Hold'em table

43 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown opponents. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and limited postflop playability.

Q5o is a weak hand with poor equity against the small blind's range, and calling 50 more chips to see a flop is not profitable given the pot odds and my position out of the blinds.

Calling the big blind with JhQs in position is a standard play; I want to see a flop cheaply and play post-flop rather than fold a decent hand or raise without initiative.

5c9c is a suited hand that plays decently in a 3-way pot, and completing costs only 50 more into a 250 pot, so the price is good. Raising out of position with a marginal hand isn't worthwhile.

J8 suited has reasonable multiway potential but is too marginal for a routine isolation raise against two limpers. Checking realizes a free flop without inflating the pot.

Open-ended straight draw (5-9 with 6-7 on board needs an 8 or 4... actually 5,6,7,9 needs an 8 for a straight) gives a gutshot plus backdoor flush potential; with three-way pot and checks, a small bet takes the initiative and may win the pot or build it. Small sizing limits risk.}

The jack-high flush draw, two overcards, and backdoor straight possibilities justify calling with these pot odds and implied odds. Calling keeps the pot manageable with another player still to act, rather than inflating it with a multiway semi-bluff.

My hand is a backdoor flush draw with a gutshot, not strong enough to raise. Calling keeps the pot controlled and lets me see if the board improves.

I have 5c9c on a 2h7d6dJc board, so I hold only a gutshot straight draw (8 makes 5-6-7-8-9) with no pair. I bet the flop and got two callers, so I'm checking the turn out of position against two opponents rather than betting a marginal hand into them.

Top pair plus a flush draw is strong enough to bet for value and protection after the flop bettor checks. This sizing can get calls from weaker pairs and draws while building the pot when I improve.

Calling keeps me in the hand with a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush potential. The pot odds justify a call given the moderate bet size and my remaining stack depth.

I have an open-ended straight draw on 5-9 with board 6-7 (needs an 8 or 4... actually 8 gives 5-6-7-8-9), so a gutshot with 4 outs, plus backdoor club options. Pot odds: 550 to call into 2000 is about 22%, and 4 outs is roughly 9% per card, but implied odds are decent, so this is marginal; folding is slightly better, but a call is acceptable given the large stacks behind.}

Board 2h 7d 6d Jc 3h gives me 5c 9c a straight draw that missed, so I have only 9-high with no showdown value. Two opponents are still in and both called the turn raise, so a bluff is unlikely to work and I check.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting into two turn callers risks getting called mainly by better hands. Checking keeps the pot controlled and leaves room to evaluate any river bet.

The board is dry and unpaired, and my hand is a weak high-card draw that is unlikely to be best. Checking allows me to realize equity cheaply and avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal holding.

4h9h is a weak offsuit-ish hand out of position against two players. Folding on the button costs nothing, while calling 100 with a marginal hand is not clearly profitable in 3-handed play.

Ace-jack suited is a strong value raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to three big blinds builds the pot with an equity advantage and pressures weaker hands while compensating for playing out of position.

I hold 3c5s, a weak hand that does not play well out of position. Seat 1 raised to 300, and with only 9,900 behind, folding avoids a marginal spot and preserves chips for better opportunities.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting investment with a marginal hand.

I have K-high with no pair, which is weak for a raise call. The button raised to 225 and I only have 7c Kd, so folding minimizes losses with a hand that likely does not have sufficient equity.

Pocket threes in the big blind getting 3:1 on a call against a button open of 2.25bb. The hand has good set-mining value and enough equity against a wide button range, so I call rather than 3-bet.

Pocket threes on an A-5-Q board is a marginal showdown-value hand out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity without building a pot I'm unlikely to win.

This dry ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range, making a small continuation bet an efficient bluff. J-high has little showdown value, and the bet can fold out weaker hands and some underpairs.

Pocket threes hold a small pair on an Ace-high board. The pot offers about 4.3:1 odds against a small continuation bet, and the button's range is wide, so I call and keep bluffs in play rather than raising into a possible Ace.

I hold a pair of threes with a turned straight (A-2-3-4-5 wheel: board A,5,4 plus my 3 gives me 3,4,5,A, needing a 2). Actually I have a gutshot plus a small pair, which is a weak showdown hand, so checking out of position keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply.

J8 has no meaningful draw and poor blockers for a second-barrel bluff. The turn can improve the big blind's calling range, so I check back rather than invest more with little equity.

Board is As 5h Qd 4d 7d and I hold 3h 3s, which is a weak pair of threes with no diamond. Seat 1 checked back the turn, so its range is capped, but a bet from me would mostly be called by better hands and fold out worse ones. Checking to showdown is better, since a pair of threes may occasionally win.

Jack-high has almost no showdown value, and the third diamond gives me a credible river bluff after checking back the turn. A three-quarter-pot bet pressures weaker pairs and needs folds just over 43% of the time to profit.

Pocket threes are only a bluff-catcher on a three-diamond board, and the button's river bet after a checked turn likely represents a made hand. Pot odds are 3.3:1, but the button's range looks too strong to call.

Th-6s is a weak offsuit hand with limited playability. Facing a 100bb big blind raise with only 50bb in the pot, folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

J4 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position against the big blind it plays poorly. Folding costs only the 50-chip small blind, which is a fair price to avoid a marginal spot.

8c7d is a suited-less connector but on the button in a 3-handed pot it has good playability; calling 100 to win a 150 pot is cheap and gets decent odds.

53 offsuit is too weak to profitably complete from the small blind despite the attractive pot odds. Poor equity realization out of position and the risk of a big-blind raise favor folding.

I hold 2s 6h, a weak hand that is unlikely to improve to a winning hand. With no callers besides the big blind and a small pot, folding minimizes losses.