Hold'em table

I have a weak hand but position, and the pot odds are acceptable. I'll call to see the flop.

Complete from the small blind with J8 suited getting a good price in a multiway pot.

85o is weak and out of position in a limped three-way pot, so I'll take the free flop rather than raise.

With no pair and limited equity on a paired ace board in a three-way limped pot, checking is preferable to bluffing into two opponents.

The 8-high hand with a weak backdoor diamond draw has little equity on the A-A-2 board, and the button is still to act. Checking takes a free card; a bluff into two players on an ace-paired board rarely gets folds from both.

Betting for value with aces and jacks against weaker pairs and draws, while charging diamond holdings.

I have 8-high with only a backdoor diamond draw that already missed on the turn, and the board is paired aces. Calling 200 into 500 with no pair and no real draw isn't profitable against a lead and a player still to act.

Q-high with no made hand or draw facing a turn raise is not worth calling. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

7-high offsuit is far too weak to open from the button in a three-handed game.

Blind vs blind, 86o is a reasonable open or limp from the SB; raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

Calling 200 to see a flop with A4o heads-up is reasonable given the pot odds and position. Folding is too weak, and raising with this marginal hand would bloat the pot out of position postflop.

Bottom pair with only backdoor straight potential, out of position on a JT board that connects well with the big blind's calling range, so check for pot control and showdown value.

We have Ace high with no pair or draw, and the opponent checked. Checking to see a free turn is the safest play.

The flop checked through, so the BB's range is capped and weak. A small bet with our pair of sixes gets thin value from worse pairs and draws, and denies equity to overcards.

A8o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise, so I'm opening to 2.5bb. It plays well against both blinds and can take the pot down preflop.

42s is a very weak hand out of position against a preflop raise, so calling is not profitable. I fold and preserve my stack.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise from the big blind at this sizing.

J9s is a strong enough hand to raise from the button, and a standard 3x raise can take the blinds immediately. I also have position and a playable hand if called.

43 offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open with the big blind still behind.

A7o in the big blind against a 3x button open is getting 200 to win 650, so it's a comfortable defend. Calling keeps the button's weaker hands in, and I play in position-disadvantaged spots cautiously postflop.

Ace-high with a gutshot (a 6 makes 9-8-7-6-5? No: a 6 gives 9-8-7-6, which needs a 5 or 10 to finish, so this is just a backdoor draw) out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity.

Top pair with a decent kicker and a backdoor flush draw. Betting for value and to protect against straight and overcard draws.

Ace-high with a 7 and backdoor straight potential has enough equity against a wide button c-bet to call 450 into 1100, which requires roughly 29% equity.

Ace-high with no draw facing a flop c-bet that I called; checking to see the river cheaply is best, and bluffing into a likely strong range is unprofitable.

I have top pair with a solid kicker and the opponent checked to me, so I can bet for value while charging draws. An 800-chip bet is a reasonable size on this turn board.

Ace-high with no real draw on 9-8-3-2 is facing a second barrel. Calling 800 into 2350 needs about 25% equity, and my ace outs and showdown value don't justify that.

J9 offsuit is a profitable button opening hand three-handed. Raising applies pressure to the blinds and preserves initiative.

Against a wide 3-handed button open, suited connectors like 97s work well as polarized 3-bet bluffs from the SB. Raising avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot with the BB still to act.

J9 offsuit is a weak defender against a large small-blind 3-bet and will realize equity poorly even in position.

J2 suited is a marginal hand on the button in 3-handed play. It could be an occasional open, but folding is a reasonable, low-variance choice against two blinds.

3-2 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position; folding saves chips.