Preflop Equity Chart: All 169 Hands Ranked

Every Texas Hold'em starting hand, ordered by how often it wins against one random hand. AA tops the chart at 85.1% and 32o sits last at 32.1%. Equities are measured, not estimated (300,000 simulated hands each), and every hand links to its own page with position advice and exact flop odds.

13 by 13 grid of all 169 starting hands, shaded by equity against one random hand
AA85	AK67	AQ66	AJ65	AT65	A963	A862	A761	A660	A560	A459	A358	A257
AK65	KK82	KQ63	KJ62	KT62	K960	K858	K758	K657	K556	K455	K354	K253
AQ64	KQ61	QQ80	QJ60	QT59	Q958	Q856	Q754	Q654	Q553	Q452	Q351	Q250
AJ64	KJ61	QJ58	JJ78	JT58	J956	J854	J752	J651	J550	J449	J348	J247
AT63	KT60	QT57	JT55	TT75	T954	T852	T751	T649	T547	T446	T346	T245
A961	K958	Q955	J953	T952	9972	9851	9749	9647	9546	9444	9343	9242
A860	K856	Q854	J851	T850	9848	8869	8748	8646	8545	8443	8341	8240
A759	K755	Q752	J750	T748	9746	8745	7766	7645	7544	7442	7340	7238
A658	K654	Q651	J648	T646	9645	8643	7642	6663	6543	6441	6340	6238
A558	K553	Q550	J547	T544	9543	8541	7540	6540	5560	5441	5340	5238
A457	K452	Q449	J446	T444	9441	8439	7439	6438	5438	4457	4339	4237
A356	K351	Q348	J345	T343	9340	8338	7337	6336	5336	4335	3354	3236
A255	K251	Q247	J244	T242	9239	8237	7235	6234	5234	4233	3232	2250

Each cell shows the hand and its equity against one random hand, rounded. The more gold the cell, the stronger the hand. Suited hands are above the diagonal, offsuit below.

Poker hand tiers

Grouped by equity against one random hand. The boundaries are arbitrary lines on a smooth scale (a hand at the bottom of one tier plays much like the hand at the top of the next), but they are a workable starting point, and the advice assumes a full table of six.

Premium (12 hands, 65%+ equity)

Raise from any position and play for stacks.

AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, AKs, AQs, 77, AKo, AJs

Strong (18 hands, 60%+ equity)

Open from any position; careful against a re-raise from a tight player.

ATs, AQo, AJo, KQs, 66, A9s, ATo, KJs, A8s, KTs, KQo, A7s, A9o, KJo, 55, QJs, A5s, K9s

Solid (29 hands, 55%+ equity)

Open from middle position and later.

A6s, KTo, A8o, QTs, A4s, A7o, K8s, A3s, QJo, K9o, A6o, A5o, K7s, Q9s, JTs, A2s, QTo, 44, K6s, A4o, K8o, K5s, Q8s, A3o, J9s, Q9o, JTo, A2o, K7o

Playable (31 hands, 50%+ equity)

Late position, or defending the big blind.

K4s, Q7s, K6o, K3s, J8s, T9s, Q6s, Q8o, 33, K2s, K5o, J9o, Q5s, T8s, J7s, K4o, Q4s, Q7o, T9o, J8o, K3o, Q3s, Q6o, T7s, 98s, J6s, K2o, 22, Q2s, Q5o, J5s

Marginal (27 hands, 45%+ equity)

Button and blind defence only, and only when the price is right.

T8o, J7o, 97s, J4s, Q4o, T6s, J3s, Q3o, 98o, 87s, T7o, J6o, J2s, 96s, Q2o, T5s, J5o, T4s, 97o, 86s, J4o, T6o, T3s, 95s, 76s, J3o, 87o

Weak (52 hands, under 45%)

Fold, unless you are stealing from the button with nobody behind.

