How to play 97s

Nine-Seven Suited

9♥

7♥

Rank by playability

#89

#93 by equity vs a random hand

Top

53%

of all starting hands

Equity vs random

49.3%

heads-up

CategoryMarginal

Late-position only. Avoid bloating pots.

Equity vs random opponents

Monte Carlo simulation using our own hand evaluator — 300,000 trials per matchup with full boards dealt and ties split evenly.

Position	Action	Notes
UTG Under the Gun	fold Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.	Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.
MP Middle Position	fold Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.	Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.
CO Cutoff	fold Outside the CO opening range. Don't open.	Outside the CO opening range. Don't open.
BTN Button	fold (or steal vs blinds) Below BTN open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below BTN open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.
SB Small Blind	fold Outside the SB opening range. Don't open.	Outside the SB opening range. Don't open.
BB Big Blind (vs late open)	fold (or steal vs blinds) Below BB open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below BB open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.

Suited holding — flush draws are your main equity boost when called.
Suited connector / one-gapper — also has straight potential. Plays well in deep multi-way pots.

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to 97s. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.