Hold'em table

Queens are a premium hand in a small blind vs big blind spot, so I'm raising for value. A 3x open builds the pot while keeping the big blind's weaker hands in.

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 position postflop.

QQ is well ahead of a wide blind-vs-blind 3-bet range. Four-betting out of position builds the pot with a strong hand and simplifies play after the flop.

Ace-king is strong enough to shove against a small-blind four-bet in a blind-versus-blind pot. It blocks aces and kings, has solid equity against most calling hands, and can force folds from the weaker portion of the four-betting range.

Calling costs 7600 to win a final pot of 20000, so QQ needs about 38% equity. Against a 5-bet shove range that includes AK, other pairs and some bluffs as well as AA and KK, QQ has enough equity to call.

93o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two players still to act behind me, so folding is the low-variance choice.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 3 big blinds applies pressure and gives weaker hands a worse price to continue while we are out of position.

5h7s is a weak hand facing a 3x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

Pocket threes are a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5bb can win the blinds immediately while preserving positional advantage and set value when called.

Pocket kings are strong enough to 3-bet for value against the button's 2.5x open, building the pot while keeping range advantage.

T9o in the big blind facing a button open and a small-blind 3-bet is too weak to continue. Calling 700 out of position risks a squeeze by the button and leaves me with a dominated hand.

The relatively small three-bet lets me continue in position with substantial implied odds when I flop a set. Calling keeps the pot manageable; this hand is too weak to four-bet for value.

I hold top set on a KQJ board heads-up; betting for value and protection is clearly best, sizing around half pot.

Pocket threes have very little equity on this broadway-heavy flop against the preflop three-bettor's continuation range. With no useful draw or bluff blockers, calling or raising is unprofitable.

2d3c offsuit is the worst hand; folding preflop from the button is clearly best.

Blind vs blind with T5 suited is a reasonable open from the SB; raising to 3x applies fold pressure and takes the initiative, which beats limping.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind opening range at 2-to-1 pot odds. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets us play in position postflop.

Middle pair (5s) with a weak kicker on a Q-high board, out of position against the big blind's flatting range. Check to control the pot and keep some showdown value.

A small positional stab can fold out unpaired hands after the small blind checks. The king-high backdoor flush draw and backdoor straight possibilities provide some equity when called.

Middle pair with a backdoor diamond draw is getting 4:1 on a small 200 bet into 600, so calling is clearly profitable. Raising would only fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on the K-Q turn; out of position, checking keeps the pot small and lets me bluff-catch or fold depending on villain's sizing.

Top pair can get value from queens and draws while charging hands with equity to see the river. A moderate bet avoids overinflating the pot with a weak kicker.

A weak pair of fives is out of position facing a second barrel on a board where most of BB's continuing range has us beat. Our equity is likely below the roughly 26% needed, and the river would be hard to play, so folding is best.

J9o on the button 3-handed is a standard open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on both blinds.

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

Q5 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a 2.5x button raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

A4 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and position if called. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds without overcommitting a marginal hand.

7s6d is a weak suited connector facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

KJo in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is a clear defend at 150 to win 400, and it plays well as a call. Three-betting is also viable, but calling keeps the button's weaker hands in.

KJ high on a dry 553 board is out of position against the preflop raiser, who has a strong range advantage here. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate his c-bet before deciding whether to call.

A small continuation bet leverages my overpair advantage on this dry, paired board and denies equity to unpaired hands. My ace-high hand also has a gutshot straight draw if called.

Getting 4.1:1 against a small c-bet on a dry paired board, with two overcards that likely beat a frequently bluffing button range; calling is clearly better than folding.

King-high with no draw on 5534 is a weak hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess if the button bets.

The turn gives us showdown value and a gutshot, but this connected board favors the big blind's continuing range. Checking controls the pot, avoids a difficult check-raise, and lets us realize our equity in position.

K-high has little showdown value. The button checked back the turn, which signals weakness (missed overcards, small pairs), so a 2/3-pot river bluff can fold out better A-high and underpairs.

Our small two pair is only a bluff-catcher against this river sizing. With several flop straight draws completing on the turn and queen-high floats improving on the river, there are not enough obvious bluffs to justify the required 28.6% equity.