Hold'em table

With the button and unopened action, 5♣3♣ is a reasonable low-end steal with suited straight potential. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting the cost of opening a marginal hand.

9-2 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so I fold.

4-2 offsuit is the weakest hand and is out of position against a button raise. Calling 125 more to see a flop with it isn't worth it.

83s is too weak to call a raise from the big blind in a 3-handed pot, even with position. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop.

T7 offsuit is a marginal hand, but heads-up against the big blind from the small blind I only need 50 more to see a flop with good pot odds (3:1), so completing is better than folding.

Ace-king is a premium hand against the small blind’s wide limping range. Raising to four big blinds builds a pot with a strong equity advantage and position postflop.

7c Ts is a weak offsuit hand, and calling 300 more out of position against a 4x raise from the big blind is unprofitable. A 3-bet bluff is also not worth the risk.

Ace-x suited-ish offsuit hand (A6o) on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to open; raising to 3bb applies pressure on the blinds and gets position.

Pocket tens are strong enough to three-bet for value against a button open. Raising to 1200 accounts for being out of position and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

AQo is strong in 3-handed; 4-bet to isolate the SB and take initiative, planning to fold to a shove.

A6o facing a raise and a 3-bet squeeze from two players is weak. Calling 2300 more out of position against strong ranges is unprofitable, so fold.

The big blind's cold four-bet represents a strong range, and tens will struggle to realize their equity out of position at this stack-to-pot ratio. Without evidence of frequent four-bet bluffs, folding is preferable to calling or shoving.

Pocket fives are a standard button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds gives us a chance to win the blinds while retaining position and set potential when called.

I have 3c7s in the small blind facing a button raise; this weak offsuit hand is a clear fold without pot odds or playability.

Getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7-to-1) in position-disadvantaged BB with suited-connector-like 76o; offsuit but connected, a cheap call versus a button min-open is reasonable, and 3-betting offers little value.

I have 6-7 offsuit on a 4-9-K board with only a backdoor draw and little showdown value. I'm out of position against the button's preflop raise, so I check and give up the bluff.

Pocket fives have some showdown value but little ability to withstand a check-raise on this two-diamond, two-overcard flop. Checking back controls the pot and preserves the option to bluff-catch or improve on later streets.

I have a open-ended straight draw (6-7 on 4-9-K-T board needs an 8 for the straight, actually 6-7 with 9-T needs an 8 for 6-7-8-9-T), so it is a gutshot-plus-backdoor type hand with 4 outs. The opponent checked the flop and checked behind, which signals weakness, so a small semi-bluff bet takes the pot often and builds equity if called.}

Pocket fives without a diamond have little equity against a turn betting range on this three-diamond, three-overcard board. With few reliable improvement outs and poor prospects against river pressure, calling is not profitable.

Q8s on the button has decent playability and raising applies pressure on the blinds while giving me position postflop. A standard 3x raise is a good balance between fold equity and pot control.

5h4c is a weak offsuit hand. Out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, calling 250 more is not profitable, so I fold.

53 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb button raise out of position. Its poor equity realization and lack of useful blockers favor folding over calling or bluff-raising.

7-2 suited is the worst starting hand and I'm out of position against two players after the button, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Pocket jacks are a strong value raise against the big blind's wide range. Raising to 3bb builds the pot while charging weaker hands to continue with position.

Getting 3:1 with a suited connector against a likely wide small blind steal range; calling is slightly +EV and keeps the pot manageable out of position.

JJ has showdown value but is vulnerable on this two-overcard board, with no spade draw. Checking controls the pot out of position and avoids betting into a range whose stronger hands are unlikely to fold.

I have a pair of sixes plus a flush draw on a coordinated board, and the preflop raiser checked, so betting applies pressure and builds the pot with strong equity.

With two overcards and no spade, JJ is a weak bluff-catcher facing a two-thirds-pot bet. Out of position with limited improvement prospects and blockers to JT bluffs, folding is preferable to an expensive continuation.