Solver answer

J♠T♠ on Q♣ 8♠ 7♥: c-bet, and how big?

6-max cash, 100 big blinds · Button opens, big blind calls · Flop Q♣ 8♠ 7♥ · Big blind checks · Button to act

Updated

The solver's answer

Bet 100%

  • ⅓ pot · 1.8 bb 30%
  • ½ pot · 2.75 bb 28%
  • ¾ pot · 4.1 bb 21%
  • 1¼ pot · 6.9 bb 21%

J♠T♠ almost always bets, and spreads its bets across every size the solution offers.

Q♣8♠7♥
J♠T♠ You
Pot
5.5 bb
Behind
97.5 bb
Big blind
Checks

In a 6-max cash game at 100 big blinds, after the button opens to 2.5 bb and the big blind calls, then checks a Q♣ 8♠ 7♥ flop, the button bets J♠T♠ 100% of the time, 30% at a third of the pot, 28% at half the pot, 21% at 1¼ times the pot and 21% at three-quarters of the pot, according to a solver answer published free by Poker Skill.

Why J♠T♠ bets almost every time

  • Every bet size is worth about the same to J♠T♠, from 3.29 bb to 3.30 bb, and checking less, 3.24 bb.
  • It has more than fold equity: a gutshot to a nine, a backdoor flush draw in spades and backdoor straight draws. Against the big blind's checking range it has 44% equity. A bet can win the pot now, and the draws give it ways to improve when called.
  • The button bets 57% of its whole range here, and J-T suited bets far more often: 94% of the time.

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The full strategy, hand by hand

The button's strategy by hand class
AKQJT98765432
A AA B 83 % AKs X 75 % AQs B 97 % AJs X 90 % ATs X 93 % A9s X 95 % A8s B 92 % A7s B 85 % A6s B 55 % A5s X 53 % A4s B 53 % A3s X 63 % A2s X 61 %
K AKo X 74 % KK B 100 % KQs B 90 % KJs B 70 % KTs B 69 % K9s B 75 % K8s B 91 % K7s B 70 % K6s B 87 % K5s B 74 % K4s B 63 % K3s X 60 % K2s X 56 %
Q AQo B 84 % KQo B 59 % QQ B 98 % QJs B 95 % QTs B 91 % Q9s B 89 % Q8s B 100 % Q7s B 98 % Q6s B 67 % Q5s X 51 % Q4s X 75 % Q3s X 68 % Q2s X 71 %
J AJo X 68 % KJo B 59 % QJo B 76 % JJ X 82 % JTs B 94 % J9s B 92 % J8s X 60 % J7s X 77 % J6s B 77 % J5s B 53 % J4s B 62 % J3s X 57 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo B 54 % KTo B 73 % QTo B 54 % JTo B 56 % TT X 61 % T9s B 96 % T8s B 68 % T7s X 64 % T6s B 56 % T5s B 84 % T4s Not in this range here T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o B 69 % K9o B 93 % Q9o X 55 % J9o B 53 % T9o B 68 % 99 B 59 % 98s B 63 % 97s X 72 % 96s B 97 % 95s Not in this range here 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o B 64 % K8o X 55 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o X 50 % T8o X 60 % 98o X 81 % 88 B 100 % 87s B 100 % 86s X 53 % 85s X 55 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o X 65 % K7o X 99 % Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o Not in this range here 87o Not in this range here 77 B 100 % 76s X 70 % 75s X 70 % 74s Not in this range here 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o B 92 % K6o Not in this range here Q6o Not in this range here J6o Not in this range here T6o Not in this range here 96o Not in this range here 86o Not in this range here 76o Not in this range here 66 X 90 % 65s B 85 % 64s B 53 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o B 76 % K5o Not in this range here Q5o Not in this range here J5o Not in this range here T5o Not in this range here 95o Not in this range here 85o Not in this range here 75o Not in this range here 65o Not in this range here 55 X 97 % 54s X 52 % 53s X 58 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o B 54 % K4o Not in this range here Q4o Not in this range here J4o Not in this range here T4o Not in this range here 94o Not in this range here 84o Not in this range here 74o Not in this range here 64o Not in this range here 54o Not in this range here 44 X 93 % 43s Not in this range here 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o X 85 % K3o Not in this range here Q3o Not in this range here J3o Not in this range here T3o Not in this range here 93o Not in this range here 83o Not in this range here 73o Not in this range here 63o Not in this range here 53o Not in this range here 43o Not in this range here 33 X 77 % 32s Not in this range here
2 A2o Not in this range here K2o Not in this range here Q2o Not in this range here J2o Not in this range here T2o Not in this range here 92o Not in this range here 82o Not in this range here 72o Not in this range here 62o Not in this range here 52o Not in this range here 42o Not in this range here 32o Not in this range here 22 X 70 %
  • Check: 43.27% of the range (220.15 combos)
  • Bet ⅓ pot (1.8 bb): 21.68% of the range (110.32 combos)
  • Bet ½ pot (2.75 bb): 15.37% of the range (78.21 combos)
  • Bet ¾ pot (4.1 bb): 7.64% of the range (38.84 combos)
  • Bet 1¼ pot (6.9 bb): 12.03% of the range (61.22 combos)

