How to play Q3s

Queen-Three Suited

Q♥
3♥
Rank by playability
#78
#81 by equity vs a random hand
Top
46%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
51.1%
heads-up
CategoryMarginal

Late-position only. Avoid bloating pots.

Equity vs random opponents

OpponentsEquity
vs 1 random hand51.1%
vs 3 random hands24.9%
vs 5 random hands17.2%

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)
open-raise / sometimes call
Marginal opener from BB. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.

Postflop notes

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

What Q3s flops

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to Q3s. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.

A pair or better33.27%
Top pair or better14.05%
Two pair or better4.31%
Flush draw10.94%
Flush0.84%
Open-ended straight draw1.31%
Gutshot straight draw5.22%
Nothing — no pair, no draw51.96%

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