Hold'em table

I have 8d Js, a weak hand that plays poorly out of position. With two opponents already invested, I'll save my chips and wait for better spots.

8-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand, and out of position against the big blind it is not worth completing for 50 more chips. Folding loses only the 50-chip small blind.

On the button in a 3-handed game, JTo is a decent hand with position. Calling 100 to win a pot of 250 is a cheap price, so I'll call rather than fold or build a big pot out of position against two opponents.

Completing for 50 chips is inexpensive with a small pocket pair. I prefer seeing a flop rather than building a pot out of position.

I have Qd Td, a playable suited connector, and the pot is 300 with no raises. Checking keeps my hand hidden and avoids building a bigger pot with a speculative hand out of position.

A low pocket pair on a queen-high flop is weak against two opponents. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into likely stronger hands.

Board is Q-high with a backdoor flush draw; my Q-T gives a pair with backdoor equity. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity without risking chips on a marginal hand.

Open-ended straight draw (T-J on a 2-9-Q board) with position in a three-way pot after both opponents checked. A small bet of 200 into the 300 pot can take the pot now or build it with a strong draw, and I can fold to a big raise.

A small underpair has little chance to improve, and the button bet into two players with another player still to act. Calling out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

I have a strong gutshot straight draw with Qd Td on 2s 9d Qs, giving me a backdoor flush draw as well. Calling 200 keeps me in the hand to see the turn without overcommitting on a wet board.

Board is paired with a queen and contains a flush draw; my Queen-Ten has showdown value but is vulnerable to stronger pairs or draws. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

I have a open-ended straight draw (T-J on 2-9-Q-8) with 8 outs plus position, and seat_1 has shown weakness by checking twice. A bet of 400 into 700 works as a semi-bluff and builds the pot when I hit.

Calling the 400 turn raise keeps me in the hand with a strong Q-high that can improve to a straight or pair on the river, and it's cheaper than raising with a capped range against a button bet.

I have a Queen-high with a Ten kicker and a backdoor flush draw, but the board is paired with a King and the opponent has been betting aggressively. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff or see a cheap showdown.

I hold a king-high straight (T-J with 9-Q-K), which is nearly the nuts. Villain checked and could call with a pair or a draw, so I bet about 60% of the pot for value.

I hold Qd Td for a made Queen-high with a backdoor flush, but the board is King-high and opponent's river raise to 900 suggests a strong hand. Calling is the only way to see a showdown without risking more chips on a likely inferior holding.

Pocket sixes are strong enough to open from the button, and a 2.5 big blind raise gives me initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

9c4s is weak and unsuited; facing a 250 raise from the button with only 200 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing without a strong hand or good implied odds.

T5 offsuit is a weak hand. The button's 2.5x open is a wide-range steal, but calling 150 out of position with a bad hand loses money in the long run, so I'm folding.

My hand is weak (Q8o) and I'm out of position. The pot odds don't justify calling 100 to win 150 with such a disconnected hand.

4-3 offsuit is among the weakest hands, and I'd be out of position against the big blind, so folding the small blind and giving up 50 chips is better than calling.

7-2 suited is the weakest starting hand, and from the button it is not worth calling 100 against two players still to act behind me, so I fold.

KJs is a strong heads-up hand against the big blind. Raising to 3bb builds the pot and puts pressure on their wide range.

Calling 200 to see a flop with Ah7d is reasonable; the hand has playability and backdoor potential, and I want to keep the pot manageable against one opponent.

This ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small bet can fold out weaker hands while keeping the pot manageable with a gutshot to the nut straight.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board, so I'll call to control the pot and keep the opponent's range wide.

KJ makes the nut straight on the turn. Betting 750 into 1,000 builds the pot while giving pairs and club draws a chance to call.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board, and calling keeps the pot manageable while denying the opponent a free river card. Folding would be too weak given my hand strength, and raising risks getting re-raised with a capped range.

KJ makes the Broadway straight. A value bet can get called by an ace or two pair, while the paired board warrants avoiding an oversized bet.

I hold Ace-high with a weak kicker on a paired board where the opponent has shown significant strength. Calling 1800 into a 4300 pot is a negative expected value decision against this aggression.

Six-five suited is a playable button open three-handed, with position and strong straight and flush potential.

6s Qd is a marginal hand out of position facing a raise and a 200 call; preserving chips is better than chasing with weak suited cards.

I'm in the big blind with 7h9c, a suited-ish connector-style hand, facing a button min-ish raise to 250. Calling 150 to win a pot of 400 gives about 2.7-to-1, so I have the price to see a flop with position against me, and the button's wide range makes folding too tight.

I have 9-high with a backdoor straight draw on a Th Ad Td board that favors the preflop raiser's range. Checking is the cheapest option, and there is no good reason to bluff into the button.

A small continuation bet can fold out weak hands while my diamond flush draw gives me equity when called.

7-high with a 9 on an Ace-Ten-Ten board is just a gutshot-less air hand; Seat 3 bet 200 into 550 (about 36% pot) from the button, and I need roughly 21% equity to call, which I lack against a range with aces and tens. Folding is the cleanest play.