Hold'em table

With a premium suited hand on the button, raise for value and to take initiative against the blinds.

Holding T9s in the small blind facing a button open, calling offers good pot odds in a rake-free structure with strong postflop playability.

Pocket queens are well ahead of a button open and a flat, so I 3-bet to build the pot and deny equity rather than just call.

AK suited is strong enough to 4-bet for value and apply pressure after the squeeze, while keeping the sizing controlled in position.

Facing a 3-bet and a cold 4-bet, Ten-Nine suited is heavily dominated and cannot justify continuing out of position.

Pocket queens are too strong to fold to this 4-bet, and calling 1300 into 3800 keeps the pot manageable out of position while retaining equity against AK and worse pairs.

QQ is often behind a button 4-bet range on K95, and the low SPR makes a lead easy to get raised off. Checking controls the pot and lets me react to seat_1's action.

Bet for value and protection with top pair, top kicker on a two-spade flop. A moderate sizing can get calls from worse hands while charging draws.

Pocket queens are too strong to fold to a quarter-pot c-bet, and the price is excellent. Raising bloated stacks against a 4-bettor who often has AK, AA, or KK, so I call and reassess the turn.

Queens have showdown value but are often behind a 4-bet and flop barrel on a king-jack board. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets the in-position opponent bet worse hands or bluffs.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong enough to value-bet, and this sizing charges straight draws while keeping worse kings in the pot.

Pot odds are about 4.4:1 to call 2500, so I only need modest equity. Queens still beat many bluffs and weaker continues, and one card remains, so folding is too tight despite the king-jack board and their strong line.

Queens are a bluff-catcher on a king-high, three-spade river against a 4-bettor who barreled flop and turn. With only 3400 behind in a 13500 pot, betting gets called by better and folds out worse, so I check to reach showdown.

Shove the remaining stack for value: top pair with the best kicker is likely ahead of hands such as QQ or weaker Kx that may call at these pot odds. Checking would miss a chance to get paid by those hands.

QQ is only a pair of queens on a king-high three-spade board, and the 4-bet triple-barrel all-in is heavily weighted toward AA, KK, AK, and flushes. Even at nearly 5:1, estimated equity is below the call threshold.

K6o is just below the threshold for an open-raise on the button in 3-handed play, making fold the safest standard play.

85o is too weak to complete out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I give up the small blind.

94o is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds, so folding preserves chips.

J5 offsuit is weak but playable heads-up from the small blind at this price, so I’ll complete rather than fold or raise.

QJo is ahead of the small blind's limping range; raising to 3.5bb builds the pot and extracts value in position.

J5 offsuit is too weak to continue against the big blind’s raise, especially with 250 chips to call from out of position.

T8 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; raising applies pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

A10o is a strong broadway hand from the small blind against a button open. 3-betting to 10bb takes initiative and punishes wide button opening ranges.

Weak offsuit hand facing a 3-bet; folding is the only profitable option.

T8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial 3-bet; calling would put in 7.5 big blinds with poor equity and reverse-implied-odds risk.

Nine-four offsuit is well below any reasonable button opening range in 3-handed play, making an easy fold.

T3o is too weak to complete out of position against the big blind after the button folds, so I save the extra half-blind.

T7o is too weak to open even from the button; it plays poorly postflop and is not worth a raise or a call against the blinds.

A4 suited is strong enough to raise blind versus blind, and a 3x-big-blind sizing applies pressure while retaining playability if called.

Facing a 3bb open from the small blind, J9o is slightly too weak to defend profitably despite having position.