Each cell is a hand class. Its letter is the action the class takes most (F fold, X check, C call, B bet, R raise) and its number is how often, in percent. In the labels, s means suited and o means offsuit.

Every hand class in the button's range: combos and how often it takes each action
Hand class Combos CheckBet ⅓ pot (1.8 bb)Bet ½ pot (2.75 bb)Bet ¾ pot (4.1 bb)Bet 1¼ pot (6.9 bb)
AA 6 16.9%22.2%16.1%11.4%33.5%
AKs 4 74.5%18.7%6.9%0.0%0.0%
AQs 3 3.1%21.3%22.6%17.3%35.7%
AJs 4 90.4%6.8%2.8%0.0%0.0%
ATs 4 93.4%1.8%2.1%2.4%0.2%
A9s 4 95.2%0.8%2.8%0.9%0.3%
A8s 3 8.1%38.7%27.6%13.0%12.7%
A7s 3 14.9%49.6%29.3%5.5%0.6%
A6s 4 44.7%8.1%11.8%14.9%20.6%
A5s 4 52.6%9.7%10.8%6.7%20.4%
A4s 4 47.6%4.6%12.0%12.6%23.3%
A3s 4 63.4%5.2%13.7%7.0%10.9%
A2s 4 61.2%4.7%9.2%9.2%15.7%
AKo 12 73.8%20.9%5.3%0.0%0.0%
KK 6 0.0%8.1%16.4%18.6%56.9%
KQs 3 9.9%28.2%22.6%15.4%23.8%
KJs 4 29.7%19.1%18.1%16.4%16.7%
KTs 4 31.3%10.3%13.2%11.0%34.2%
K9s 4 25.3%5.0%8.6%23.8%37.5%
K8s 3 9.0%41.7%31.3%14.9%3.1%
K7s 3 30.2%40.6%20.2%3.5%5.4%
K6s 4 12.8%19.0%19.4%15.5%33.4%
K5s 4 26.1%13.4%17.3%13.7%29.5%
K4s 4 37.6%16.8%14.5%10.0%21.2%
K3s 4 60.1%8.2%11.6%5.7%14.5%
K2s 4 56.5%8.5%10.2%7.3%17.5%
AQo 9 16.2%13.8%17.5%14.9%37.5%
KQo 9 40.8%24.4%14.0%6.9%13.8%
QQ 3 2.0%49.0%31.9%14.2%2.8%
QJs 3 4.7%24.8%23.1%16.5%30.8%
QTs 3 9.5%26.1%25.8%15.3%23.4%
Q9s 3 11.4%29.7%26.7%13.8%18.4%
Q8s 2 0.0%14.7%25.2%20.3%39.8%
Q7s 2 1.8%26.7%30.9%19.3%21.4%
Q6s 3 32.8%38.8%21.4%7.0%0.0%
Q5s 3 51.3%27.9%16.1%4.7%0.0%
Q4s 3 75.2%16.4%7.8%0.6%0.0%
Q3s 3 67.8%20.6%11.1%0.5%0.0%
Q2s 3 71.3%19.3%9.4%0.0%0.0%
AJo 12 68.4%23.9%7.7%0.0%0.0%
KJo 12 41.3%26.8%20.9%8.3%2.8%
QJo 9 24.1%23.1%19.3%14.6%18.9%
JJ 6 82.3%13.2%4.0%0.6%0.0%
JTs 4 6.1%26.9%25.8%19.1%22.1%
J9s 4 8.4%33.7%27.9%14.0%16.0%
J8s 3 59.7%25.5%12.9%1.9%0.0%
J7s 3 77.1%19.4%3.2%0.0%0.3%
J6s 4 23.1%34.0%27.9%9.4%5.8%
J5s 4 47.0%23.4%14.4%5.3%10.0%
J4s 4 38.5%22.1%23.9%8.7%7.0%
