ATs vs a loose-passive calling range: Equity & Strategy
Ace-Ten Suited (ATs) has 61.1% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands. It wins 59.2% of runouts outright, loses 36.9% and chops 3.9%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATs | 59.2% | 3.9% | 61.1% |
| a loose-passive calling range | 36.9% | 3.9% | 38.9% |
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, 590 of those 670 combos are still available (80 are blocked by the cards ATs holds). ATs is ahead of 491 and behind 99.
Hardest parts of the range for ATs
| Hand | Combos | ATs equity |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 3 | 13.3% |
| AKs | 3 | 29.3% |
| AQs | 3 | 29.5% |
| AJs | 3 | 30.1% |
| AKo | 9 | 30.5% |
Easiest parts of the range for ATs
| Hand | Combos | ATs equity |
|---|---|---|
| KTo | 9 | 75.3% |
| QTo | 9 | 73.8% |
| A9o | 9 | 73.2% |
| T9o | 9 | 73.1% |
| T8o | 9 | 72.9% |
Put ATs up against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all hands — and the exact answer is 61.1% equity: 59.2% outright wins, 36.9% losses and 3.9% chops. Your own two cards remove 80 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 491 of the 590 combos you can still be facing (83%), which is what a 61.1% number actually looks like hand by hand.
The range behind this number is not a guess. 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. ATs's worst spots in it are AA (13.3%), AKs (29.3%) and AQs (29.5%) — and its best are KTo (75.3%), QTo (73.8%) and A9o (73.2%). Across the whole range ATs's equity swings from 13.3% at the bottom to 75.3% at the top — the single 61.1% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
A loose-passive calling range is the most profitable opponent in poker and 61.1% is why: ATs is ahead of the average call, but a station's range is wide enough that you will get outdrawn often — bet for value and stop bluffing.
ATs vs calling station FAQ
What is ATs's equity against a loose-passive calling range?
ATs has 61.1% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — it wins 59.2% of runouts outright, loses 36.9% and chops 3.9%. The range holds 670 combos (50.5% of all hands); ATs blocks 80 of them, leaving 590 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a loose-passive calling range beat ATs?
ATs is behind 99 of the 590 live combos and ahead of the other 491. The worst matchups are AA (13.3%), AKs (29.3%) and AQs (29.5%); its best are KTo (75.3%), QTo (73.8%) and A9o (73.2%). 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 ATs runs at 61.1% 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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