T2s, 85s, 96o, J2o, T5o, 94s, 75s, T4o, 93s, 86o, 65s, 84s, 95o, T3o, 92s, 76o, 74s, T2o, 64s, 85o, 54s, 83s, 94o, 75o, 82s, 65o, 93o, 73s, 63s, 53s, 84o, 92o, 74o, 43s, 54o, 72s, 64o, 52s, 62s, 83o, 42s, 73o, 82o, 53o, 32s, 63o, 43o, 72o, 52o, 62o, 42o, 32o

All 169 hands by equity

Equity is the share of the pot a hand wins on average when all cards are dealt out, against that many random hands. Every hand loses equity as opponents are added. The question is how fast. Pairs hold up; hands that need to make a straight or a flush fall away.

#	Hand	vs 1	vs 3	vs 5	Flops	Tier
1	AAPocket Aces	85.1%	63.9%	49.3%	set 11.76%	Premium
2	KKPocket Kings	82.3%	58.1%	42.9%	set 11.76%	Premium
3	QQPocket Queens	80%	53.5%	37.9%	set 11.76%	Premium
4	JJPocket Jacks	77.5%	49.2%	33.6%	set 11.76%	Premium
5	TTPocket Tens	75%	45.3%	29.8%	set 11.76%	Premium
6	99Pocket Nines	72.1%	41.1%	26.6%	set 11.76%	Premium
7	88Pocket Eights	69.1%	37.6%	23.9%	set 11.76%	Premium
8	AKsAce-King Suited	67.2%	41.3%	31.1%	pair+ 33.59%	Premium
9	AQsAce-Queen Suited	66.3%	39.8%	29.4%	pair+ 33.59%	Premium
10	77Pocket Sevens	66.2%	34.4%	21.8%	set 11.76%	Premium
11	AKoAce-King Offsuit	65.3%	38.5%	27.8%	pair+ 32.76%	Premium
12	AJsAce-Jack Suited	65.2%	38.5%	27.7%	pair+ 33.59%	Premium
13	ATsAce-Ten Suited	64.5%	37.4%	26.7%	pair+ 33.59%	Strong
14	AQoAce-Queen Offsuit	64.3%	36.8%	25.8%	pair+ 32.76%	Strong
15	AJoAce-Jack Offsuit	63.5%	35.3%	24.2%	pair+ 32.76%	Strong
16	KQsKing-Queen Suited	63.4%	38%	28.6%	pair+ 33.91%	Strong
17	66Pocket Sixes	63.1%	31.5%	20.1%	set 11.76%	Strong
18	A9sAce-Nine Suited	62.7%	34.6%	24.3%	pair+ 33.27%	Strong
19	AToAce-Ten Offsuit	62.6%	33.9%	23.1%	pair+ 32.76%	Strong
20	KJsKing-Jack Suited	62.4%	36.8%	27.1%	pair+ 33.91%	Strong
21	A8sAce-Eight Suited	61.9%	33.5%	23.2%	pair+ 33.27%	Strong
22	KTsKing-Ten Suited	61.9%	35.7%	25.7%	pair+ 33.91%	Strong
23	KQoKing-Queen Offsuit	61.4%	35.2%	25%	pair+ 33.08%	Strong
24	A7sAce-Seven Suited	61%	32.4%	22.3%	pair+ 33.27%	Strong
25	A9oAce-Nine Offsuit	60.9%	31%	20.3%	pair+ 32.43%	Strong
26	KJoKing-Jack Offsuit	60.5%	33.7%	23.5%	pair+ 33.08%	Strong
27	55Pocket Fives	60.3%	28.7%	18.5%	set 11.76%	Strong
28	QJsQueen-Jack Suited	60.2%	35.7%	26.2%	pair+ 34.23%	Strong
29	A5sAce-Five Suited	60.1%	31.7%	22.2%	pair+ 33.59%	Strong
30	K9sKing-Nine Suited	60%	32.9%	23.3%	pair+ 33.59%	Strong
31	A6sAce-Six Suited	59.9%	31.1%	21.6%	pair+ 33.27%	Solid
32	KToKing-Ten Offsuit	59.8%	32.2%	22.3%	pair+ 33.08%	Solid
33	A8oAce-Eight Offsuit	59.8%	29.9%	19.3%	pair+ 32.43%	Solid
34	QTsQueen-Ten Suited	59.3%	34.2%	25.1%	pair+ 34.23%	Solid
35	A4sAce-Four Suited	58.9%	30.9%	21.7%	pair+ 33.59%	Solid
36	A7oAce-Seven Offsuit	58.6%	28.8%	18.2%	pair+ 32.43%	Solid
37	K8sKing-Eight Suited	58.3%	30.8%	21.4%	pair+ 33.27%	Solid
38	A3sAce-Three Suited	58.2%	30.2%	21.3%	pair+ 33.59%	Solid
39	QJoQueen-Jack Offsuit	58.1%	32.6%	22.8%	pair+ 33.41%	Solid
40	K9oKing-Nine Offsuit	57.9%	29.4%	19.3%	pair+ 32.76%	Solid
