Five-Three Suited

53s · Trash · 4 combos

Five-Three Suited (53s) is a trashTexas Hold'em starting hand. Usually a fold; play only as a cheap, well-positioned gamble. Below are its real win odds against 1–8 opponents (all-in preflop, from a Monte Carlo simulation).

OpponentsWin chance (equity)
1 opponent (2-handed)39%
2 opponents (3-handed)28%
3 opponents (4-handed)22%
5 opponents (6-handed)16%
8 opponents (9-handed)11%

Should you play Five-Three Suited?

Is Five-Three Suited a good poker hand?
Five-Three Suited (53s) is a trash starting hand. Usually a fold; play only as a cheap, well-positioned gamble. Heads-up it wins about 39% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 11%.
What are the odds of being dealt Five-Three Suited?
There are 4 ways to be dealt Five-Three Suited out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.3% of the time.

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