Solver answer

Small blind on J-7-3: c-bet out of position?

6-max cash, 100 big blinds · Small blind opens, big blind calls · Flop J♣ 7♦ 3♠ · Small blind to act

Updated

The solver's answer

The small blind's whole range

Bet 51% Check 49%

  • ⅓ pot · 2 bb 24%
  • ½ pot · 3 bb 13%
  • ¾ pot · 4.5 bb 12%
  • 1¼ pot · 7.5 bb 2%

Out of position, the small blind still bets about half its range, most often a third of the pot.

J♣7♦3♠
Pot
6 bb
Behind
97 bb
First to act
You

In a 6-max cash game at 100 big blinds, after everyone folds to the small blind, it raises to 3 bb and the big blind calls, then the small blind, first to act on a J♣ 7♦ 3♠ flop, bets 51% of its range and checks 49%, according to a solver answer published free by Poker Skill. The 51% splits by size: a third of the pot (2 bb) 24%, half the pot (3 bb) 13%, three-quarters of the pot (4.5 bb) 12% and 1¼ times the pot (7.5 bb) 2%.

How the small blind c-bets out of position on J-7-3

  • It keeps strong hands among its checks, so checking doesn't mark it as weak: pocket aces check 56% of the time.
  • Top pair bets 66% of the time, more than any of its other one-pair hands, while ace-high checks 62%.
  • Its bets are mostly small, the usual choice on an uncoordinated flop: a third of the pot takes 24% of its range and half the pot 13%.

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The full strategy, hand by hand