41	A6oAce-Six Offsuit	57.8%	27.4%	17.5%	pair+ 32.43%	Solid
42	A5oAce-Five Offsuit	57.8%	28%	18.1%	pair+ 32.76%	Solid
43	K7sKing-Seven Suited	57.5%	30%	20.6%	pair+ 33.27%	Solid
44	Q9sQueen-Nine Suited	57.5%	31.6%	22.6%	pair+ 33.91%	Solid
45	JTsJack-Ten Suited	57.5%	34%	24.8%	pair+ 34.56%	Solid
46	A2sAce-Two Suited	57.3%	29.4%	20.7%	pair+ 33.59%	Solid
47	QToQueen-Ten Offsuit	57.3%	31.3%	21.7%	pair+ 33.41%	Solid
48	44Pocket Fours	57%	26.3%	17.3%	set 11.76%	Solid
49	K6sKing-Six Suited	56.8%	29%	20%	pair+ 33.27%	Solid
50	A4oAce-Four Offsuit	56.7%	27.1%	17.3%	pair+ 32.76%	Solid
51	K8oKing-Eight Offsuit	56%	27.2%	17.3%	pair+ 32.43%	Solid
52	K5sKing-Five Suited	55.9%	28.2%	19.4%	pair+ 33.27%	Solid
53	Q8sQueen-Eight Suited	55.9%	29.9%	20.7%	pair+ 33.59%	Solid
54	A3oAce-Three Offsuit	55.9%	26.4%	16.8%	pair+ 32.76%	Solid
55	J9sJack-Nine Suited	55.7%	31.3%	22.3%	pair+ 34.23%	Solid
56	Q9oQueen-Nine Offsuit	55.3%	28.4%	18.9%	pair+ 33.08%	Solid
57	JToJack-Ten Offsuit	55.2%	30.6%	21.4%	pair+ 33.73%	Solid
58	A2oAce-Two Offsuit	55.1%	25.6%	16.3%	pair+ 32.76%	Solid
59	K7oKing-Seven Offsuit	55%	26.2%	16.6%	pair+ 32.43%	Solid
60	K4sKing-Four Suited	54.8%	27.6%	18.9%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
61	Q7sQueen-Seven Suited	54.3%	27.6%	19%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
62	K6oKing-Six Offsuit	54.3%	25.3%	15.8%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
63	K3sKing-Three Suited	54.1%	26.8%	18.5%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
64	J8sJack-Eight Suited	54%	29.1%	20.5%	pair+ 33.91%	Playable
65	T9sTen-Nine Suited	54%	30.9%	22.5%	pair+ 34.56%	Playable
66	Q6sQueen-Six Suited	53.8%	27.1%	18.5%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
67	Q8oQueen-Eight Offsuit	53.6%	26.1%	16.8%	pair+ 32.76%	Playable
68	33Pocket Threes	53.6%	24.1%	16.2%	set 11.76%	Playable
69	K2sKing-Two Suited	53.2%	26.2%	18%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
70	K5oKing-Five Offsuit	53.2%	24.4%	15.4%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
71	J9oJack-Nine Offsuit	53.1%	28%	18.7%	pair+ 33.41%	Playable
72	Q5sQueen-Five Suited	52.7%	26.3%	18%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
73	T8sTen-Eight Suited	52.4%	28.9%	20.6%	pair+ 34.23%	Playable
74	J7sJack-Seven Suited	52.3%	27.1%	18.8%	pair+ 33.59%	Playable
75	K4oKing-Four Offsuit	52.3%	23.6%	14.8%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
76	Q4sQueen-Four Suited	51.9%	25.6%	17.7%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
77	Q7oQueen-Seven Offsuit	51.8%	24%	15.1%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
78	T9oTen-Nine Offsuit	51.6%	27.6%	18.9%	pair+ 33.73%	Playable
79	J8oJack-Eight Offsuit	51.3%	25.6%	16.7%	pair+ 33.08%	Playable
80	K3oKing-Three Offsuit	51.3%	22.8%	14.4%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
81	Q3sQueen-Three Suited	51.1%	24.9%	17.2%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
