Poker Shark
Is ace queen suited a good hand?
Ace queen suited is a premium hand you open from every seat and re-raise freely, with the flush potential and two big cards giving it strength on a wide range of flops.
Ace Queen Suited
StrongOpen it from anywhere and re-raise it as a value hand against most opponents. It makes the top pair with the best or second-best kicker, it makes the nut flush, and it has clean equity even when behind. The one caution is against the tightest players who only re-raise huge: there, ace queen is dominated by ace king and the big pairs, so ease off the four-betting.
This hand opens for a raise from every position, including under the gun.
Common mistake: Stacking off light against a player who only ever shows up with ace king and aces through queens. Against that range, ace queen is the hand getting dominated.
Quick tip: Top pair top-two kicker and the nut flush. Strong, but it respects the tightest re-raisers.
All-in equity before the flop
How Ace Queen Suited runs against a few benchmark hands if all the money goes in preflop. Figures from the Poker Shark equity engine.
Ace Queen Suited on real flops
Precomputed equity vs a random hand once the flop is out. Each link jumps straight to the AQs row.
- AQs on K Q J rainbow : the broadway board these hands live on
- AQs on J T 9 two-tone : connected and two-tone, where equities run close
- AQs on K K 2 : a paired king board
Know the hand? Now play it for real.
Practice these spots against opponents who punish the wrong move.