Hold'em table

Pocket nines on the button 3-handed is a premier opening hand; raising to 2.5bb for value and initiative.

Ah Jh is a premium hand, especially suited, and I want to build the pot while taking the initiative from the button. A 3-bet to 750 puts pressure on the big blind and defines my hand strength.

QJ offsuit is marginally playable but faces a 3bet to 750 from the small blind after seat_1's raise. With 650 to call and a pot of 1100, the odds don't justify the risk of a marginal hand against aggressive action from two opponents.

Pocket nines are a standard call in position against a small blind 3-bet getting good pot odds.

I have top pair top kicker on a fairly dry board after 3-betting preflop, so I bet for value and to protect against straight draws.

Holding a pocket pair of nines on a J-8-6 board gives us second pair and backdoor draws in position. Calling the flop c-bet is standard against SB's range, which includes many overcards.

Top pair top kicker is likely best; bet about two-thirds pot to charge flush and straight draws while still getting called by weaker jacks and medium pairs.

Seat 2 has shown strong aggression by 3-betting preflop and double-barreling flop and turn. Our pair of nines is a marginal bluff-catcher with negligible redraw value, so folding is the disciplined choice.

8c3s offsuit is a very weak hand and not worth calling or raising, especially with the big blind already at 100.

Ace-Eight offers decent potential and I'm getting good pot odds to play. Raising to 200 builds the pot and shows strength while maintaining good chip management from the small blind position.

Getting 3 to 1 pot odds in position blind vs blind with an Ace, calling is standard and profitable.

I have Ad8h on a 7h-Jd-2h flop. While I have a wheel draw potential (any K or Q completes a straight with the wheel), my current hand is weak. Checking allows me to see the turn cheaply while maintaining pot control, and I can reassess after gathering more information about seat_1's hand strength.

I have Ace-high with a backdoor nut flush draw and reasonable showdown value against a blind-vs-blind checking range, so taking a free card is prudent.

I have 8h-Ad with a pair of eights on a 7h-Jd-2h-8s board. Checking is prudent as my hand is moderately strong but vulnerable to overcards. Both opponents have checked through the flop, suggesting weak holdings, so checking down to showdown value is reasonable.

I hold Ace-high with some showdown value against missed broadways, and checking back lets me see a free river.

On the river with 8-high and no made hand, checking is prudent as seat_1 has checked through flop and turn showing weakness. With 400 chips in the pot and 9800 remaining, betting risks significant chips without a hand that likely wins. A check goes to showdown where we may win with ace-high if opponent missed.

I have Ace-high with reasonable showdown value after the opponent checked all three postflop streets, so checking behind avoids turning a showdown-worthy hand into a bluff.

K-9o is a reasonable hand for the button in a 3-handed game. Raising to 3x the big blind puts pressure on the blinds and allows me to take the initiative preflop while building the pot from a strong positional advantage.

Pocket tens is well ahead of a standard button opening range in 3-handed play; 3-betting to 1100 extracts value and builds the pot while out of position.

J6s is too weak to continue against a button open and a small-blind 3-bet, especially with the button still able to act behind me if I call.

Seat 1 (small blind) re-raised to 1100 after my initial raise to 300, showing significant strength. With K9o in a 3-handed game against aggressive play, folding is prudent to avoid committing more chips to an unfavorable position.

97 offsuit is too weak to open profitably even from the button in a 3-handed game.

Q6o is a weak hand and I'm out of position against the big blind. Folding avoids losing more chips with a marginal holding.

Jh4d is too weak to open or call against two players behind, so folding is the highest EV choice here.

T4o is a weak hand in early position. With seat_2 folded and needing to call 50 more chips, folding is the best option to preserve chips for stronger starting hands.

9-2 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands in poker. Even in a 3-handed game, calling 100 chips with this hand has poor expected value against the small and big blinds' likely holdings.

Q3o is too weak to play out of position from the small blind against the big blind.