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43s

38.7%
Equity vs one random hand — #150 of 169

A suited connector — straight and flush draws in the same holding.

Heads-up (1 opponent)
38.7% · #150
6-handed (5 opponents)
14.9% · #113
9-handed (8 opponents)
11.1% · #95
Chen score
5
Combos
4 / 1,326
Dealt frequency
0.3%
Favourite against
8 of 168 hands

43s (four-three suited) wins 38.7% of the time against a single random opponent, which places it 150th out of the 169 starting hands — the top 88.8% of the range. At a six-handed table (five opponents) its equity falls to 14.9% and its rank moves to 113; nine-handed (eight opponents) it holds 11.1% for rank 95. A suited connector — straight and flush draws in the same holding.

Its suited/offsuit twin 43o runs at 35.2% (rank 164), a gap of 3.5 points. Sharing a suit is worth exactly those 3.5 points here — nothing about the ranks changes. The hand directly above it in the ranking is 92o at 39.2%, and directly below is 74o at 38.6%, so three hands are packed into a band of 0.6 points.

Played heads-up against each of the other 168 hands, 43s is a favourite against 8 of them and an underdog against 160. Its best matchup is 32o at 56.8% and its worst is 55 at 16.9% — a spread of 39.9 points, which is why calling 43s simply "strong" or "weak" says very little. 4 opponents land inside one point of a coinflip, the closest being 52s at 50.3%.

It is dominated by 8 hands in return, the worst of them A4s, which leaves 43s with only 29.1%. A single kicker can move the number by tens of points, and the full table below lists every one of those opponents.

Within the 78 suited hands it comes 73 of 78. The strongest hand in that group, AKs, is 28.5 points away, and the weakest, 32s, sits 2.8 points below. Measured against the average equity of all 169 hands, 51%, 43s lands -12.3 points from the middle of the pack, and 149 hands in the full ranking are still ahead of it.

Adding players costs equity steadily: 38.7% against one opponent, 26.4% against two, 16.9% against four and 11.1% against eight. That last figure is 100% of an even nine-way share (11.1%). The Chen formula scores this hand at 5 points, and it arrives 0.3% of the time (4 of 1,326 combinations).

One caveat worth repeating: every number on this page assumes the opponent holds a completely random hand and that the pot goes to showdown. Real opponents hold ranges, and a range that has already put money in is stronger than random — which is exactly why 43s reads as 38.7% here but plays worse than that against a raise. Use the 168 rows in the table below to see which specific holdings are the problem, rather than treating the headline figure as a verdict on the hand.

By player count

Equity by opponent count

From 38.7% against one opponent down to 11.1% against eight. The x-axis is the number of opponents.

0%20%40%38.7126.4219.9316.9414.9513.3612.0711.18opponents
Matchups

Against all 168 other hands

200,000 simulated showdowns per pairing. Opponent names link to that hand's page; the shape column links to the matchup page where one exists.