The small blind's strategy by hand class
AKQJT98765432
A AA X 56 % AKs B 54 % AQs B 51 % AJs B 69 % ATs X 57 % A9s X 84 % A8s X 86 % A7s B 78 % A6s X 64 % A5s X 63 % A4s X 61 % A3s B 64 % A2s B 51 %
K AKo B 54 % KK B 68 % KQs B 57 % KJs B 71 % KTs X 53 % K9s X 50 % K8s B 75 % K7s B 62 % K6s B 68 % K5s B 65 % K4s B 58 % K3s X 52 % K2s X 57 %
Q AQo B 54 % KQo B 71 % QQ B 69 % QJs B 71 % QTs B 64 % Q9s B 67 % Q8s B 78 % Q7s B 61 % Q6s B 67 % Q5s B 62 % Q4s B 57 % Q3s X 56 % Q2s X 70 %
J AJo B 67 % KJo B 73 % QJo B 68 % JJ B 88 % JTs B 79 % J9s B 72 % J8s B 68 % J7s B 70 % J6s B 59 % J5s B 60 % J4s B 57 % J3s B 67 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo B 60 % KTo B 68 % QTo B 74 % JTo B 68 % TT X 59 % T9s B 71 % T8s B 71 % T7s X 56 % T6s X 98 % T5s X 99 % T4s X 100 % T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o X 80 % K9o X 55 % Q9o B 58 % J9o B 60 % T9o B 64 % 99 X 53 % 98s B 77 % 97s B 51 % 96s X 51 % 95s X 62 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o X 84 % K8o X 92 % Q8o X 91 % J8o B 52 % T8o B 63 % 98o B 62 % 88 B 51 % 87s B 58 % 86s X 51 % 85s X 59 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o B 70 % K7o B 64 % 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 X 84 % 77 B 74 % 76s B 60 % 75s B 62 % 74s X 53 % 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o X 96 % 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 80 % 65s B 66 % 64s B 64 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o B 55 % 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 74 % 54s B 63 % 53s X 70 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o X 56 % 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 82 % 43s X 100 % 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o B 54 % 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 B 82 % 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 100 %
  • Check: 48.90% of the range (198.48 combos)
  • Bet ⅓ pot (2 bb): 23.73% of the range (96.32 combos)
  • Bet ½ pot (3 bb): 13.38% of the range (54.32 combos)
  • Bet ¾ pot (4.5 bb): 11.58% of the range (47 combos)
  • Bet 1¼ pot (7.5 bb): 2.40% of the range (9.74 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 small blind's range: combos and how often it takes each action
Hand class Combos CheckBet ⅓ pot (2 bb)Bet ½ pot (3 bb)Bet ¾ pot (4.5 bb)Bet 1¼ pot (7.5 bb)
AA 5.136 55.8%22.0%10.4%8.9%3.0%
AKs 4 46.1%37.0%14.7%2.1%0.2%
AQs 3.68 48.9%32.5%15.6%3.0%0.0%
AJs 3 31.0%28.0%18.9%17.2%4.9%
ATs 4 57.4%31.4%9.9%1.3%0.0%
A9s 3.08 83.5%15.2%1.2%0.2%0.0%
A8s 3.184 85.7%7.3%1.3%5.7%0.0%
A7s 1.998 21.8%35.3%21.3%19.0%2.6%
A6s 2.2 64.4%11.8%13.9%10.0%0.0%
A5s 2.864 62.8%12.8%5.6%15.9%2.9%
A4s 2.624 60.8%13.0%5.2%17.6%3.4%
A3s 1.608 36.2%34.6%18.7%8.8%1.6%
A2s 1.304 48.8%15.2%22.2%12.9%1.0%
AKo 9.24 46.0%35.2%13.7%5.1%0.1%
KK 4.596 32.3%21.7%17.2%19.9%8.9%
KQs 4 43.4%16.1%16.0%16.9%7.8%
KJs 3 29.4%31.2%20.0%16.7%2.7%
KTs 4 52.7%24.9%8.7%10.0%3.7%
K9s 3.024 50.4%7.0%6.1%27.5%9.0%
K8s 2.464 25.4%13.0%25.0%34.0%2.6%
K7s 1.788 38.5%36.9%14.2%9.5%0.9%
K6s 3.04 32.0%23.5%21.0%19.2%4.4%
K5s 2.84 35.5%23.5%18.2%16.4%6.5%
