How to play AJo

Ace-Jack Offsuit

A♠

J♥

Rank by playability

#25

#15 by equity vs a random hand

Top

15%

of all starting hands

Equity vs random

63.5%

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 (or steal vs blinds) Below UTG open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below UTG open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.
MP Middle Position	open-raise / sometimes call Marginal opener from MP. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.	Marginal opener from MP. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.
CO Cutoff	open-raise Standard open from CO. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.	Standard open from CO. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
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 Standard open from SB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.	Standard open from SB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
BB Big Blind (vs late open)	raise / 3-bet for value Raise first in. 3-bet light openers for value.	Raise first in. 3-bet light openers for value.

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.

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to AJo. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.