Hold'em table

With 8d Js on the button, I have no pair and limited playability. Folding avoids investing chips with a weak hand against two opponents who have already invested.

8-2 offsuit is the worst hand type; out of position heads-up against the big blind, completing for 50 more is marginal and the hand plays poorly postflop, so folding is the simple choice.

JTo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong enough hand to open-raise for value and position against two blinds.

Pocket fours are worth defending against a button open at this price, with potential to win a larger pot when they hit a set.

My Q-T suited is a playable hand but not strong enough to lead a raise out of position. Calling keeps me in the pot at a reasonable price while avoiding a difficult post-flop situation.

A low pair on a queen-high flop is weak against two opponents. Checking avoids building the pot while preserving the chance to improve.

I have a strong top pair with a good kicker on a Q-high board, but the pot is small and there's no pressure to bet. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see a free turn card while preserving my stack.

On the button with an open-ended straight draw (T-J with Q-9 on board) after both opponents checked, a roughly 55% pot bet builds the pot with fold equity and keeps decent equity if called.

Pocket fours are a weak underpair on this flop, with little chance to improve against a bet into two opponents.

I have a strong draw with Qd Td on 2s 9d Qs, giving me a flush draw and open-ended straight draw. Calling 500 into a 1400 pot is reasonable to keep the opponent's bluff frequency in check and realize my equity.

My Qd-Td is a strong draw on the 2s-9d-Qs-8d board with both a flush and straight draw, but seat_2 has shown aggression preflop and on the flop. With no call required and a large effective stack behind, checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate seat_2's turn action before committing more chips.

I have an open-ended straight draw (T-J with 9-8-Q on board, needing a 7 or K) and I'm last to act against one opponent who checked. A bet of about half the pot builds the pot with a strong draw, and I can win now if they fold.

Seat 2's turn raise to 1000 is a small overbet relative to the pot and their remaining stack, suggesting a bluff or a probe. My Qd-Td gives me a weak queen-high with backdoor flush and straight draws, enough to call but not raise. Calling keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a scary board.

Board is paired with Kh and I hold Qd Td, giving me a weak queen-high with no strong draws. Opponent has shown aggression on flop and turn, so checking back lets me control pot size and avoid bloating the river with a marginal hand.

I have a king-high straight (9-T-J-Q-K), which is very strong. Seat 1 has checked and called twice, so I'm betting about 60% of the pot for value.

Seat 2's river raise to 2400 is large relative to the pot and my Qd-Td is a marginal bluff-catcher; calling preserves the rest of my stack while avoiding a costly showdown with a weak hand.

Pocket sixes are a strong button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 2.5 big blinds gives me a chance to win the blinds while retaining position if called.

9c4s is a weak hand that cannot profitably continue against a 250 raise from the button, especially when I'm out of position and only have 9c4s high card potential.

T5 offsuit is a weak hand. Calling 150 more out of position against a button open is marginal and likely unprofitable, so I fold.

With Q8o on the button facing a 100bb raise and a 50bb call, the hand lacks the equity or position to justify a call or raise, so folding minimizes expected loss.

4-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Out of position against the big blind, it is not worth calling 50 more, and a bluff raise has little value here. Folding costs only the 50-chip small blind.

7-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand; on the button facing a big blind with two players left to act behind, folding is the disciplined choice rather than paying 100 to play out of position postflop.

KJs is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising from the small blind builds the pot and puts pressure on a wide range.

I hold 7d Ah, a weak offsuit hand that lacks playability. Seat 3 opened to 350 and seat 2 folded, so I'm out of position facing a raise with no strong equity.

Six-five suited plays well in position three-handed. A standard button open gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

I have Q6s in the small blind and face a raise to 250 from the button. The pot odds don't justify continuing with this weak hand, so folding is the disciplined play.

7h9c is a suited-less connected hand with decent playability. Getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7:1) against a button open of 2.5bb makes a call profitable in position-disadvantaged but wide-range spot heads-up.Calling is better than folding or bluff-raising.

I hold 7h9c on a Th Ad Td board, which is just 9-high with a gutshot-type draw at best. The board favors the preflop raiser's range, so I check out of position and avoid bloating the pot.

I have a flush draw and can make a small continuation bet to build the pot when I improve or win it now if my opponent folds.

I have an open-ended straight draw (7-9 with T on board needs 8 and J... actually 7,9,T gives a gutshot-plus draw with 8 and J needed) against a small c-bet of 180 into 550, so the pot odds of about 4:1 justify a call.

I have 7h 9c on a Th Ad Td 4s board, which gives me only a gutshot-type draw at best (8 for a straight needs J/8... actually 7-9-T needs 8 plus J or 6), so I'm essentially holding air. The button bet the flop and I'm out of position, so I'll check and give up cheaply rather than bluff into a range that likes this board.

I have little showdown value but a flush draw. A turn bet can fold out weaker made hands and gives me a chance to improve if called.

7h9c on a Th Ad Td 4s board has only a gutshot straight draw (needs an 8 for 7-8-9-T plus a J or 6, so it's weak). Paying 600 into a pot of 1510 needs about 28% equity, and this hand has far less against a button betting the turn, so folding is right.