K4s 2.864 41.8%21.6%19.5%13.2%3.9%
K3s 2.148 52.4%32.0%11.5%3.6%0.6%
K2s 3.24 57.5%21.6%11.0%8.7%1.2%
AQo 10.2 45.9%38.6%12.5%3.0%0.0%
KQo 8.52 29.0%22.8%20.8%24.1%3.3%
QQ 5.04 31.0%16.4%14.1%24.5%14.0%
QJs 3 28.8%32.2%18.4%18.4%2.2%
QTs 3.664 36.4%17.0%6.3%25.9%14.5%
Q9s 2.16 33.6%4.6%4.6%32.8%24.5%
Q8s 2.84 22.3%17.2%22.4%31.3%6.9%
Q7s 2.358 39.1%32.2%17.7%10.4%0.6%
Q6s 3.48 33.2%19.8%16.8%23.0%7.3%
Q5s 3.264 37.6%19.7%15.4%20.3%7.0%
Q4s 2.944 43.0%19.0%16.4%16.6%5.1%
Q3s 1.95 55.5%29.2%10.3%4.9%0.1%
Q2s 2.64 69.8%16.8%8.9%3.8%0.7%
AJo 6.624 32.7%20.7%14.5%21.6%10.5%
KJo 6.21 27.0%24.7%19.8%24.7%3.7%
QJo 6.3 32.5%31.8%20.4%14.8%0.5%
JJ 2.46 11.8%37.3%25.7%25.2%0.0%
JTs 2.838 21.3%31.3%20.0%23.1%4.3%
J9s 1.878 28.2%25.8%22.0%22.1%2.0%
J8s 1.818 32.3%32.2%20.2%14.9%0.4%
J7s 1.732 30.0%24.3%16.3%21.0%8.5%
J6s 2.448 41.3%32.7%15.7%10.0%0.2%
J5s 2.16 40.3%30.9%16.6%11.8%0.4%
J4s 2.16 43.2%32.8%14.6%9.3%0.0%
J3s 0.92 33.4%43.1%16.7%6.1%0.8%
ATo 8.52 40.2%41.6%14.7%3.5%0.0%
KTo 8.232 32.5%26.1%23.0%17.4%1.0%
QTo 7.92 25.8%30.6%26.0%17.2%0.4%
JTo 5.85 32.0%29.6%18.2%18.3%2.0%
TT 4.86 59.0%28.9%9.4%2.8%0.0%
T9s 2.72 29.3%15.6%13.5%26.3%15.3%
T8s 1.824 29.1%19.0%14.3%22.3%15.3%
T7s 2.46 56.3%28.7%12.1%2.9%0.0%
T6s 3.32 97.5%2.3%0.2%0.0%0.0%
T5s 1.4 99.4%0.5%0.1%0.0%0.0%
T4s 0.624 99.7%0.2%0.1%0.0%0.0%
A9o 11.712 80.3%19.0%0.5%0.2%0.0%
K9o 8.952 55.3%21.3%12.9%10.3%0.2%
Q9o 7.992 41.9%28.7%17.9%11.4%0.1%
J9o 5.994 40.4%26.4%17.4%15.1%0.7%
T9o 8.232 36.4%27.9%16.7%15.4%3.6%
99 4.5 53.4%27.8%11.9%6.9%0.0%
98s 1.624 23.0%16.6%20.5%31.5%8.5%
97s 2.508 48.9%34.8%13.0%3.3%0.0%
96s 3.104 50.5%25.8%14.2%9.4%0.2%
95s 1.504 62.4%23.3%10.6%3.8%0.0%
A8o 11.232 83.7%9.9%4.5%1.9%0.0%
K8o 7.8 92.1%7.1%0.7%0.1%0.0%
Q8o 3.432 91.1%8.6%0.3%0.1%0.0%
J8o 3.744 48.6%31.4%13.1%6.9%0.1%
T8o 7.2 36.9%26.5%16.0%17.8%2.9%
98o 7.152 37.7%26.5%16.4%15.3%4.0%
88 3.996 48.9%26.7%15.5%8.9%0.0%
87s 2.208 41.8%38.0%16.4%3.7%0.0%
86s 3.2 50.5%25.1%14.3%10.2%0.0%
85s 2.984 58.7%25.3%10.7%5.4%0.0%
A7o 7.29 29.6%28.1%20.5%19.4%2.4%
K7o 2.79 35.8%25.9%22.5%15.2%0.6%
87o 2.754 84.3%14.1%1.5%0.0%0.0%
77 1.878 25.7%36.8%21.9%15.0%0.6%
76s 2.628 40.1%32.6%17.1%9.8%0.4%
75s 2.238 38.2%30.8%18.8%11.4%0.8%
74s 1.338 52.9%29.2%13.5%4.4%0.0%
A6o 8.112 96.3%3.3%0.3%0.2%0.0%
66 3.696 80.4%16.7%2.9%0.0%0.0%
65s 2.88 34.4%28.0%16.7%16.6%4.3%
64s 3.08 36.3%25.7%17.0%16.1%5.0%
A5o 8.952 44.6%27.4%15.6%11.2%1.2%
55 3.66 74.3%22.5%3.2%0.0%0.0%
54s 2.48 36.7%22.9%15.1%17.9%7.4%
53s 1.908 70.3%20.3%7.3%2.0%0.1%
A4o 6.48 56.4%19.8%14.4%8.3%1.1%
44 3.756 81.6%16.1%2.3%0.0%0.0%
43s 0.108 99.7%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%
A3o 3.024 45.9%19.9%14.5%16.5%3.2%
33 1.848 18.2%27.5%22.7%21.1%10.6%
22 3.636 99.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
The solver's strategy for the small blind's whole range on J♣ 7♦ 3♠: check 49%, bet ⅓ pot (2 bb) 24%, bet ½ pot (3 bb) 13%, bet ¾ pot (4.5 bb) 12% and bet 1¼ pot (7.5 bb) 2%.
The solver's strategy for the small blind's whole range on J♣ 7♦ 3♠: check 49%, bet ⅓ pot (2 bb) 24%, bet ½ pot (3 bb) 13%, bet ¾ pot (4.5 bb) 12% and bet 1¼ pot (7.5 bb) 2%.

