Hold'em table

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand; raising to 2.5 big blinds builds the pot while encouraging calls from weaker hands in the blinds.

QJo in the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play is a reasonable 3-bet candidate, and 3-betting avoids playing out of position with a BB still behind. Sizing to 10bb applies pressure.

KTo is dominated by much of the small blind’s 3-betting range, and calling 900 out of position would be an expensive, difficult spot.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand, so I four-bet for value. This sizing gives the small blind room to call with weaker hands or shove while building a pot we are happy to play for stacks.

QJo plays poorly out of position against a button 4-bet range that is heavy in big pairs and AK. Even with decent pot odds, the low stack-to-pot ratio and our domination make calling unprofitable.

62o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm folding to avoid playing a dominated hand.

T9 offsuit is a solid blind-versus-blind hand, and raising applies pressure while building the pot with a hand that can make strong pairs and straights.

43 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb small-blind raise. Its poor high-card strength and limited drawing potential outweigh the positional advantage.

On the button in a three-handed pot, a small open has a chance to take the blinds and preserves positional advantage when called. This weak hand is near the bottom of the range, so I keep the raise modest.

54 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity realization out of position.

A6s is well ahead of a wide 3-handed button opening range and has a blocker, so a 3-bet works well as a semi-bluff that also plays fine when called; calling is fine too. Raising to 1000 applies pressure, plays well against folds, and keeps playability.

6h3s is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling a substantial 3-bet from the big blind would be unprofitable out of position postflop.

94 offsuit is too weak to profitably open on the button against two blinds without evidence that they overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor playability.

K8 suited is a solid blind-vs-blind hand; raising to 3bb from the small blind takes the initiative and can win the pot outright.

QJs is strong against a small-blind opening range, and a sizable three-bet builds the pot while applying pressure. The button has folded, so this is heads-up rather than a multiway spot.

Blind-vs-blind 3-bets are wide; K8s has enough equity and playability to defend at 700 into 2000 despite being out of position.

Out of position against the 3-bettor's strong range, K8 with a gutshot and a backdoor flush draw is best played as a check. From there I can decide whether to call or check-raise based on their bet size.

Bet 650 for value and protection with top pair and a strong kicker on a connected board. This keeps the sizing modest while charging overcards and straight draws.

K-high with only backdoor draws, out of position against a 3-bettor's strong range; even at a good price, our equity realization is too poor to continue.

K8o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open; a 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and keeps position postflop.

KQo is strong against a button opening range, and a 3-bet from the small blind applies pressure while reducing the big blind’s chance to enter cheaply. I raise to 900 rather than commit an excessive portion of the stack.

J6 suited is too weak to cold-call a substantial three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids an expensive pot with poor equity realization and frequent domination.

K8o is too weak to continue against a small blind 3-bet to 9bb, even though we'd be in position. Calling 650 to win 1900 gives decent odds, but the hand is dominated too often by a 3-betting range to justify it.

On the button three-handed, 7-8 offsuit is playable as an open-raise. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while retaining a manageable pot size.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity realization out of position.

AKo in the big blind against a button open in 3-handed play is a clear value 3-bet. Sizing to 10bb while out of position charges worse hands and denies equity.

The big blind’s large 3-bet makes this a poor price for 8♦7♠, which is weak and easily dominated when called. Fold rather than invest more out of position postflop.