AJs (Ace-Jack suited) odds & win probability
AJs wins 65.5% of the time against a random hand and ranks 11 of 169 starting hands. It is a suited hand with 4 combinations, 0.3% of all deals, and it is a raise from under the gun onward in a 6-max game.
The numbers
| Against | Equity |
|---|---|
| One random hand | 65.5% |
| 2 random hands | 48.2% |
| 4 random hands | 32.2% |
| 6 random hands | 24.4% |
| 8 random hands | 19.8% |
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Wins outright | 64.5% |
| Splits the pot | 2.0% |
| Loses | 33.5% |
| Combinations | 4 |
| Share of all deals | 0.30% |
| Playability rank | 11 of 169 |
| Percentile | 94.1 |
Where AJs sits in each opening range
Six-max, 100 big blinds. The gold outline marks AJs; red is the raising range.
- UTGRaise
Under the gun opening range with AJs highlighted - HJRaise
Hijack opening range with AJs highlighted - CORaise
Cutoff opening range with AJs highlighted - BTNRaise
Button opening range with AJs highlighted - SBRaise
Small blind opening range with AJs highlighted
How to play AJs
Playing it before the flop
Raise it from every position. AJs holds 65.5% against a random hand and, unusually, keeps most of that equity against the hands that continue against it, it makes top pair with a strong kicker, the best flush, and straights that are hard to read.
Facing a 3-bet
Continue. Suited broadways are the hands that make 3-bet pots playable: they flop enough equity to call profitably and enough nut potential to raise. Which of the two you pick depends on the opponent, but folding is rarely right.
After the flop
AJs is at its best when it flops a draw rather than a made hand, because that is when it can apply pressure without needing to be right. Suited cards make a flush roughly once in twenty flops, but they make a flush *draw* about one in nine, and that is where the money is.
AJs questions
How often does AJs win?
AJs wins 65.5% of the time against a single random hand, 64.5% outright, with a 2.0% chance of splitting the pot. That makes it the 11th strongest of the 169 starting hands.
Should I raise with AJs?
Yes, from under the gun onward in a six-handed game. Earlier than that there are too many players still to act for the hand to be profitable as an open.
How many combinations of AJs are there?
There are 4 combinations of Ace-Jack suited, which is 0.3% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. Every suited hand has four, one per suit.
How does AJs hold up against several opponents?
Against eight opponents its equity falls to 19.8%. Every extra player reduces the share, but a hand that makes the nuts loses less of it than a hand that only makes a pair.
Neighbouring hands
- Next stepThe UTG opening range in fullAJs is one cell of it. The chart shows the other 168 decisions from the same seat, which is what you actually need at the table.
- AKs, Ace-King suited67.1% · rank 8
- AQs, Ace-Queen suited66.2% · rank 9
- 77, Pocket sevens66.1% · rank 10
- AKo, Ace-King offsuit65.3% · rank 12
- ATs, Ace-Ten suited64.7% · rank 13
- AQo, Ace-Queen offsuit64.5% · rank 14
- KQs, King-Queen suited63.5% · rank 16
- KJs, King-Jack suited62.5% · rank 20
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