How often do pocket aces win against five opponents?
Against five random hands, pocket aces win about 49.1% of the time — a fair share would be 16.7%, so aces are still worth nearly three times an average hand.
Six players see the flop and aces lose more often than they win. That sounds alarming until you compare it with the fair share of one sixth: aces are collecting roughly half the pot when an average hand collects a sixth. Multi-way, equity has to be read against the number of players, never against 50%.
The hands that hold up multi-way are the ones that make big hands: pairs (for sets) and suited connectors (for straights and flushes). Big unpaired cards fall the fastest — ace-king offsuit is 65% heads-up and about 19% against eight.
| Hand | vs 1 | vs 2 | vs 3 | vs 5 | vs 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA | 85.2% | 73.5% | 63.8% | 49.1% | 34.7% |
| KK | 82.4% | 69.1% | 58.2% | 43.0% | 29.1% |
| 80.0% | 64.9% | 53.4% | 38.0% | 24.9% | |
| AKs | 67.0% | 50.7% | 41.4% | 31.1% | 22.6% |
| AKo | 65.3% | 48.0% | 38.3% | 27.9% | 19.2% |
| JTs | 57.5% | 41.9% | 33.8% | 24.9% | 18.0% |
| 77 | 66.1% | 46.4% | 34.4% | 21.8% | 14.8% |
| 22 | 50.4% | 30.7% | 22.0% | 15.6% | 12.6% |
| 72o | 34.7% | 20.6% | 14.3% | 8.6% | 5.4% |
- AA vs 1 random hand85.22%
- AA vs 2 random hands73.48%
- AA vs 3 random hands63.79%
- AA vs 5 random hands49.08%
- AA vs 8 random hands34.66%
- Fair share with 5 opponents16.67%1 / 6
- Edge over fair share32.42%49.08% − 16.67%
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