Hold'em table

A3 offsuit is a weak button open in this short-stack-format setup and can be dominated when called. Folding avoids playing a fragile ace against two blinds.

With button folded, I have a decent Ace-high hand heads-up against the big blind; raising to isolate and build the pot.

6-5 offsuit is a weak hand, and facing a 3x raise from the small blind in heads-up play, folding preserves my stack for stronger opportunities.

Weak offsuit hand (3-10) out of position with no blind investment; folding is standard here.

A7s is a strong hand in 3-way preflop situations. With only the big blind to compete against (seat 2 folded), raising to 300 applies pressure and lets me take down the pot or build it with a premium hand. This aggressive play maximizes value against a likely weaker big blind range.

8-4 suited is too weak to defend against a small-blind raise heads-up without positional advantage.

QQ is a premium hand with only two hands left to act. A 4x raise from the button is standard aggressive poker to build the pot and extract value. This is a profitable position with a strong holding.

4♠2♠ is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a 4bb button raise, especially out of position.

84o offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise to 400 from the button; not worth calling 300 more.

9-5 offsuit is a weak button holding against two blinds and not worth entering without favorable action.

9-6 offsuit from the button facing a raise-limped pot isn't strong enough to invest in; folding preserves chips for better spots.

6-3 offsuit is a weak hand with poor playability. Against a big blind who likely has a stronger range, folding the small blind is the mathematically correct decision to minimize losses.

With pocket 6s in the button position, I should raise to take control of the hand. This is a standard raise to isolate and build the pot with a hand that has good playability in 3-handed play.

9-high with a deuce is far too weak to defend from the small blind versus a 4bb button raise, especially with the big blind still behind.

J5 offsuit is weak against a raise; folding to avoid investing more chips out of position.