82	Q6oQueen-Six Offsuit	51%	23.1%	14.4%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
83	T7sTen-Seven Suited	50.7%	27%	18.9%	pair+ 33.91%	Playable
84	98sNine-Eight Suited	50.7%	28.4%	20.3%	pair+ 34.56%	Playable
85	J6sJack-Six Suited	50.6%	25.3%	17.3%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
86	K2oKing-Two Offsuit	50.6%	22.1%	13.9%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
87	22Pocket Twos	50.3%	22%	15.4%	set 11.76%	Playable
88	Q2sQueen-Two Suited	50.2%	24.3%	16.8%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
89	Q5oQueen-Five Offsuit	50.1%	22.4%	13.8%	pair+ 32.43%	Playable
90	J5sJack-Five Suited	50%	24.8%	16.9%	pair+ 33.27%	Playable
91	T8oTen-Eight Offsuit	49.8%	25.3%	16.8%	pair+ 33.41%	Marginal
92	J7oJack-Seven Offsuit	49.6%	23.3%	14.8%	pair+ 32.76%	Marginal
93	97sNine-Seven Suited	49.3%	26.7%	18.8%	pair+ 34.23%	Marginal
94	J4sJack-Four Suited	49.1%	23.9%	16.4%	pair+ 33.27%	Marginal
95	Q4oQueen-Four Offsuit	49.1%	21.6%	13.2%	pair+ 32.43%	Marginal
96	T6sTen-Six Suited	48.9%	25%	17.2%	pair+ 33.59%	Marginal
97	J3sJack-Three Suited	48.3%	23.4%	16%	pair+ 33.27%	Marginal
98	Q3oQueen-Three Offsuit	48.3%	20.8%	12.9%	pair+ 32.43%	Marginal
99	98oNine-Eight Offsuit	48%	25%	16.6%	pair+ 33.73%	Marginal
100	87sEight-Seven Suited	47.9%	26.6%	18.9%	pair+ 34.56%	Marginal
101	T7oTen-Seven Offsuit	47.8%	23.3%	15%	pair+ 33.08%	Marginal
102	J6oJack-Six Offsuit	47.6%	21.4%	13.2%	pair+ 32.43%	Marginal
103	J2sJack-Two Suited	47.4%	22.7%	15.6%	pair+ 33.27%	Marginal
104	96sNine-Six Suited	47.4%	25%	17.3%	pair+ 33.91%	Marginal
105	Q2oQueen-Two Offsuit	47.3%	20.2%	12.4%	pair+ 32.43%	Marginal
106	T5sTen-Five Suited	47.2%	23.4%	16%	pair+ 33.27%	Marginal
107	J5oJack-Five Offsuit	47%	20.7%	12.7%	pair+ 32.43%	Marginal
108	T4sTen-Four Suited	46.4%	22.7%	15.6%	pair+ 33.27%	Marginal
109	97oNine-Seven Offsuit	46.3%	23.1%	15.1%	pair+ 33.41%	Marginal
110	86sEight-Six Suited	46.2%	24.8%	17.6%	pair+ 34.23%	Marginal
111	J4oJack-Four Offsuit	46.2%	20%	12.3%	pair+ 32.43%	Marginal
112	T6oTen-Six Offsuit	46.1%	21.1%	13.4%	pair+ 32.76%	Marginal
113	T3sTen-Three Suited	45.9%	22.2%	15.2%	pair+ 33.27%	Marginal
114	95sNine-Five Suited	45.7%	23.1%	15.9%	pair+ 33.59%	Marginal
115	76sSeven-Six Suited	45.4%	25%	17.9%	pair+ 34.56%	Marginal
116	J3oJack-Three Offsuit	45.4%	19.3%	11.8%	pair+ 32.43%	Marginal
117	87oEight-Seven Offsuit	45.2%	23%	15.3%	pair+ 33.73%	Marginal
118	T2sTen-Two Suited	44.8%	21.6%	15%	pair+ 33.27%	Weak
119	85sEight-Five Suited	44.6%	23.1%	16.2%	pair+ 33.91%	Weak
120	96oNine-Six Offsuit	44.6%	21.1%	13.5%	pair+ 33.08%	Weak
121	J2oJack-Two Offsuit	44.3%	18.6%	11.5%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
122	T5oTen-Five Offsuit	44.1%	19.2%	11.8%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
123	94sNine-Four Suited	44%	21.4%	14.6%	pair+ 33.27%	Weak
124	75sSeven-Five Suited	43.8%	23.4%	16.7%	pair+ 34.23%	Weak
