Hold'em Starting Hands·52s

5

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Suited · Weak

52s

Chen 3 or less — usually a fold.

Combinations: 4 of 1,326
Chance of being dealt: 0.302%
Frequency: about 1 in 331.5
Chen score: 3
Chen ranking: #116 of 169
Gap: 2
Connected: No
Both broadway cards: No

What the flop brings

Counted over the 19,600 ways to deal three cards from the 50 you cannot see.

Pair at least one card32.43%

Two pair2.02%

Trips1.35%

Flush draw10.94%

Flopped flush0.84%

Chen score

The Chen formula scores the top card, doubles it for a pair, adds 2 when suited and subtracts for the gap between the cards.

Nearby hands

52o 62s 53s 42s 55 22

Full chart

Above the diagonal is suited, the diagonal itself is pocket pairs, below is offsuit. Darker means a higher Chen score.

AA AKs AQs AJs ATs A9s A8s A7s A6s A5s A4s A3s A2s AKo KK KQs KJs KTs K9s K8s K7s K6s K5s K4s K3s K2s AQo KQo QQ QJs QTs Q9s Q8s Q7s Q6s Q5s Q4s Q3s Q2s AJo KJo QJo JJ JTs J9s J8s J7s J6s J5s J4s J3s J2s ATo KTo QTo JTo TT T9s T8s T7s T6s T5s T4s T3s T2s A9o K9o Q9o J9o T9o 99 98s 97s 96s 95s 94s 93s 92s A8o K8o Q8o J8o T8o 98o 88 87s 86s 85s 84s 83s 82s A7o K7o Q7o J7o T7o 97o 87o 77 76s 75s 74s 73s 72s A6o K6o Q6o J6o T6o 96o 86o 76o 66 65s 64s 63s 62s A5o K5o Q5o J5o T5o 95o 85o 75o 65o 55 54s 53s 52s A4o K4o Q4o J4o T4o 94o 84o 74o 64o 54o 44 43s 42s A3o K3o Q3o J3o T3o 93o 83o 73o 63o 53o 43o 33 32s A2o K2o Q2o J2o T2o 92o 82o 72o 62o 52o 42o 32o 22

Common questions

Q. How often is 52s dealt?

4 of the 1,326 combinations, or 0.302% — about once every 331.5 hands.

Q. What type of hand is it?

Suited — Two cards of the same suit. Only four combinations, but the flush door stays open.

Q. What is its Chen score?

3 points — #116 of 169, which puts it in the Weak group.