A5s vs a loose-passive calling range: Equity & Strategy
Ace-Five Suited (A5s) has 53.4% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands. It wins 50.0% of runouts outright, loses 43.3% and chops 6.7%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| A5s | 50.0% | 6.7% | 53.4% |
| a loose-passive calling range | 43.3% | 6.7% | 46.6% |
The range this is computed against
The classic recreational flatting range — a player who "likes to see a flop". Any pocket pair, any suited ace, king, queen or jack, every playable suited gapper, all the offsuit aces and a stack of offsuit broadways. Around half of all hands, and almost none of them are folded before the flop.
calling station — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KQs, KJs, KTs, K9s, K8s, K7s, K6s, K5s, K4s, K3s, K2s, QJs, QTs, Q9s, Q8s, Q7s, Q6s, Q5s, Q4s, Q3s, Q2s, JTs, J9s, J8s, J7s, J6s, J5s, J4s, J3s, J2s, T9s, T8s, T7s, T6s, T5s, 98s, 97s, 96s, 95s, 87s, 86s, 85s, 84s, 76s, 75s, 74s, 65s, 64s, 63s, 54s, 53s, 43s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, A4o, A3o, A2o, KQo, KJo, KTo, K9o, K8o, K7o, QJo, QTo, Q9o, Q8o, JTo, J9o, J8o, T9o, T8o, 98o
After card removal, 603 of those 670 combos are still available (67 are blocked by the cards A5s holds). A5s is ahead of 438 and behind 165.
Hardest parts of the range for A5s
| Hand | Combos | A5s equity |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 3 | 13.3% |
| AKs | 3 | 30.2% |
| AQs | 3 | 30.7% |
| AKo | 9 | 31.5% |
| AJs | 3 | 31.6% |
Easiest parts of the range for A5s
| Hand | Combos | A5s equity |
|---|---|---|
| K5s | 3 | 72.4% |
| Q5s | 3 | 72.1% |
| J5s | 3 | 71.8% |
| T5s | 3 | 71.6% |
| 53s | 3 | 70.7% |
Put A5s up against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all hands — and the exact answer is 53.4% equity: 50.0% outright wins, 43.3% losses and 6.7% chops. Your own two cards remove 67 of those combos before the flop is even dealt — a blocker effect this number already accounts for, because every combo containing one of your exact cards is stripped out of the range first. You are ahead of 438 of the 603 combos you can still be facing (73%), which is what a 53.4% number actually looks like hand by hand.
The classic recreational flatting range — a player who "likes to see a flop". Any pocket pair, any suited ace, king, queen or jack, every playable suited gapper, all the offsuit aces and a stack of offsuit broadways. Around half of all hands, and almost none of them are folded before the flop. Inside that range, the combos that hurt A5s most are AA (13.3%), AKs (30.2%) and AQs (30.7%); the ones you want to see are K5s (72.4%), Q5s (72.1%) and J5s (71.8%). Across the whole range A5s's equity swings from 13.3% at the bottom to 72.4% at the top — the single 53.4% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Facing 50.5% of hands, A5s has 53.4%. Value-bet relentlessly and skip the fancy lines: a player who calls this wide pays you off, and folding them out is the only way to lose.
A5s vs calling station FAQ
What is A5s's equity against a loose-passive calling range?
A5s has 53.4% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — it wins 50.0% of runouts outright, loses 43.3% and chops 6.7%. The range holds 670 combos (50.5% of all hands); A5s blocks 67 of them, leaving 603 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a loose-passive calling range beat A5s?
A5s is behind 165 of the 603 live combos and ahead of the other 438. The worst matchups are AA (13.3%), AKs (30.2%) and AQs (30.7%); its best are K5s (72.4%), Q5s (72.1%) and J5s (71.8%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a loose-passive calling range?
105 hand classes and 670 combos — 50.5% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 12% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 38% suited hands (64 classes, 256 combos) and 50% offsuit hands (28 classes, 336 combos). That shape is why A5s runs at 53.4% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does A5s do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. A5s has 53.4% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 34.2% against a 4-betting range (3.2%). Equity against a range is mostly a question of how many weak hands the range still contains — which is why the same holding can be a monster against a button open and a fold against a 4-bet.
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