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How good is ace-four suited before the flop?

A4s · Ace-Four suited

Against one unknown hand it wins about 3 times in 5 — a 1.4 : 1 favourite.

Rank of 169
35
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
59.0%
± 0.07%
Combinations
4
of 1,326
Dealt
0.30%
about 1 time in 332 · 331 : 1 against

Against more opponents

Everyone unknown, everyone to showdown. Strength falls as the table fills, faster for hands that rely on one pair.

OpponentsEquityFair share
159.0%50.0%
240.6%33.3%
331.1%25.0%
521.6%16.7%
815.4%11.1%

Against tighter ranges

Heads-up against an opponent who only holds the top N% of hands, ranked by this table.

Opponent’s rangeEquity
Top 10%33.9%
Top 20%43.0%
Top 35%49.5%
Top 50%53.2%
Any hand59.0%

Head-to-head

Averaged over every combination of both hands, so shared suits count correctly.

AgainstA4s wins
AA13.0%
KK32.9%
QQ32.7%
JJ33.0%
TT33.0%
AKs29.8%
AKo31.2%
AQs30.2%
JTs54.6%
98s54.5%
72o66.7%

What it flops

Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.

Pair up or better33.6%about 1 time in 3
Two pair or better6.7%about 1 time in 15
Flush draw or better11.8%about 1 time in 8.5
Flop a flush0.8%about 1 time in 119
Open-ended straight draw or a straight1.3%about 1 time in 78

Related hands

Equity figures are Monte Carlo simulation, seeded xoshiro128**, seed 20260901; flop odds are exact. Equity is showdown share with everyone staying in, a measure of strength rather than advice on what to play. Suited hands are 4 of the 1,326 combinations.