Velvet RiverStarting hand 12 of 169, nicknamed Big Slick
AKo Ace-King offsuit
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 65.2%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 27.8%
- Dealt
- 1 in 110
- Opening guide
- Premium
Plays like a premium pair when all-in before the flop but misses the flop about two times in three. Top pair with the best kicker is its usual winning hand.
How to play it. Raise from any position and re-raise often.
AKo 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, AKs, wins 67.0% heads-up, 1.8 points more.
Against nine opponents it still wins 17.1%, 1.7 times its fair share of 10.0%.
Win percentage by number of opponents
AKo against common hands
| Opponent | AKo equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 6.9% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 30.1% | Underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 43.3% | Underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 43.3% | Underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 42.9% | Underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 44.7% | Underdog |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 47.4% | Coin flip |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 47.4% | Coin flip |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 74.5% | Big favourite |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 70.6% | Big favourite |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 59.1% | Favourite |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 58.8% | Favourite |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 67.4% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
AKo 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 AKo a good poker hand?
- AKo (Ace-King offsuit) ranks 12 of 169 by heads-up equity and 10 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Premium" group: Raise from any position and re-raise often.
- How often are you dealt AKo?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt AKo 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 AKo against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, AKo wins about 6.9% against AA (equity including split pots).