Hold'em table

AQ suited is a strong hand to raise for value from the button, and a 300 raise isolates against the blinds.

T4o is far too weak to call 3x off against a raise with two players behind; folding preserves chips.

Q5o is a weak hand out of position against a 3x raise. Folding minimizes losses and preserves chips for better opportunities.

85o is a weak hand out of position with two players left to act behind; folding is the standard profitable play.

J9o is a weak hand in early position after seat_2 folded. Since we're in the small blind and only face 50 more chips to call against a 100-chip big blind raise, we need a stronger hand. Folding J9o minimizes losses.

Pocket twos is a decent hand from the button. Raising to 600 (6bb) builds the pot while maintaining good fold equity against the blinds, and we have position for the rest of the hand. This is a standard raise to extract value and control the pot.

Jack-King offsuit is a playable hand facing a button raise to 600 with 550 to call and a 750 pot, so calling is better than folding and smaller than a 3-bet with this holding.

A5s is a decent 3-way call at 5bb more; suited ace has good flop potential and I'm closing the action with position on the flop.

Top pair with a king kicker is strong against two opponents who only called, so a value bet of about a third of the pot builds the pot while keeping the hand's strength in check.

Ace-high only with a gutshot-less draw on a coordinated board facing a bet; not worth 600 more with two opponents.

I have pocket deuces (2-2) on a T-J-6 board facing a 600 chip bet from seat_1, who just claimed top pair with a king kicker on the flop. My hand is dominated and unlikely to improve significantly. Folding preserves chips against a stronger hand.

AK offsuit is a strong hand in a 3-handed game, so I'm raising from the button for value and to take initiative.

2c6d is far too weak to call 250 more out of position; folding loses a mandatory 250 more, which maximizes EV. I already spent 50, but pot odds don't justify continuing with this hand.

I hold AQ (strong hand) and face a 3x raise from the button. With a quality holding and position advantage, a 3-bet to 1000 is aggressive and gets value while building the pot. The SB has folded, leaving only the button opponent to contend with.

AKo is strong enough to continue against a 3-bet, but calling keeps the pot controlled while I see how the big blind plays postflop.

I have AQ and hit top pair on a Q-high flop. Seat 1 called my 3-bet preflop, so they likely have a decent hand, but checking allows me to control the pot and see their action. This also gives me the flexibility to extract value or fold if they show extreme aggression, while keeping my range balanced as the 3-bettor.

I have only ace-high with no made pair on a Q-6-2 board, and the big blind has shown strength preflop, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak hand.

I hold Ah-Qd and have flopped top pair with a very strong kicker on a Q-Q board. After checking the flop with seat 1, continuing to check the turn allows me to control the pot and see a free card while gathering information about seat 1's hand strength. My hand is well-positioned to win if seat 1 has weaker holdings, and I can reevaluate on the river.

I have only ace-high against a board pair of queens, and seat 3 has shown strength preflop and checked twice, so betting would be a weak bluff; checking keeps the pot small and gets to showdown cheaply.

I have trip queens (Qd with board QQQ) which is a very strong hand. Both players checked through, indicating cautious play. Checking on the river allows seat 1 to bluff if they have something, maximizing value without risking a showdown.

Our AK only has queens-full-of-nothing trips with ace-king kickers, and seat 3 checked the river, so betting risks getting raised by a better queen kicker while checking secures a showdown.

A6s is playable on the button 3-handed; a small raise to 300 builds the pot with position and folds out weak blinds.

7d3d is a weak hand with poor playability; folding to a 3x raise from the button preserves my stack and avoids playing weak cards out of position postflop.

Facing a button raise to 300 with only 2-10 suited, which is a weak hand out of position with a 200-chip call, so folding is the disciplined choice.

2-5o is one of the worst starting hands in poker. Even though I'm on the button with position advantage, this hand is too weak to profitably call 100 chips. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Ace-nine suited is a strong 3-handed hand with a playable postflop profile, and raising isolates against the big blind while seat_3 has already folded.

K7 offsuit is weak against a preflop raise with two players left; folding 150 more is the profitable play.