Starting hand 46 of 169

A2s Ace-Two suited

Wins vs 1 random hand
57.3%
Wins vs 5 random hands
20.4%
Dealt
1 in 332
Opening guide
Playable

How to play it. Raise from middle position, the cutoff and the button.

A2s pairs at least one of its cards on the flop 32.4% of the time and makes two pair or better 6.9% of the time.

Because both cards share a suit, it flops a flush or a four-card flush draw 11.8% of the time. Compare A2o at 55.0% heads-up.

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

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 57 1 39 2 30 3 24 4 20 5 18 6 17 7 15 8 13 9
Bars: A2s's equity against 1 to 9 random opponents. Dashed lines: a fair share of the pot (50% heads-up, 10% against nine). Above the line means the hand wins more than its share.

A2s against common hands

OpponentA2s equityVerdict
AA Pocket Aces 12.0% Big underdog
KK Pocket Kings 32.5% Underdog
QQ Pocket Queens 32.6% Underdog
JJ Pocket Jacks 32.1% Underdog
TT Pocket Tens 32.0% Underdog
77 Pocket Sevens 33.4% Underdog
22 Pocket Twos 38.5% Underdog
AKs Ace-King suited 29.0% Big underdog
AKo Ace-King offsuit 30.1% Underdog
AQo Ace-Queen offsuit 30.2% Underdog
KQs King-Queen suited 57.3% Favourite
JTs Jack-Ten suited 54.5% Coin flip
76s Seven-Six suited 54.1% Coin flip
72o Seven-Two offsuit 76.4% Big favourite

All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.

A2s on the flop

Pair one of your hole cards32.4%
Two pair or better6.9%
Three of a kind or better2.8%
Straight or better1.3%
Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit)11.8%

Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.

Questions players ask

Is A2s a good poker hand?
A2s (Ace-Two suited) ranks 46 of 169 by heads-up equity and 44 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Playable" group: Raise from middle position, the cutoff and the button.
How often are you dealt A2s?
There are 4 ways to be dealt A2s out of 1,326 possible starting hands, so it comes about 0.30% of the time, or 1 in 332 hands.
What are the odds of A2s against Aces?
All-in before the flop, A2s wins about 12.0% against AA (equity including split pots).