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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).
| Opponents | Win 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.