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43s played heads-up against each of the other 168 hands
Opponent handOpp. rank43s equityvs 50%Shape
AA119.1%-30.9PAIR VS CARDS
KK220.4%-29.6PAIR VS CARDS
QQ320.6%-29.4PAIR VS CARDS
JJ420.5%-29.5PAIR VS CARDS
TT520.6%-29.4PAIR VS CARDS
99620.3%-29.7PAIR VS CARDS
88719.8%-30.2PAIR VS CARDS
AKs837.0%-13.0HIGH CARD
77919.5%-30.5PAIR VS CARDS
AQs1037.0%-13.0HIGH CARD
AJs1136.8%-13.2HIGH CARD
AKo1239.5%-10.5HIGH CARD
ATs1336.8%-13.2HIGH CARD
AQo1439.4%-10.6HIGH CARD
AJo1539.6%-10.4HIGH CARD
KQs1636.6%-13.4HIGH CARD
661718.3%-31.7PAIR VS CARDS
A9s1836.8%-13.2HIGH CARD
ATo1939.2%-10.8HIGH CARD
KJs2036.5%-13.5HIGH CARD
A8s2136.6%-13.4HIGH CARD
KTs2236.8%-13.2HIGH CARD
KQo2339.3%-10.7HIGH CARD
A7s2436.9%-13.1HIGH CARD
A9o2539.4%-10.6HIGH CARD
KJo2639.1%-10.9HIGH CARD
552716.9%-33.1PAIR VS CARDS
QJs2836.1%-13.9HIGH CARD
A6s2937.0%-13.0HIGH CARD
K9s3036.9%-13.1HIGH CARD
A8o3139.2%-10.8HIGH CARD
A5s3235.5%-14.5HIGH CARD
KTo3339.2%-10.8HIGH CARD
QTs3436.2%-13.8HIGH CARD
A4s3529.1%-20.9DOMINATED
A7o3639.2%-10.8HIGH CARD
K8s3736.9%-13.1HIGH CARD
A3s3830.1%-19.9DOMINATED
QJo3938.7%-11.3HIGH CARD
K9o4039.1%-10.9HIGH CARD
Q9s4136.4%-13.6HIGH CARD
A5o4238.1%-11.9HIGH CARD
A2s4342.3%-7.7HIGH CARD
K7s4437.1%-12.9HIGH CARD
A6o4539.5%-10.5HIGH CARD
JTs4635.9%-14.1HIGH CARD
QTo4738.7%-11.3HIGH CARD
444817.5%-32.5PAIR VS CARDS
K6s4937.0%-13.0HIGH CARD
A4o5030.2%-19.8DOMINATED
Q8s5136.7%-13.3HIGH CARD
K8o5239.6%-10.4HIGH CARD
A3o5331.1%-18.9DOMINATED
K5s5437.1%-12.9HIGH CARD
J9s5536.2%-13.8HIGH CARD
Q9o5639.0%-11.0HIGH CARD
JTo5738.2%-11.8HIGH CARD
K7o5839.6%-10.4HIGH CARD
K4s5931.0%-19.0DOMINATED
A2o6045.2%-4.8HIGH CARD
Q7s6137.3%-12.7HIGH CARD
K6o6239.5%-10.5HIGH CARD
K3s6331.9%-18.1DOMINATED
J8s6436.3%-13.7HIGH CARD
T9s6535.9%-14.1HIGH CARD
Q8o6639.1%-10.9HIGH CARD
336738.7%-11.3PAIR VS CARDS
Q6s6837.1%-12.9HIGH CARD
K2s6943.4%-6.6HIGH CARD
J9o7038.6%-11.4HIGH CARD
K5o7139.2%-10.8HIGH CARD
Q5s7236.9%-13.1HIGH CARD
J7s7337.1%-12.9HIGH CARD
T8s7436.0%-14.0HIGH CARD
K4o7532.1%-17.9DOMINATED
Q7o7639.6%-10.4HIGH CARD
Q4s7731.7%-18.3DOMINATED
J8o7838.7%-11.3HIGH CARD
T9o7938.7%-11.3HIGH CARD
K3o8033.1%-16.9DOMINATED
Q3s8132.4%-17.6DOMINATED
Q6o8239.4%-10.6HIGH CARD
98s8334.8%-15.2HIGH CARD
T7s8436.9%-13.1HIGH CARD
J6s8537.3%-12.7HIGH CARD
K2o8646.0%-4.0HIGH CARD
Q5o8739.2%-10.8HIGH CARD
228849.7%-0.3COINFLIP
Q2s8943.3%-6.7HIGH CARD
J5s9036.9%-13.1HIGH CARD
T8o9138.7%-11.3HIGH CARD
J7o9239.4%-10.6HIGH CARD
J4s9332.2%-17.8DOMINATED