J3s 1.264 57.1%9.4%21.5%10.2%1.9%
ATo 12 46.2%25.1%16.1%8.8%3.8%
KTo 12 26.6%27.5%19.6%9.2%17.1%
QTo 9 45.5%19.3%19.0%9.6%6.6%
JTo 12 43.5%18.5%12.6%7.8%17.6%
TT 6 60.9%24.2%11.9%3.1%0.0%
T9s 4 4.2%25.9%25.5%11.2%33.3%
T8s 3 32.4%34.9%20.2%6.8%5.8%
T7s 3 64.4%23.3%7.5%1.4%3.4%
T6s 4 44.4%11.9%8.5%7.5%27.7%
T5s 1.224 15.9%35.5%29.4%14.3%4.8%
A9o 12 31.6%21.0%25.2%15.1%7.2%
K9o 12 7.0%37.2%27.5%11.6%16.7%
Q9o 9 55.0%20.2%14.3%5.9%4.5%
J9o 12 47.5%13.4%9.2%8.3%21.7%
T9o 12 32.3%24.2%17.2%10.3%16.0%
99 6 40.6%34.3%20.4%4.7%0.0%
98s 3 37.4%34.9%16.6%4.3%6.9%
97s 3 71.6%19.7%5.7%0.7%2.3%
96s 4 2.8%28.7%21.2%12.7%34.6%
A8o 9 35.9%18.1%21.5%14.3%10.3%
K8o 6.174 55.3%25.4%14.4%4.3%0.7%
J8o 3.06 50.1%36.0%13.8%0.1%0.0%
T8o 8.604 60.1%28.1%10.4%1.3%0.1%
98o 6.174 80.8%14.1%4.4%0.5%0.2%
88 3 0.0%36.7%25.4%12.5%25.4%
87s 2 0.4%28.4%30.7%17.3%23.3%
86s 3 52.8%29.4%14.0%2.4%1.5%
85s 2.508 54.7%31.6%13.3%0.3%0.1%
A7o 9 65.2%21.1%8.9%1.8%3.1%
K7o 2.484 99.0%0.7%0.0%0.1%0.1%
77 3 0.1%35.2%21.9%10.4%32.5%
76s 3 69.6%24.1%6.1%0.1%0.2%
75s 3 70.3%21.1%8.0%0.5%0.0%
A6o 12 8.1%36.3%24.2%7.3%24.0%
66 6 89.9%10.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
65s 4 15.1%30.1%19.5%9.1%26.2%
64s 4 47.3%16.7%14.4%8.9%12.7%
A5o 12 24.3%31.7%18.6%9.0%16.4%
55 6 96.6%3.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
54s 4 52.2%5.1%11.6%11.8%19.5%
53s 0.384 58.0%40.7%0.9%0.1%0.3%
A4o 12 46.2%23.2%20.4%4.1%6.0%
44 6 93.3%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A3o 1.872 84.7%3.5%5.2%3.2%3.3%
33 6 77.2%15.0%7.9%0.0%0.0%
22 6 70.2%15.5%13.3%1.0%0.0%
The solver's strategy for J♠T♠ on Q♣ 8♠ 7♥: check <1%, bet ⅓ pot (1.8 bb) 30%, bet ½ pot (2.75 bb) 28%, bet ¾ pot (4.1 bb) 21% and bet 1¼ pot (6.9 bb) 21%.
The solver's strategy for J♠T♠ on Q♣ 8♠ 7♥: check <1%, bet ⅓ pot (1.8 bb) 30%, bet ½ pot (2.75 bb) 28%, bet ¾ pot (4.1 bb) 21% and bet 1¼ pot (6.9 bb) 21%.

