How to play A3s

Ace-Three Suited

A♥

3♥

Rank by playability

#38

#38 by equity vs a random hand

Top

22%

of all starting hands

Equity vs random

58.2%

heads-up

CategoryPlayable

Profitable from late position; tighten in early seats.

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 (or steal vs blinds) Below UTG open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below UTG open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.
MP Middle Position	fold (or steal vs blinds) Below MP open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below MP open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.
CO Cutoff	open-raise / sometimes call Marginal opener from CO. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.	Marginal opener from CO. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.
BTN Button	open-raise Standard open from BTN. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.	Standard open from BTN. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
SB Small Blind	open-raise Standard open from SB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.	Standard open from SB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
BB Big Blind (vs late open)	open-raise Standard open from BB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.	Standard open from BB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to A3s. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.