How to play J3s

Jack-Three Suited

J♥
3♥
Rank by playability
#91
#97 by equity vs a random hand
Top
54%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
48.3%
heads-up
CategoryMarginal

Late-position only. Avoid bloating pots.

Equity vs random opponents

OpponentsEquity
vs 1 random hand48.3%
vs 3 random hands23.4%
vs 5 random hands16.0%

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

By position

PositionAction
UTG
Under the Gun
fold
Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.
MP
Middle Position
fold
Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.
CO
Cutoff
fold
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.
SB
Small Blind
fold
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.

Postflop notes

  • Suited holding — flush draws are your main equity boost when called.

What J3s flops

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to J3s. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.

A pair or better33.27%
Top pair or better11.99%
Two pair or better4.31%
Flush draw10.94%
Flush0.84%
Open-ended straight draw1.63%
Gutshot straight draw5.88%
Nothing — no pair, no draw51.13%

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