Ranges, pot and stacks

  • The hand so far: 6-max cash, 100 big blinds · Small blind opens to 3 bb, big blind calls · Flop J♣ 7♦ 3♠ · Pot 6 bb · Small blind to act, 97 bb behind
  • Pot at this decision, including the bets in front: 6 bb
  • The small blind: 97 bb behind
  • The big blind: 97 bb behind
The small blind's range: 405.9 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA 86 % AKs 100 % AQs 92 % AJs 100 % ATs 100 % A9s 77 % A8s 80 % A7s 67 % A6s 55 % A5s 72 % A4s 66 % A3s 54 % A2s 33 %
K AKo 77 % KK 77 % KQs 100 % KJs 100 % KTs 100 % K9s 76 % K8s 62 % K7s 60 % K6s 76 % K5s 71 % K4s 72 % K3s 72 % K2s 81 %
Q AQo 85 % KQo 71 % QQ 84 % QJs 100 % QTs 92 % Q9s 54 % Q8s 71 % Q7s 79 % Q6s 87 % Q5s 82 % Q4s 74 % Q3s 65 % Q2s 66 %
J AJo 74 % KJo 69 % QJo 70 % JJ 82 % JTs 95 % J9s 63 % J8s 61 % J7s 87 % J6s 82 % J5s 72 % J4s 72 % J3s 46 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo 71 % KTo 69 % QTo 66 % JTo 65 % TT 81 % T9s 68 % T8s 46 % T7s 82 % T6s 83 % T5s 35 % T4s 16 % T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 98 % K9o 75 % Q9o 67 % J9o 67 % T9o 69 % 99 75 % 98s 41 % 97s 84 % 96s 78 % 95s 38 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 94 % K8o 65 % Q8o 29 % J8o 42 % T8o 60 % 98o 60 % 88 67 % 87s 74 % 86s 80 % 85s 75 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 81 % K7o 31 % 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 31 % 77 63 % 76s 88 % 75s 75 % 74s 45 % 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o 68 % 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 62 % 65s 72 % 64s 77 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 75 % 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 61 % 54s 62 % 53s 64 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o 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 63 % 43s 4 % 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o 34 % 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 62 % 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 61 %

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

The big blind's range: 488.8 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 62 % A9s 100 % A8s 100 % A7s 64 % A6s 100 % A5s Not in this range here A4s 1 % A3s 64 % A2s 100 %
K AKo Not in this range here KK Not in this range here KQs Not in this range here KJs 48 % KTs 49 % K9s 62 % K8s 96 % K7s 91 % K6s 54 % K5s 96 % K4s 81 % K3s 77 % K2s 100 %
Q AQo 18 % KQo 83 % QQ Not in this range here QJs 75 % QTs 54 % Q9s 78 % Q8s 100 % Q7s 100 % Q6s 100 % Q5s 100 % Q4s 99 % Q3s 100 % Q2s 100 %
J AJo 68 % KJo 94 % QJo 100 % JJ Not in this range here JTs 40 % J9s 56 % J8s 89 % J7s 100 % J6s 100 % J5s 100 % J4s 100 % J3s 85 % J2s 87 %
T ATo 100 % KTo 94 % QTo 100 % JTo 100 % TT Not in this range here T9s 17 % T8s 60 % T7s 100 % T6s 100 % T5s 84 % T4s 69 % T3s 57 % T2s 56 %
9 A9o 100 % K9o 92 % Q9o 75 % J9o 79 % T9o 100 % 99 59 % 98s 7 % 97s 79 % 96s 100 % 95s 100 % 94s 56 % 93s 30 % 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 100 % K8o 74 % Q8o 48 % J8o 43 % T8o 73 % 98o 100 % 88 76 % 87s 28 % 86s 98 % 85s 100 % 84s 100 % 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 92 % K7o 45 % Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o 23 % 87o 78 % 77 88 % 76s 17 % 75s 100 % 74s 100 % 73s 100 % 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o 55 % K6o 54 % 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 77 % 66 91 % 65s 44 % 64s 100 % 63s 100 % 62s 10 %
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 46 % 55 100 % 54s 26 % 53s 100 % 52s 100 %
4 A4o 94 % 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 44 % 44 100 % 43s 92 % 42s 100 %
3 A3o 63 % 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 100 %
2 A2o 15 % 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 (3 bb here) and several bet sizes on each street. At this decision the small blind 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-F-R3-C · flop (to act)
Solver notation
Jc7d3s . 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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