Hold'em table

Q7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; a modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A6s is too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position with the big blind still behind, and it flops poorly when it misses the ace. Folding is the clean play.

54 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button open.

A9s is a strong suited ace on the button in a 3-handed game; raising for value and position with a standard 3x open.

K2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.

Q5 offsuit is marginal, but the big blind gets a reasonable price against a button open and has enough equity to continue. I'll call and evaluate the flop.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high flop, so I’ll check and avoid building the pot out of position.

I flopped top two pair (aces and nines) on A96, which crushes the big blind's wide check-call range. Betting ~75% pot builds the pot for value while protecting against one-pair hands drawing thin.

I have only queen-high with little realistic draw potential, and calling 500 into this pot would require too much equity against the button’s large flop bet.

Raising from the button with K6o to apply position and steal the blinds in 3-handed play.

75 suited has reasonable equity and playability against a button raise, and the price is favorable. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

AKo is a premium hand and I'm closing the action in the big blind; three-betting for value builds the pot and isolates the two callers instead of playing a big hand cheaply multiway.

K6o is too weak to continue against a preflop 3-bet squeeze, so folding is the straightforward play.

A suited 7-5 is too weak to continue against a substantial three-bet, especially out of position; the call price does not justify it.

A♠2♠ is a strong button hand in a three-handed game, so I’m opening for value and initiative with a modest raise.

K9s has solid equity against a wide button open, and calling 200 into a 400 pot is cheap. A 3-bet out of position with this hand is too thin, so I'll see a flop and play from there.

Getting 5:1 pot odds closing the action preflop with KJo in the big blind makes calling very profitable.

My K9s only plays the board pair of queens with a K kicker here; betting into a preflop raiser and the BB on Q-A-Q has almost no fold equity, so I check and reassess on later streets.

I have a gutshot straight draw out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to see what the button does is the standard play.

I have top pair and both opponents checked, so a small bet can get value from weaker hands while charging draws. The modest size limits exposure to Qx or a check-raise.

King-high with only backdoor draws faces a continuation bet from the preflop raiser on a Q-A-Q board that smashes their range, with seat_3 still to act. Calling 250 for ~20% needed equity with under 10% real equity is -EV, so folding is cheapest.

Holding just a gutshot with four outs out of position on an ace-high paired board does not offer sufficient direct or implied odds to call the flop bet.

K9s is a solid suited king to open from the button 3-handed; a standard 3x raise builds the pot with position while giving both blinds a chance to continue.

Folding Q2o from the small blind facing a 3bb open from the button is a standard and easy fold.

8h3c is a very weak offsuit hand and does not merit calling a 3bb button raise from the big blind.

Opening with an Ace from the button in 3-handed play to steal blinds or play in position.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q6o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise; the marginal pot odds don't compensate for poor playability and reverse implied odds.