125	T4oTen-Four Offsuit	43.5%	18.7%	11.6%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
126	93sNine-Three Suited	43.4%	20.8%	14.3%	pair+ 33.27%	Weak
127	86oEight-Six Offsuit	43.2%	21.2%	13.9%	pair+ 33.41%	Weak
128	65sSix-Five Suited	43.2%	23.7%	17.1%	pair+ 34.56%	Weak
129	84sEight-Four Suited	42.8%	21.4%	14.9%	pair+ 33.59%	Weak
130	95oNine-Five Offsuit	42.8%	19.1%	11.9%	pair+ 32.76%	Weak
131	T3oTen-Three Offsuit	42.6%	18%	11.1%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
132	92sNine-Two Suited	42.4%	20.2%	14%	pair+ 33.27%	Weak
133	76oSeven-Six Offsuit	42.4%	21.4%	14.2%	pair+ 33.73%	Weak
134	74sSeven-Four Suited	41.9%	21.9%	15.4%	pair+ 33.91%	Weak
135	T2oTen-Two Offsuit	41.7%	17.4%	10.6%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
136	64sSix-Four Suited	41.4%	22.1%	15.8%	pair+ 34.23%	Weak
137	85oEight-Five Offsuit	41.4%	19.3%	12.4%	pair+ 33.08%	Weak
138	54sFive-Four Suited	41.4%	22.7%	16.4%	pair+ 34.56%	Weak
139	83sEight-Three Suited	40.9%	19.7%	13.6%	pair+ 33.27%	Weak
140	94oNine-Four Offsuit	40.7%	17.3%	10.5%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
141	75oSeven-Five Offsuit	40.4%	19.7%	12.9%	pair+ 33.41%	Weak
142	82sEight-Two Suited	40.3%	19.4%	13.4%	pair+ 33.27%	Weak
143	65oSix-Five Offsuit	40.1%	20%	13.2%	pair+ 33.73%	Weak
144	93oNine-Three Offsuit	40%	16.8%	10.2%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
145	73sSeven-Three Suited	39.9%	20.1%	14%	pair+ 33.59%	Weak
146	63sSix-Three Suited	39.6%	20.5%	14.4%	pair+ 33.91%	Weak
147	53sFive-Three Suited	39.5%	21.2%	15.4%	pair+ 34.23%	Weak
148	84oEight-Four Offsuit	39.4%	17.5%	10.8%	pair+ 32.76%	Weak
149	92oNine-Two Offsuit	39.2%	16%	9.7%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
150	74oSeven-Four Offsuit	38.6%	17.8%	11.5%	pair+ 33.08%	Weak
151	43sFour-Three Suited	38.6%	20.5%	14.7%	pair+ 34.23%	Weak
152	54oFive-Four Offsuit	38.1%	18.8%	12.6%	pair+ 33.73%	Weak
153	72sSeven-Two Suited	37.9%	18.4%	12.8%	pair+ 33.27%	Weak
154	64oSix-Four Offsuit	37.9%	18.3%	12%	pair+ 33.41%	Weak
155	52sFive-Two Suited	37.8%	19.4%	14%	pair+ 33.91%	Weak
156	62sSix-Two Suited	37.7%	18.9%	13.3%	pair+ 33.59%	Weak
157	83oEight-Three Offsuit	37.5%	15.8%	9.5%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
158	42sFour-Two Suited	36.9%	18.9%	13.6%	pair+ 33.91%	Weak
159	73oSeven-Three Offsuit	36.8%	16%	9.9%	pair+ 32.76%	Weak
160	82oEight-Two Offsuit	36.8%	15%	9.2%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
161	53oFive-Three Offsuit	36.3%	17%	11.3%	pair+ 33.41%	Weak
162	32sThree-Two Suited	36%	18.1%	13%	pair+ 33.91%	Weak
163	63oSix-Three Offsuit	35.9%	16.5%	10.6%	pair+ 33.08%	Weak
164	43oFour-Three Offsuit	35%	16.4%	10.8%	pair+ 33.41%	Weak
165	72oSeven-Two Offsuit	34.6%	14.2%	8.6%	pair+ 32.43%	Weak
166	52oFive-Two Offsuit	34.4%	15.4%	10%	pair+ 33.08%	Weak
167	62oSix-Two Offsuit	34%	14.7%	9.1%	pair+ 32.76%	Weak
168	42oFour-Two Offsuit	33.1%	14.8%	9.5%	pair+ 33.08%	Weak
169	32oThree-Two Offsuit	32.1%	13.9%	8.8%	pair+ 33.08%	Weak

