Hold'em table

Pocket queens are a premium hand heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 3bb builds the pot for value and charges weaker hands to see a flop while we are out of position.

AKo in the big blind against a small-blind open is a clear value 3-bet, and I'll be in position postflop. Raising to 10bb gives a standard sizing.

QQ is strong enough to four-bet for value against a big-blind three-bet in a blind-versus-blind pot. This sizing charges weaker hands and reduces our positional disadvantage without committing the entire stack.

AKo is near the top of a blind-vs-blind 3-bet range. Shoving against a 4-bet makes the SB's bluffs fold and still has solid equity against the hands that call, like QQ-JJ, while dominating AQ and KQ.

Calling requires 37% equity, and QQ has roughly 40% against a strong QQ+/AK shoving range. In this blind-versus-blind situation, possible wider shoves make calling preferable to folding.

Nine-three offsuit is too weak to open profitably against two blinds without evidence they overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

A6o is well ahead of a random big blind hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising for value and initiative. Three big blinds is a standard open from the small blind.

5h7s is a weak hand facing a 3x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

Pocket threes on the button in 3-handed play are well ahead of the range, so open-raise to 2.5bb to take the blinds or play in position.

Pocket kings are a premium hand; I 3-bet for value to build the pot and isolate the opener.

T9 offsuit is too weak to cold-call a small-blind three-bet with the original raiser still to act. It also lacks useful blockers for a four-bet bluff, so folding preserves chips.

Small pair, in position and 100bb deep: calling 5bb gives good implied odds to set-mine against the SB's 3-bet range, while 4-betting would only get called by better hands.

Top set on a wet KQJ board; I bet around 75% of pot to build it while both opponents remain, protecting against draws and extracting value.

A pair of threes on a KQJ board is facing a 3-bettor's large lead and has almost no equity against their range. I'm drawing to two outs, so fold.

2d3c is the worst hand in the deck and I'm out of position postflop against two players; folding is clearly correct.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. T5 suited has enough playability to continue cheaply without inflating the pot out of position.

K6o is well ahead of a small blind limping range, and I'll be in position postflop. A raise to 4x isolates the limper and builds the pot while I hold the edge.

T5 suited has weak connectivity and poor equity realization out of position against this raise. Calling requires 37.5% equity before accounting for future betting, so folding is preferable.

J9 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, with position and reasonable postflop playability. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds without risking too much.

86o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is too weak to call out of position, and it isn't a good 3-bet candidate. Folding is standard.

Q5o is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise out of position; calling risks a tough postflop spot for little equity. Folding is clearly best.

A4o is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5bb raise pressures both blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

7s6d is a weak suited connector facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is the standard profitable play.

KJo is strong enough to defend against a button open, with only 150 more needed into a 400-chip pot. Calling keeps weaker hands in the opponent's range and avoids building a large pot out of position.

KJ has some showdown value and two overcards, but little reason to build the pot on this dry paired board. Checking keeps the pot controlled out of position and lets us respond to the preflop raiser's action.

A paired low board heavily favors the preflop raiser's range, and A4 has an ace-high overcard plus a gutshot to the wheel, so a small c-bet works well. Sizing to about a third of the pot pressures the big blind's many misses cheaply while keeping our equity when called.</br>

The small bet gives me roughly 4-to-1 pot odds, and KJ has two overcards plus showdown value against a wide button continuation-betting range. Calling keeps weaker hands in without inflating the pot out of position.

KJ has limited showdown value and no straight or flush draw. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into the preflop raiser with a poor candidate.

Two pair (fours and fives) with an ace kicker and a wheel draw. Bet about half pot for value against weaker pairs and draws, and to deny equity.

King-high with no straight or flush draw is too weak to continue against a second barrel. Our overcard outs may not be clean, and this hand lacks useful blockers for a bluff raise.