How to play A6o

Ace-Six Offsuit

A♠

6♥

Strength rank

#49

of 169 hands

Top

29%

of all starting hands

Equity vs random

57.8%

heads-up

CategoryPlayable

Profitable from late position; tighten in early seats.

Equity vs random opponents

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

Position	Action	Notes
UTG Under the Gun	fold Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.	Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.
MP Middle Position	fold Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.	Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.
CO Cutoff	fold (or steal vs blinds) Below CO open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below CO open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.
BTN Button	open-raise Standard open from BTN. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.	Standard open from BTN. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
SB Small Blind	open-raise / sometimes call Marginal opener from SB. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.	Marginal opener from SB. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.
BB Big Blind (vs late open)	open-raise Standard open from BB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.	Standard open from BB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.

Offsuit holding — relies primarily on top-pair/over-pair value when it hits.
Offsuit ace — be careful with kicker problems on ace-high boards. AK and AQ are clear value; lower kickers are reverse implied odds magnets.