Velvet RiverStarting hand 59 of 169
A2o Ace-Two offsuit
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 55.0%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 16.3%
- Dealt
- 1 in 110
- Opening guide
- Late position
How to play it. Raise from the cutoff and the button, or when the table folds to you.
A2o pairs at least one of its cards on the flop 32.4% of the time and makes two pair or better 6.0% of the time.
The suited version, A2s, wins 57.3% heads-up, 2.3 points more.
When you pair your Ace, a weak kicker is the danger: an opponent with a better Ace will often win the big pots.
Win percentage by number of opponents
A2o against common hands
| Opponent | A2o equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 6.9% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 29.0% | Big underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 28.6% | Big underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 28.8% | Big underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 29.0% | Big underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 29.9% | Big underdog |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 34.0% | Underdog |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 24.3% | Big underdog |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 25.3% | Big underdog |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 26.6% | Big underdog |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 54.3% | Coin flip |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 51.4% | Coin flip |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 50.9% | Coin flip |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 75.1% | Big favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
A2o on the flop
| Pair one of your hole cards | 32.4% |
| Two pair or better | 6.0% |
| Three of a kind or better | 2.0% |
| Straight or better | 0.4% |
| Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit) | 2.2% |
Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.
Questions players ask
- Is A2o a good poker hand?
- A2o (Ace-Two offsuit) ranks 59 of 169 by heads-up equity and 93 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Late position" group: Raise from the cutoff and the button, or when the table folds to you.
- How often are you dealt A2o?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt A2o out of 1,326 possible starting hands, so it comes about 0.90% of the time, or 1 in 110 hands.
- What are the odds of A2o against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, A2o wins about 6.9% against AA (equity including split pots).