QJo from CO, first in — fold, call or raise?
The answer
Raise
open-raise
The math: In the Cutoff, offsuit broadways like QJo are a standard open.
Why
Queen-jack offsuit makes strong top pairs and flops plenty of straight draws. It’s too weak to open under the gun, but from the Cutoff — with only three players left to act — it’s a comfortable raise.
The spot
- Your seat
- CO
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- Q♠ J♦
- Board
- Preflop — no board yet
- Pot
- POT · $3
- Action on you
- Folds to you
Every option
Foldgive up the hand
Why not: QJo is a solid late-position hand — folding it in the Cutoff is too tight.
Calllimp in
Why not: Limping surrenders initiative; raise to take the lead with a hand that flops strong pairs and straights.
Raiseopen-raiseCorrect
2bb · $4 · 2.5bb · $5 · 3bb · $6
The idea behind it
Offsuit broadways climb into the range as position improves: folds up front, opens in the Cutoff and Button.
Concept: Broadway cards
Terms in this spot
Play it instead of reading it
The trainer deals this hand with hints, grading and spaced repetition — and randomized variations of it once you have seen it.