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How good is ace-jack suited before the flop?

AJs · Ace-Jack suited

Against one unknown hand it wins about 2 times in 3 — a 1.9 : 1 favourite.

Rank of 169
12
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
65.2%
± 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
165.2%50.0%
248.3%33.3%
338.6%25.0%
527.8%16.7%
819.9%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%45.8%
Top 20%56.8%
Top 35%61.8%
Top 50%63.3%
Any hand65.2%

Head-to-head

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

AgainstAJs wins
AA12.8%
KK32.2%
QQ31.9%
JJ34.5%
TT45.8%
AKs28.9%
AKo30.3%
AQs29.1%
JTs68.6%
98s61.7%
72o69.3%

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.