Hold'em table

With A-K offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game, raising for value and to take initiative is clearly better than just calling or folding.

Weak suited 3-9 out of position facing a 3x raise; folding preserves chips.

8-3 offsuit is a weak hand, and facing a 300 raise with only 200 to call makes folding the clear choice to preserve my stack.

Ace-ten suited is strong enough to raise for value from the button and take control of the pot preflop.

8c9s is a weak hand to defend the big blind against a 300-chip raise, and calling 250 more risks a tough post-flop spot with poor equity.

85o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even with the small pot odds. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand with poor equity realization.

With J3o on the button and only a 100 big blind to call, the hand is too weak to continue profitably. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

K4s is a marginal but playable button hand in 3-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb takes initiative, applies pressure on the blinds, and leverages position postflop.

J4o is a weak hand out of position against a button open, and calling 200 more with poor equity is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

8s2c is a weak hand that cannot stand a raise from the button, so folding avoids a likely loss.

On the button with a suited connector, I call to see a cheap flop in position with good implied odds.

I have Qd 4s, a weak hand that plays poorly out of position. Calling 50 to see a flop is reasonable, but I will not raise with this speculative hand.

AJo is strong in a 3-handed limped pot; raising for value and to take initiative.

I have a suited connector and good pot odds to call 400, with position after the flop. Folding seems too weak, and raising would likely isolate against a strong range.

Calling 400 to see a flop with Qd4s in position is reasonable; I'll play fit-or-fold on the flop.

I have a backdoor flush draw with 4s Qd on a Ts 6c Kc flop, and checking keeps the pot small while allowing me to see a cheap turn card. If seat_1 bets, I can decide whether to continue based on the turn.

I have the nut flush draw, a gutshot to Broadway, and two overcards on a coordinated board. Betting applies pressure and builds the pot with strong equity.

Seat 1's flop raise to 1000 with Ts-6c-Kc on board is a strong continuation bet. My 4s-Qd has no pair, no flush draw, and only backdoor straight potential, making it a clear fold against a polarized range.

I hold 2c5h, a weak hand with no playability, and I'm out of position on the button facing a 100bb raise; folding preserves my stack.

5-8 offsuit is too weak to play out of position, even with the button folded. Folding avoids further investment.