What each action is worth with J♠T♠

Action How often Expected value
Check 0.10% 3.24 bb
Bet ⅓ pot (1.8 bb) 29.60% 3.304 bb
Bet ½ pot (2.75 bb) 28.20% 3.302 bb
Bet ¾ pot (4.1 bb) 20.90% 3.29 bb
Bet 1¼ pot (6.9 bb) 21.20% 3.294 bb

Ranges, pot and stacks

  • The hand so far: 6-max cash, 100 big blinds · Button opens to 2.5 bb, big blind calls · Flop Q♣ 8♠ 7♥: big blind checks · Pot 5.5 bb · Button to act, 97.5 bb behind
  • Pot at this decision, including the bets in front: 5.5 bb
  • The button: 97.5 bb behind
  • The big blind: 97.5 bb behind
The button's range: 508.8 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA 100 % AKs 100 % AQs 100 % AJs 100 % ATs 100 % A9s 100 % A8s 100 % A7s 100 % A6s 100 % A5s 100 % A4s 100 % A3s 100 % A2s 100 %
K AKo 100 % KK 100 % KQs 100 % KJs 100 % KTs 100 % K9s 100 % K8s 100 % K7s 100 % K6s 100 % K5s 100 % K4s 100 % K3s 100 % K2s 100 %
Q AQo 100 % KQo 100 % QQ 100 % QJs 100 % QTs 100 % Q9s 100 % Q8s 100 % Q7s 100 % Q6s 100 % Q5s 100 % Q4s 100 % Q3s 100 % Q2s 100 %
J AJo 100 % KJo 100 % QJo 100 % JJ 100 % JTs 100 % J9s 100 % J8s 100 % J7s 100 % J6s 100 % J5s 100 % J4s 100 % J3s 32 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo 100 % KTo 100 % QTo 100 % JTo 100 % TT 100 % T9s 100 % T8s 100 % T7s 100 % T6s 100 % T5s 31 % T4s Not in this range here T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 100 % K9o 100 % Q9o 100 % J9o 100 % T9o 100 % 99 100 % 98s 100 % 97s 100 % 96s 100 % 95s Not in this range here 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 100 % K8o 69 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o 34 % T8o 96 % 98o 69 % 88 100 % 87s 100 % 86s 100 % 85s 84 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 100 % K7o 28 % Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o Not in this range here 87o Not in this range here 77 100 % 76s 100 % 75s 100 % 74s Not in this range here 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o 100 % K6o Not in this range here Q6o Not in this range here J6o Not in this range here T6o Not in this range here 96o Not in this range here 86o Not in this range here 76o Not in this range here 66 100 % 65s 100 % 64s 100 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 100 % K5o Not in this range here Q5o Not in this range here J5o Not in this range here T5o Not in this range here 95o Not in this range here 85o Not in this range here 75o Not in this range here 65o Not in this range here 55 100 % 54s 100 % 53s 10 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o 100 % K4o Not in this range here Q4o Not in this range here J4o Not in this range here T4o Not in this range here 94o Not in this range here 84o Not in this range here 74o Not in this range here 64o Not in this range here 54o Not in this range here 44 100 % 43s Not in this range here 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o 16 % K3o Not in this range here Q3o Not in this range here J3o Not in this range here T3o Not in this range here 93o Not in this range here 83o Not in this range here 73o Not in this range here 63o Not in this range here 53o Not in this range here 43o Not in this range here 33 100 % 32s Not in this range here
2 A2o Not in this range here K2o Not in this range here Q2o Not in this range here J2o Not in this range here T2o Not in this range here 92o Not in this range here 82o Not in this range here 72o Not in this range here 62o Not in this range here 52o Not in this range here 42o Not in this range here 32o Not in this range here 22 100 %

Each cell shows the share of the class's possible combos in the range.

