How to play 53o

Five-Three Offsuit

5
3
Strength rank
#164
of 169 hands
Top
97%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
36.3%
heads-up
CategoryWeak

Generally a fold. Occasional steal from BTN vs weak blinds.

Equity vs random opponents

OpponentsEquity
vs 1 random hand36.3%
vs 3 random hands17.0%
vs 5 random hands11.3%

Monte Carlo simulation using our own hand evaluator — 300,000 trials per matchup with full boards dealt and ties split evenly.

By position

PositionAction
UTG
Under the Gun
fold
Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.
MP
Middle Position
fold
Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.
CO
Cutoff
fold
Outside the CO opening range. Don't open.
BTN
Button
fold
Outside the BTN opening range. Don't open.
SB
Small Blind
fold
Outside the SB opening range. Don't open.
BB
Big Blind (vs late open)
fold
Outside the BB opening range. Don't open.

Postflop notes

  • Offsuit holding — relies primarily on top-pair/over-pair value when it hits.

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