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How good is ace-five suited before the flop?

A5s · Ace-Five suited

Against one unknown hand it wins about 3 times in 5 — a 1.5 : 1 favourite.

Rank of 169
30
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
60.0%
± 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
160.0%50.0%
241.5%33.3%
331.6%25.0%
522.3%16.7%
815.8%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%34.7%
Top 20%43.3%
Top 35%49.8%
Top 50%54.2%
Any hand60.0%

Head-to-head

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

AgainstA5s wins
AA13.3%
KK33.3%
QQ33.3%
JJ33.3%
TT32.9%
AKs30.3%
AKo31.5%
AQs30.6%
JTs54.7%
98s55.3%
72o67.4%

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 straight1.6%about 1 time in 62

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.