22 (Pocket twos) odds & win probability
22 wins 50.3% of the time against a random hand and ranks 88 of 169 starting hands. It is a pocket pair with 6 combinations, 0.5% of all deals, and it is a raise from under the gun onward in a 6-max game.
The numbers
| Against | Equity |
|---|---|
| One random hand | 50.3% |
| 2 random hands | 30.7% |
| 4 random hands | 17.6% |
| 6 random hands | 14.2% |
| 8 random hands | 12.5% |
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Wins outright | 49.3% |
| Splits the pot | 1.9% |
| Loses | 48.8% |
| Combinations | 6 |
| Share of all deals | 0.45% |
| Playability rank | 88 of 169 |
| Percentile | 48.5 |
Where 22 sits in each opening range
Six-max, 100 big blinds. The gold outline marks 22; red is the raising range.
- UTGRaise
Under the gun opening range with 22 highlighted - HJRaise
Hijack opening range with 22 highlighted - CORaise
Cutoff opening range with 22 highlighted - BTNRaise
Button opening range with 22 highlighted - SBRaise
Small blind opening range with 22 highlighted
How to play 22
Playing it before the flop
Open it from under the gun onward and fold it earlier. Even at 50.3% against a random hand, 22 makes its money from the flops where it turns into three of a kind, and those arrive once every eight and a half attempts.
Facing a 3-bet
Fold most of the time. Set mining needs deep stacks and a caller behind who will pay; a raised and re-raised pot has neither the price nor the room. The exception is a very deep pot against an opponent who cannot fold an overpair.
After the flop
Hit the set and get paid, it is well disguised and the pot is usually large enough to justify going for stacks. Miss it, and 22 has almost no showdown value at all. That is not a reason to bluff with it; it is a reason to give up cheaply.
22 questions
How often does 22 win?
22 wins 50.3% of the time against a single random hand, 49.3% outright, with a 1.9% chance of splitting the pot. That makes it the 88th strongest of the 169 starting hands.
Should I raise with 22?
Yes, from under the gun onward in a six-handed game. Earlier than that there are too many players still to act for the hand to be profitable as an open.
How many combinations of 22 are there?
There are 6 combinations of Pocket twos, which is 0.5% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. Every pocket pair has six.
How does 22 hold up against several opponents?
Against eight opponents its equity falls to 12.5%. Every extra player reduces the share, but a hand that makes the nuts loses less of it than a hand that only makes a pair.
Neighbouring hands
- Next stepThe UTG opening range in full22 is one cell of it. The chart shows the other 168 decisions from the same seat, which is what you actually need at the table.
- T9s, Ten-Nine suited54.1% · rank 65
- 33, Pocket threes53.8% · rank 66
- 98s, Nine-Eight suited50.9% · rank 83
- 87s, Eight-Seven suited48.0% · rank 100
- 76s, Seven-Six suited45.4% · rank 115
- 65s, Six-Five suited43.2% · rank 128
- 55, Pocket fives60.2% · rank 28
- 44, Pocket fours57.1% · rank 48
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