AKs (Ace-King suited) odds & win probability
AKs wins 67.1% of the time against a random hand and ranks 8 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 | 67.1% |
| 2 random hands | 50.6% |
| 4 random hands | 35.4% |
| 6 random hands | 27.5% |
| 8 random hands | 22.6% |
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Wins outright | 66.3% |
| Splits the pot | 1.6% |
| Loses | 32.1% |
| Combinations | 4 |
| Share of all deals | 0.30% |
| Playability rank | 8 of 169 |
| Percentile | 95.9 |
Where AKs sits in each opening range
Six-max, 100 big blinds. The gold outline marks AKs; red is the raising range.
- UTGRaise
Under the gun opening range with AKs highlighted - HJRaise
Hijack opening range with AKs highlighted - CORaise
Cutoff opening range with AKs highlighted - BTNRaise
Button opening range with AKs highlighted - SBRaise
Small blind opening range with AKs highlighted
How to play AKs
Playing it before the flop
Raise it from every position. AKs holds 67.1% 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
AKs 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.
Common matchups
AKs questions
How often does AKs win?
AKs wins 67.1% of the time against a single random hand, 66.3% outright, with a 1.6% chance of splitting the pot. That makes it the 8th strongest of the 169 starting hands.
Should I raise with AKs?
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 AKs are there?
There are 4 combinations of Ace-King suited, which is 0.3% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. Every suited hand has four, one per suit.
How does AKs hold up against several opponents?
Against eight opponents its equity falls to 22.6%. 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 fullAKs 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.
- TT, Pocket tens75.0% · rank 5
- 99, Pocket nines72.0% · rank 6
- 88, Pocket eights69.2% · rank 7
- AQs, Ace-Queen suited66.2% · rank 9
- 77, Pocket sevens66.1% · rank 10
- AJs, Ace-Jack suited65.5% · rank 11
- ATs, Ace-Ten suited64.7% · rank 13
- KQs, King-Queen suited63.5% · rank 16
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