Hold'em table

QQ in the small blind against the big blind alone is a strong value raise; 3x keeps their calling range wide.

Ace-king is a strong value three-bet against a small-blind opening range. Raising to 1,000 builds the pot with a premium hand while retaining positional advantage postflop.

QQ is well ahead of a blind-vs-blind 3-bet range. A 4-bet gets value from weaker hands that continue and avoids playing a bloated pot out of position.

Ace-king is strong enough to shove for 100 big blinds in a blind-versus-blind four-bet pot. It blocks aces and kings, retains solid equity against most calling hands, and can win the 3400-chip pot immediately.

With 7600 to call into a 12400 pot, I need about 38% equity. QQ against a 5-bet jam range has well over that versus a wide BB range, and even against a range like QQ+/AK it is close.

93o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two players left to act behind; folding is standard.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open from the small blind against the big blind's random range. Raising to 3bb generates fold equity and charges the big blind to play in position.

5h7s is a weak hand facing a 3x raise out of position; calling with trash loses more than it wins.

Pocket threes are a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds gives us a chance to win the blinds immediately while retaining position and set potential when called.

Pocket kings against a 2.5x open: 3-bet for value, building the pot with a premium hand while keeping ranges wide enough to get action.

T9o facing an open and a small-blind 3-bet, with the original raiser still to act behind, is a clear fold. The price is poor and I'd play out of position against strong ranges.

The relatively small three-bet offers a reasonable price with position and deep remaining stacks. Calling preserves set value and some opportunities to win unimproved, while a four-bet would turn this pair into an unnecessary bluff.

I flopped top set (K-K on K-Q-J), the effective nuts. Checking keeps seat_3 betting weaker holdings like KQ, QJ, or draws, letting me raise later.

This flop strongly favors the preflop three-bettor, and pocket threes have little equity or useful bluff blockers. Checking preserves our limited showdown value and takes a free chance to improve.

I hold top set on KQJ5; betting the turn extracts value from two pair, straights draws, and KQ/KJ. A standard bet keeps seat_3's range wide.

Pocket threes have very little equity against the preflop three-bettor's turn betting range on this board. Calling requires about 28% equity, and this hand has neither sufficient showdown value nor useful blockers for a bluff raise.

32o is the worst hand in 3-max; folding preflop loses the least.

T5 suited is a reasonable blind-vs-blind open from the SB at 100bb, so I'm raising to 3bb rather than limping.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open with position postflop. Calling costs 200 into a 400-chip pot, offering sufficient odds against a typical wide opening range.

Middle pair with a weak kicker, out of position on a board that is fairly dynamic with a spade draw. Checking controls the pot and keeps my range protected; I can likely call a small bet.

King-high has some showdown value, with backdoor straight and spade-flush potential. Checking behind realizes that equity for free and avoids building a pot against stronger hands.

Bottom pair has some showdown value but cannot stand a raise on this K-high board, and we have no real draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us bluff-catch or realize equity.

Top pair is strong enough to value-bet after the small blind checks twice. This sizing can get calls from queens, smaller pairs, and draws while charging hands that could improve on the river.

The small turn bet gives a good price: 350 to call into 950 needs only about 27% equity. After the flop checked through, the BB's stab range is wide enough that bottom pair plus five outs should have enough equity to continue.

A pair of fives is a weak bluff-catcher on a board where the flush came in and broadway straights are possible. Checking keeps the pot small, and I can fold to most bets.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but the river completes flush and straight draws. Checking avoids paying off stronger hands when worse hands are unlikely to call another bet often enough.

J9o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; a 2.5bb raise applies pressure on the blinds.

86 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb raise with the big blind still to act. Poor equity realization out of position makes folding preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

Queen-five offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5x raise even heads-up; folding preserves chips.

A4 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and positional advantage. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds without committing too much with a weak kicker.

76s is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is the clear play.

KJo in the big blind against a button open is well ahead of a wide 3-handed range, and getting 150 into 400 makes a call clearly profitable. Calling keeps the button's weaker hands in the pot instead of 3-betting and folding them out.

KJ high on a dry paired board out of position against the preflop raiser; the button's c-bet range has an edge here, so I check and plan to continue against a small bet.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired hands on this dry, paired board while risking little. My ace-high has a gutshot to the wheel and some showdown value if called.

Getting 900:175 (about 16% equity needed) with two overcards on a dry paired board against a button c-bet that is likely wide, so KJ high has enough equity and showdown value to call.

King-high has some showdown value against the button's wide small c-bet range. Betting would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones, so I'll check and see what the button does.

The turn gives us showdown value and a gutshot, but betting gets limited value from worse hands and risks a check-raise on this connected board. Checking back controls the pot and preserves our chance to improve.

The button checked back the turn, which caps their range at medium pairs and high-card hands. The river queen is a good card for me to represent, and my K and J block KQ and QJ, so a bet of about 60% pot works as a bluff with some fold equity.

Calling needs 27.5% equity, and my two pair beats missed draws, unpaired floats, and weaker pairs that may bluff after the turn checks through. With no opponent-specific read, this hand is strong enough to bluff-catch against the river sizing.