Ranges by position →

Which of these hands to open from each seat, as six grids.

Facing a raise →

Which of these hands re-raise, and against which seat.

Hand vs hand →

Exact odds for the famous matchups, every board counted.

Any two hands →

Equity for a matchup that is not on the chart.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best starting hand in poker?›

Pocket aces. They win 85.1% of the time against one random hand, 63.9% against three and 49.3% against five. They are the only hand that is a favourite against every other starting hand heads-up.

What is the worst starting hand in poker?›

3-2 offsuit, at 32.1% against one random hand. It is the hand least able to make a strong five-card hand: no pair, the lowest cards, no shared suit, and a gap that limits straights. 7-2 offsuit is often called the worst, and it is close at 34.6%.

How many starting hands are there in Texas Hold'em?›

1,326 two-card combinations, which reduce to 169 distinct hands once suits are ignored: 13 pocket pairs, 78 suited hands and 78 offsuit hands. That is why every preflop chart is a 13 by 13 grid.

Which hands are premium?›

On this chart, the 12 hands with at least 65% equity against a random hand: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, AKs, AQs, 77, AKo, AJs. All of them are raises from any position.

Why does my hand's equity drop with more opponents?›

Every extra opponent is another chance that someone makes a better hand. Pocket aces fall from 85.1% heads-up to 49.3% against five opponents, a drop of 35.8 points, while 76s falls from 45.4% to 17.9%, a drop of 27.5 points. Equity is not the whole story though: aces usually win unimproved, whereas 76s needs to make a straight or a flush, and the multiway pot pays far more when it does.

How were these equities calculated?›

By simulation: 300,000 random deals per hand against that many random opponents, using the same evaluator as the odds calculator. Figures are accurate to roughly a tenth of a percentage point.