Pocket Threes

33 · Marginal · 6 combos

Pocket Threes (33) is a marginalTexas Hold'em starting hand. Situational — play cautiously, mostly in position or cheaply. Below are its real win odds against 1–8 opponents (all-in preflop, from a Monte Carlo simulation).

OpponentsWin chance (equity)
1 opponent (2-handed)53%
2 opponents (3-handed)33%
3 opponents (4-handed)25%
5 opponents (6-handed)18%
8 opponents (9-handed)13%

Should you play Pocket Threes?

Is Pocket Threes a good poker hand?
Pocket Threes (33) is a marginal starting hand. Situational — play cautiously, mostly in position or cheaply. Heads-up it wins about 53% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 13%.
What are the odds of being dealt Pocket Threes?
There are 6 ways to be dealt Pocket Threes out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.5% of the time.

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