Hold'em table

7-9 offsuit on the button facing a raise-equivalent open isn't worth playing in a 3-handed pot; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Pocket queens are a premium hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, so I raise to build the pot and take the initiative.

Q7 suited has good equity against a small-blind open and I will be in position postflop, so calling 200 into 400 is profitable versus folding.

Pocket queens are still ahead of most continuing ranges on this ace-high flop, so a half-pot c-bet builds the pot and charges draws and weaker pairs.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on an ace-jack board has too little equity against a preflop raiser's flop bet to call or bluff-raise profitably.

Q3o is too weak and dominated to open from the button; folding avoids a negative-EV spot.

Heads-up against the big blind with Ad6d, a strong suited ace, raising is better than limping to build value and take initiative.

Q8 offsuit is weak and I'd be out of position against the SB's raise, so folding preserves chips for better spots.

K2 offsuit is the weakest king and is heavily dominated when called; on the button in 3-handed play it is still below a profitable open or call threshold.

Button folded, now heads-up vs BB with QTo; raising to isolate and take initiative with a reasonable hand.

Button folded, so this is blind versus blind and the small blind's 2.5bb raise is often wide. J9o has enough equity and playability to defend for 1.5bb more given the pot odds.

I have top pair (Qs) with a gutshot/backdoor straight draw and an overcard kicker on a QK4 board; a continuation bet builds the pot while I likely have the best hand.

J9 offsuit has only a gutshot on Q-K-4 and not enough equity or implied odds to continue against a flop bet.

Q2 offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise-sized call in a 3-handed pot; not worth continuing.

Button folded and I have ace-king heads-up against the big blind, so I raise to 3.5bb for value and initiative rather than just completing.

AQ offsuit is a premium heads-up against a small-blind open, and I have position postflop, so I 3-bet for value rather than just calling.

AK is ahead of a blind-defense 3-bet range and plays best as a 4-bet for value while still folding out dominated hands. 2800 is a standard size above the minimum and leaves room to continue postflop.

AQo with ace and queen blockers is too strong to fold to a SB 4-bet in 3-handed play, and I have position postflop. Calling 1800 into 3800 offers acceptable pot odds versus a wide 4-betting range, while 5-betting would risk too much against the strongest part of that range.

Nut-flush draw plus an overcard in a low-SPR 4-bet pot. A half-pot semi-bluff builds the pot and applies pressure while I still have plenty of equity if called.

Top pair of queens with ace kicker on a paired board is too strong to fold, but raising would fold out bluffs like AK and only get called by AA/KK/QQ that beat me, so calling keeps his range wide.

I have kings and fives plus the nut flush draw, so I shove my remaining 4800 for value and protection against a wide calling range.

The turn King completes the club flush and improves AA, AK, Kx and 5x, all heavily represented in a 4-bet pot after flop and turn aggression. AQ with no club is only a bluff-catcher with few outs if behind, insufficient against this value-heavy shoving range despite the pot odds.

Pocket sevens are ahead of a random button open range, so I raise to 3bb to build the pot and take the initiative before the blinds.

J2 offsuit is very weak out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 300, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids paying 250 to play a dominated hand postflop.

K4 offsuit facing a 3x raise with a fold already in front; not worth defending from the blind.

On the button in 3-handed play, K6o is well within a profitable opening range with position and fold equity against the blinds.

King-four suited is a speculative hand; calling the small raise from the small blind is cheap and keeps me in to see a flop with position disadvantage but decent implied odds.

53 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a call, so folding saves the extra 150.

I missed the flop with K4 offsuit (only a backdoor flush draw), so I'll check and see what the button does before committing chips.

As preflop raiser in position, a small c-bet can fold opponent's overcards and draws; I only need about 25% folds to profit despite having just king-high.

K4 offsuit with a flush draw backup is weak here; facing a flop bet after preflop raise and call, I have no pair and only a backdoor draw, so folding is best.