97s9436.5%-13.5HIGH CARD
Q4o9532.8%-17.2DOMINATED
T6s9637.2%-12.8HIGH CARD
J3s9732.9%-17.1DOMINATED
98o9837.3%-12.7HIGH CARD
T7o9939.1%-10.9HIGH CARD
Q3o10033.6%-16.4DOMINATED
87s10136.0%-14.0HIGH CARD
J6o10239.6%-10.4HIGH CARD
J2s10343.7%-6.3HIGH CARD
96s10437.0%-13.0HIGH CARD
Q2o10546.2%-3.8HIGH CARD
J5o10639.2%-10.8HIGH CARD
T5s10737.3%-12.7HIGH CARD
T4s10832.8%-17.2DOMINATED
97o10939.1%-10.9HIGH CARD
86s11036.9%-13.1HIGH CARD
J4o11133.5%-16.5DOMINATED
T6o11239.5%-10.5HIGH CARD
T3s11333.7%-16.3DOMINATED
95s11437.3%-12.7HIGH CARD
76s11537.2%-12.8HIGH CARD
J3o11634.4%-15.6DOMINATED
87o11738.2%-11.8HIGH CARD
T2s11843.6%-6.4HIGH CARD
85s11937.1%-12.9HIGH CARD
96o12039.6%-10.4HIGH CARD
T5o12139.8%-10.2HIGH CARD
J2o12246.4%-3.6HIGH CARD
94s12334.2%-15.8DOMINATED
75s12437.7%-12.3HIGH CARD
T4o12534.4%-15.6DOMINATED
93s12634.7%-15.3DOMINATED
86o12739.1%-10.9HIGH CARD
65s12838.5%-11.5HIGH CARD
95o12939.7%-10.3HIGH CARD
84s13034.3%-15.7DOMINATED
T3o13135.0%-15.0DOMINATED
92s13244.0%-6.0HIGH CARD
76o13339.6%-10.4HIGH CARD
74s13436.7%-13.3DOMINATED
T2o13546.3%-3.7HIGH CARD
64s13638.5%-11.5DOMINATED
85o13739.5%-10.5HIGH CARD
54s13840.6%-9.4HIGH CARD
83s13936.2%-13.8DOMINATED
94o14035.4%-14.6DOMINATED
75o14140.1%-9.9HIGH CARD
82s14244.6%-5.4HIGH CARD
73s14337.4%-12.6DOMINATED
65o14440.9%-9.1HIGH CARD
93o14536.2%-13.8DOMINATED
53s14641.8%-8.2HIGH CARD
63s14739.2%-10.8DOMINATED
84o14835.7%-14.3DOMINATED
92o14946.8%-3.2HIGH CARD
74o15137.8%-12.2DOMINATED
54o15242.4%-7.6HIGH CARD
72s15346.4%-3.6HIGH CARD
52s15450.3%+0.3COINFLIP
64o15540.0%-10.0DOMINATED
62s15647.9%-2.1HIGH CARD
83o15737.8%-12.2DOMINATED
42s15853.3%+3.3HIGH CARD
82o15947.4%-2.6HIGH CARD
73o16038.9%-11.1DOMINATED
53o16143.6%-6.4HIGH CARD
63o16240.9%-9.1HIGH CARD
32s16354.0%+4.0HIGH CARD
43o16452.4%+2.4HIGH CARD
72o16549.5%-0.5COINFLIP
52o16653.4%+3.4HIGH CARD
62o16750.8%+0.8COINFLIP
42o16856.1%+6.1HIGH CARD
32o16956.8%+6.8HIGH CARD

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FAQ

What is the equity of 43s?

38.7% against one random opponent, which ranks it 150 of 169. Six-handed (five opponents) it is 14.9%, and nine-handed (eight opponents) 11.1%.

How much better is 43s than 43o?

43s is worth 38.7% and 43o 35.2%, a difference of 3.5 points — rank 150 versus rank 164.

How many of the 168 other hands does 43s beat?

It is a heads-up favourite over 8 hands and an underdog against 160. 4 opponents sit within one point of a 50/50 coinflip.

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