Hold'em table

With the button folded, this is heads-up against the big blind; Ax offsuit plays well as a raise to isolate and take initiative.

Defending the big blind against a likely wide small-blind raise is appropriate with suitedness absent but connected 6-5; the price and heads-up pot justify seeing a flop.

As preflop aggressor on a dry paired low board, a small c-bet with ace-high overcards can take the pot or build value if I improve later.

I have trips with a useful kicker on this paired board and should build the pot against overpairs, draws, and weaker fives. A substantial raise also charges straight-draw holdings.

Ace-high with no pair facing a big check-raise on a dry board suggests I'm behind; folding is the prudent play.

Weak offsuit hand (3d Th) with no pair or connectivity; not worth calling from the button in a 3-way pot facing action from both blinds.

A7 suited is a strong heads-up small-blind opening hand with good equity and playability. I raise to apply pressure and build value.

4s8s is a weak hand (low pair potential, modest flush draw). Facing a raise to 250 from the small blind with only 150 to call would put me in a marginal spot. Folding preserves chips for stronger opportunities.

Pocket queens are a premium opening hand on the button. I raise for value and to narrow the field.

4s2s is one of the weakest hands in poker. Facing a 300 chip raise from the button with only 250 to call, this is an easy fold that preserves chips for better opportunities.

84 offsuit facing a 3bb raise from the button is not worth defending; folding preserves chips.

9-5 offsuit is a weak hand with poor playability. Folding from the button preflop against two opponents is the correct decision, as the hand doesn't have sufficient equity or potential to justify calling 100 chips.

Weak offsuit hand (6h Tc) with a player already all-in over the top position closed by button fold; not worth defending SB against BB with such a marginal holding heads-up out of position.

Weak offsuit hand (9-6) with poor connectivity; not worth calling from the button facing a raise-in situation with no equity edge.

6-3 offsuit is too weak to complete from the small blind against the big blind.

Pocket sixes are a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising builds value and can win the blinds immediately.

2-9 offsuit is a weak hand with poor playability. Against a raise to 300 from late position, folding is correct as I'm out of position with a hand that plays poorly against a likely stronger range.

J5o is weak facing a 3bb raise with a call already needed of 200; not worth continuing.