ATs vs a value 3-betting range: Equity & Strategy

Ace-Ten Suited (ATs) has 34.0% equity all-in preflop against a value 3-betting range — 72 combos, 5.4% of all starting hands. It wins 32.8% of runouts outright, loses 64.8% and chops 2.4%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.

The range this is computed against

A pure QQ+/AK 3-bet is only 34 combos — 2.6% of hands — which is far tighter than anyone actually 3-bets for value in a modern game. The merged value range a good regular uses adds the mid pairs and the second-best broadways: 99+, AQs+, KQs and AQo+, about 5.4% of hands.

3-bet (value) — 72 combos, 5.4% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, AKs, AQs, KQs, AKo, AQo

After card removal, 58 of those 72 combos are still available (14 are blocked by the cards ATs holds). ATs is ahead of 4 and behind 54.

Hardest parts of the range for ATs

Easiest parts of the range for ATs

ATs has 34.0% equity all-in preflop against a value 3-betting range — 72 combos, 5.4% of all hands. Ace-Ten Suited wins the pot outright 32.8% of the time, loses 64.8% and chops 2.4%. Your own two cards remove 14 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 only 4 of the 58 combos still live (7%) — the rest of the range is level with or in front of you, which is why the figure sits below even money.

A pure QQ+/AK 3-bet is only 34 combos — 2.6% of hands — which is far tighter than anyone actually 3-bets for value in a modern game. The merged value range a good regular uses adds the mid pairs and the second-best broadways: 99+, AQs+, KQs and AQo+, about 5.4% of hands. Inside that range, the combos that hurt ATs most are AA (13.3%), AKs (29.3%) and AQs (29.5%); the ones you want to see are KQs (59.1%), 99 (47.1%) and TT (34.8%). Across the whole range ATs's equity swings from 13.3% at the bottom to 59.1% at the top — the single 34.0% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.

Against a value 3-betting range — only 5.4% of hands — ATs holds 34.0%. That is a continue, not a commit: you have enough to see a flop with the right price but not enough to shovel a stack in preflop.

ATs vs 3-bet (value) FAQ

What is ATs's equity against a value 3-betting range?

ATs has 34.0% equity all-in preflop against a value 3-betting range — it wins 32.8% of runouts outright, loses 64.8% and chops 2.4%. The range holds 72 combos (5.4% of all hands); ATs blocks 14 of them, leaving 58 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.

Which hands in a value 3-betting range beat ATs?

ATs is behind 54 of the 58 live combos and ahead of the other 4. The worst matchups are AA (13.3%), AKs (29.3%) and AQs (29.5%); its best are KQs (59.1%), 99 (47.1%) and TT (34.8%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.

What hands are in a value 3-betting range?

11 hand classes and 72 combos — 5.4% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 50% pocket pairs (6 pairs, 36 combos), 17% suited hands (3 classes, 12 combos) and 33% offsuit hands (2 classes, 24 combos). That shape is why ATs runs at 34.0% against it rather than against a random hand.

Does ATs do better against a wider or a tighter range?

Wider, almost always. ATs has 61.1% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 36.3% 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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