Starting hand 8 of 169, nicknamed Big Slick
AKs Ace-King suited
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 67.0%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 31.0%
- Dealt
- 1 in 332
- Opening guide
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The strongest unpaired hand. Against any pocket pair from Twos to Queens it is roughly a coin flip, but it dominates other Ace and King hands.
How to play it. Raise from any position and re-raise often.
AKs 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 AKo at 65.2% heads-up.
Against nine opponents it still wins 20.9%, 2.1 times its fair share of 10.0%.
Win percentage by number of opponents
AKs against common hands
| Opponent | AKs equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 12.2% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 34.0% | Underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 45.7% | Coin flip |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 45.6% | Coin flip |
| TT Pocket Tens | 46.1% | Coin flip |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 47.8% | Coin flip |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 49.9% | Coin flip |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 52.6% | Coin flip |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 75.3% | Big favourite |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 71.2% | Big favourite |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 62.2% | Favourite |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 61.1% | Favourite |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 69.6% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
AKs on the flop
| Pair one of your hole cards | 32.4% |
| Two pair or better | 6.9% |
| Three of a kind or better | 2.8% |
| Straight or better | 1.3% |
| Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit) | 11.8% |
Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.
Questions players ask
- Is AKs a good poker hand?
- AKs (Ace-King suited) ranks 8 of 169 by heads-up equity and 5 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 AKs?
- There are 4 ways to be dealt AKs 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 AKs against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, AKs wins about 12.2% against AA (equity including split pots).