong hand like a jack or sets. Folding preserves my stack against a likely superior holding.

Suited connectors 98s are playable in a three-way pot, and calling the 100-chip big blind keeps the pot manageable with good implied odds.

Completing costs only 50 into a 250 pot, and A2 suited has nut-flush and wheel potential. Calling keeps the pot small out of position without inflating it against potentially stronger aces.

I am in the big blind with Q3 and no raise has occurred, so checking keeps my options open and avoids putting chips in with a weak hand. I will see a flop cheaply and reassess based on the board.

Ace-high with a backdoor nut-flush draw is too weak to bet into two opponents on this connected flop. Checking preserves chips and leaves room to improve or respond to their betting.

I have a backdoor straight draw with Q-high on a dry 8-6-4 flop and no money invested this street, so I'll keep the pot small and see a free turn card.

I hold top pair (eights) with a nine kicker on a dry board, and both opponents checked, so a bet of about two-thirds pot builds the pot while I have the best hand against likely draws.

Ace-high with only backdoor draws is too weak to continue against a two-thirds-pot bet in a multiway pot. Being out of position with another player still to act further reduces our ability to realize equity.

My hand is Q3 high with no pair and no draw on a dry 8-6-4 flop; calling 200 into a 500 pot is a weak speculative play, and folding is the most disciplined choice here.