Hold'em table

Pocket nines is a solid hand to play from the button. Raising to 3x the big blind (300 chips) is standard aggression and puts pressure on the blinds while establishing a stronger range.

AJs is a strong hand, especially against a button open. 3-betting to 900 builds the pot with equity and isolates, denying the big blind a cheap flop.

Facing a button open and a small blind three-bet, QJo is heavily dominated and plays poorly multiway out of position. Folding is clear.

Hole cards 8c 3s are too weak to play from the button, even with position.

In a blind-versus-blind situation after the button folds, A8o is strong enough to open-raise for value and initiative to 3 bb.

With 5s-Ah (weak ace with poor kicker), I'm out of position against a preflop raise to 300. Folding avoids putting additional chips into a marginally weak hand with limited equity. The pot is small enough that folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

K9o is a standard profitable open on the button in 3-handed play, so we open with a standard 2.5bb raise.

Pocket tens is a premium hand that plays well both preflop and postflop. Raising to 800 applies aggression, builds the pot with a strong hand, and gives me profitable odds while retaining leverage on future streets.

Jh6h is a weak hand out of position against a re-raise from the small blind, folding preserves my stack for better spots.

K9o is not strong enough to continue profitably against a 3-bet to 8bb.

7-9 offsuit is a weak hand in early position. With a 100-chip big blind to call and no favorable position, folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

Q6o is too weak to play out of position against the big blind, even heads-up; folding loses only the small blind and preserves chips for better spots.

J4o is a trash hand, not worth playing even from the button. Folding to wait for better spots.

T4s is too weak to complete out of position against the big blind, making an easy fold.

9-2 suited is too weak to open or call on the button even in 3-handed play, making fold the clearly correct choice.

3c-Qd is a weak hand in preflop play from small blind. After seat_3 folds, I'm still out of position against the big blind with poor hole cards. Folding limits losses while preserving chips for stronger opportunities.