How to play 55

Pocket Fives

5
5
Strength rank
#10
of 169 hands
Top
6%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
60.3%
heads-up
CategoryStrong

Strong opener from most positions.

By position

PositionAction
UTG
Under the Gun
open-raise
Standard open from UTG. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
MP
Middle Position
open-raise
Standard open from MP. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
CO
Cutoff
raise / 3-bet for value
Raise first in. 3-bet light openers for value.
BTN
Button
raise / 3-bet for value
Raise first in. 3-bet light openers for value.
SB
Small Blind
raise / 3-bet for value
Raise first in. 3-bet light openers for value.
BB
Big Blind (vs late open)
raise / 3-bet for value
Raise first in. 3-bet light openers for value.

Postflop notes

  • Small pair — set-mining is your bread and butter. Need 15-1 implied odds to call preflop.
  • Without a set, fold to most flop pressure on overcard boards.

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