The big blind's range: 350.9 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA Not in this range here AKs Not in this range here AQs Not in this range here AJs Not in this range here ATs 65 % A9s 100 % A8s 84 % A7s 96 % A6s 99 % A5s Not in this range here A4s 53 % A3s 86 % A2s 90 %
K AKo Not in this range here KK Not in this range here KQs Not in this range here KJs 52 % KTs 55 % K9s 70 % K8s 93 % K7s 81 % K6s 73 % K5s 83 % K4s 85 % K3s 92 % K2s 100 %
Q AQo 7 % KQo 63 % QQ Not in this range here QJs 92 % QTs 72 % Q9s 92 % Q8s 94 % Q7s 97 % Q6s 88 % Q5s 90 % Q4s 94 % Q3s 84 % Q2s 99 %
J AJo 61 % KJo 66 % QJo 71 % JJ Not in this range here JTs 28 % J9s 25 % J8s 88 % J7s 61 % J6s 83 % J5s 77 % J4s 82 % J3s 86 % J2s 96 %
T ATo 75 % KTo 56 % QTo 67 % JTo 75 % TT Not in this range here T9s Not in this range here T8s 43 % T7s 70 % T6s 56 % T5s 65 % T4s 31 % T3s 33 % T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 71 % K9o 64 % Q9o 71 % J9o 83 % T9o 86 % 99 29 % 98s 49 % 97s 89 % 96s 88 % 95s 35 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 82 % K8o 31 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o Not in this range here T8o 38 % 98o 33 % 88 67 % 87s 52 % 86s 95 % 85s 87 % 84s 5 % 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 70 % K7o Not in this range here Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o Not in this range here 87o 27 % 77 86 % 76s 40 % 75s 100 % 74s 100 % 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o 29 % K6o Not in this range here Q6o Not in this range here J6o Not in this range here T6o Not in this range here 96o Not in this range here 86o Not in this range here 76o 28 % 66 100 % 65s 78 % 64s 100 % 63s 100 % 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 87 % K5o Not in this range here Q5o Not in this range here J5o Not in this range here T5o Not in this range here 95o Not in this range here 85o Not in this range here 75o Not in this range here 65o Not in this range here 55 100 % 54s 65 % 53s 100 % 52s 100 %
4 A4o 40 % K4o Not in this range here Q4o Not in this range here J4o Not in this range here T4o Not in this range here 94o Not in this range here 84o Not in this range here 74o Not in this range here 64o Not in this range here 54o Not in this range here 44 100 % 43s 100 % 42s 95 %
3 A3o Not in this range here K3o Not in this range here Q3o Not in this range here J3o Not in this range here T3o Not in this range here 93o Not in this range here 83o Not in this range here 73o Not in this range here 63o Not in this range here 53o Not in this range here 43o Not in this range here 33 100 % 32s 24 %
2 A2o Not in this range here K2o Not in this range here Q2o Not in this range here J2o Not in this range here T2o Not in this range here 92o Not in this range here 82o Not in this range here 72o Not in this range here 62o Not in this range here 52o Not in this range here 42o Not in this range here 32o Not in this range here 22 100 %

Each cell shows the share of the class's possible combos in the range.

Where the numbers come from

The numbers come from a commercial solver's precomputed solution for a 6-max cash game at 100 big blinds, with a 5% rake capped at 0.6 bb, opens sized by the solver (2.5 bb here) and several bet sizes on each street. At this decision the button can check or bet a third of the pot, half the pot, three-quarters of the pot or 1¼ times the pot. Two players see the flop. Pots with three or more players aren't covered, and neither are bet sizes outside this solution. Poker Skill read the numbers and wrote the explanation.

Line to this decision
F-F-F-R2.5-F-C · flop X
Solver notation
Qc8s7h · JsTs . F fold, X check, C call, R2.5 a bet or raise to 2.5 bb, RAI all-in.

Solution read Oct 2, 2026. Each hand-class row is the solver's own total for that class. Ranges are shown by class: how many combos of each class are in the range, and what share that is of the combos the board leaves possible.

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