Hold'em table

Button raise with suited king, standard 2.5x open in a 3-handed pot.

Q9s from the small blind facing a button open in a 3-handed game is a reasonable 3-bet candidate. It plays poorly out of position as a flat with the big blind still to act, so I'll 3-bet to apply pressure and isolate.","amount_to":1000}

KQo is strong enough to defend getting favorable pot odds in a three-handed pot, especially closing the preflop action. Calling keeps dominated broadway holdings and potential bluffs in.

K9s is too weak to continue against a 3-bet and a cold call from two other players; folding avoids a costly spot out of position.

As the preflop 3-bettor I have the range advantage on this ace-high dry board, so a small c-bet should fold out many of the BB's calling hands. Q9 with a backdoor diamond draw is a reasonable bluff candidate.

With only two overcards and no immediate draw facing a substantial continuation bet in a 3-bet pot, folding avoids continuing with weak equity.

In 3-handed play, 98s on the button is a clear open-raise, and 2.5bb is a standard size.

7-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button open from the small blind.

7-3 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct.

Ace-five suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed, with blocker value and good playability. A 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds while retaining flexibility.

2-8 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is standard to avoid committing chips with poor equity.

A8o in the big blind against a 2.5x button open in 3-handed play is well ahead of the opener's wide range, and we get good pot odds (150 to win 400). Calling is solid, and 3-betting is also viable, but flatting keeps the button's dominated hands in.

Ace-high with a backdoor club draw on a JQQ board that hits the preflop raiser's range hard, so I check to the button. I'll decide after seeing whether they c-bet.

This paired board favors my preflop raising range, and a small continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands while retaining strong equity when called.

Against a small one-third-pot c-bet I only need about 26% equity, and ace-high has decent showdown value and blocker value against the button's wide c-betting range on this paired board. Calling is better than folding.

We hold ace-high with a gutshot to Broadway, a decent but non-value hand. Out of position on a paired, connected board, checking lets us realize equity cheaply.

A turn barrel can fold out weaker Jx, pocket pairs, and missed diamond draws while credibly representing a king, queen, or straight. The ace also blocks some of the opponent's strongest Broadway holdings.

With only a gutshot to broadway (about 9% equity) and ace-high, calling 700 into 2550 needs about 27% equity. The button's double barrel on this paired, broadway-heavy board leans strong, so I'm folding.

Q3 offsuit is weak as a button open facing no action to steal yet; folding preserves chips given poor hand strength.

Small pair in a blind-vs-blind spot, 100bb deep. Raising to 3x applies pressure and wins the pot often, and the hand still has set-mining value if called.

7-high offsuit is too weak to defend against the small blind's raise, especially out of position postflop.

43o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with 100bb stacks, so folding is the lowest-loss option.

A suited is a strong heads-up small blind holding and should be raised for value and initiative.

KQ offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed. I raise to 2.5bb for value and initiative.

7-3 offsuit is a trash hand facing a raise; easy fold from the small blind.

In the big blind against a button 2.5x open, I'm getting 150 to win 550 (about 27% equity needed). 76o has enough playability against a wide button range to defend heads-up.

I have complete air with 76o on a K-J-2 two-tone board that hits the button raiser's range hard, so I'll check and give up unless something changes cheaply.

Top pair with a strong kicker is well ahead of much of the big blind's calling range. A small continuation bet extracts value while retaining flexibility on this coordinated board.

76o has no pair and no draw on a KJ2 two-tone board that hits the button's range hard, so calling a c-bet is unprofitable. A bluff raise has little fold equity against that range.