Hold'em table

In 3-handed play, 97s on the button is a standard open-raise. A 2.5x size pressures the blinds while keeping the risk small.

QQ is a strong value three-bet against a button open. Raising to 1100 builds the pot while charging opponents for position and discouraging the big blind from entering cheaply.

AKo is near the top of my range and seat_2's 3-bet is wide enough that I have clear equity; 4-betting builds the pot and applies pressure while keeping my range strong.

Facing a 3-bet and then a 4-bet behind me, 97s is far behind both ranges, and calling 2650 out of position against a possible 5-bet isn't profitable. Folding gives up only my 250 open.

QQ is too strong to fold for 1,800 into 4,250, but a cold four-bet represents a strong range. Calling preserves weaker hands and bluffs without committing the entire stack against a potentially premium-heavy range.

On this dry king-high flop, QQ has showdown value but is vulnerable against the cold four-bettor’s strong range. Checking avoids inflating the pot against better hands and lets the opponent bet their bluffs.

Top pair top kicker on a dry K86 board; seat_2 checked after calling a 4-bet, so I bet for value and protection while keeping their 7100 stack in play.

The cold four-bettor’s range is weighted toward AA, KK, and AK, all of which dominate QQ on this flop. Facing a large bet with little room to maneuver, our two-out improvement potential and bluff-catching value are insufficient to continue.

Nine-three offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

Ace-high from the SB heads-up; a small iso-raise builds the pot with position and folds out the BB's weak range.

In the big blind against a small-blind open, I'm getting 2:1 and will have position postflop, so 75o is a profitable defend against a wide SB range.

I whiffed the flop with ace-high only; checking keeps the pot cheap and lets me fold to a bet rather than invest more.

We have an open-ended straight draw (a 6 or a J completes it) and are in position after a check, so a two-thirds-pot semi-bluff gains fold equity while keeping solid equity when called.

I only have a gutshot and an overcard on a coordinated board against a flop bet; calling 400 with ~weak equity is unprofitable, so I fold.

Pocket threes on the button is a cheap set-mine; calling 100 to see a flop with 100bb behind is standard.

KK is a premium hand, so I'm raising from the small blind over a limper for value and to thin the field. 5bb is a reasonable size out of position with a limper and the big blind still to act.

T9 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 5bb isolation raise with the button still to act. The large calling price and risk of a multiway or reraised pot favor folding.

Pocket threes are priced well against a single 5bb raise; set-mining with 400 to call into a 700 pot is profitable if a set hits.

Top set on a coordinated KQJ board. Betting builds the pot and charges draws such as Ax, Tx and 9T, which a limp-caller's range holds plenty of."}

Pocket threes have no equity on KQJ with two overcards and a gutshot-only draw; facing 700 into 1800 against a preflop raiser, folding is clearly correct.

23o is one of the weakest hands, even on the button 3-handed; folding is standard.

Completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, making T5 suited worth continuing blind versus blind. Calling keeps the pot small while out of position with a marginal but playable hand.

K6o in the big blind with a limped pot; checking is free and keeps the pot small with a weak kicker.

Middle pair has showdown value but is too weak to build a large pot out of position. Checking keeps weaker hands in and allows us to reassess against a bet.

King-high with no draw on a Q45 board; checking behind in position keeps the pot small with a weak hand.

Our pair of fives has some showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get called by many worse hands or fold out better pairs. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves our option to respond to the opponent's sizing.

Top pair king on the turn with a checked-through flop; betting for value against seat_2's likely weak limped range.

A pair of fives with no meaningful draw is too weak to defend against a 150%-pot turn bet. Calling requires 37.5% equity, and being out of position with limited improvement prospects makes folding preferable.

J9 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional advantage if called.

8h6d is a weak suited-connector off the button facing a 2.5x raise; folding is clearly best.

Getting about 27% pot odds from the big blind against a wide 3-handed button open, so Q5o is a profitable defend. It is too weak to 3-bet for value.

Q-high with no draw on a paired board out of position against the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold to a bet without losing more.

Trip nines are strong enough to start building the pot. A small bet on this dry, paired board can get calls from pocket pairs, sevens, straight draws, and some overcards.

Facing a small c-bet of about one-third pot, I only need roughly 20% equity. Queen-high has some showdown value and backdoor hearts, and the board is dry, so defending is reasonable against a wide button range.

Queen-high has no pair and no real draw, and the button's small flop c-bet range is mostly ahead of it. I'll check and plan to give up to a bet.

My full house is strong enough to build the pot for a larger river value bet. This sizing can get calls from worse nines, jacks, and draws that picked up equity on the turn.

Queen-high with no pair and no real draw on 99-7-J facing a strong turn bet is too weak to continue, so folding is clearly best.

Blind vs blind with 76o: raising to 3bb works well against a wide BB defending range, and limping is also fine. Raising pressures the BB and takes the initiative.

KJo is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open, especially with position after the flop. Calling keeps weaker hands in the pot and avoids inflating it against a stronger continuing range.

A small one-third-pot c-bet as the preflop raiser on this dry paired board. 76 has a gutshot to the 4 and two overcards to the board, so it has equity if called and can take the pot now.

The small bet gives me 4-to-1 pot odds against a potentially wide small-blind continuation range. King-high with two overcards has enough equity to continue in position on this dry paired board.

We hold a 3-to-7 straight, a very strong hand on this paired board. Only full houses and quads beat it, so we bet about 70% of the pot for value against the hands that called the flop.

KJ has only the board pair and no straight or flush draw against a substantial second barrel. Calling requires about 29% equity, and our overcard outs are neither sufficient nor reliably clean.