How to play ATo

Ace-Ten Offsuit

A
T
Strength rank
#29
of 169 hands
Top
17%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
62.6%
heads-up
CategoryPlayable

Profitable from late position; tighten in early seats.

Equity vs random opponents

OpponentsEquity
vs 1 random hand62.6%
vs 3 random hands33.9%
vs 5 random hands23.1%

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 (or steal vs blinds)
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.
CO
Cutoff
open-raise
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.
SB
Small Blind
open-raise
Standard open from SB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
BB
Big Blind (vs late open)
open-raise
Standard open from BB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.

Postflop notes

  • 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.

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