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How good is jack-five offsuit before the flop?

J5o · Jack-Five offsuit

You are in a coin flip.

Rank of 169
107
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
47.1%
± 0.07%
Combinations
12
of 1,326
Dealt
0.90%
about 1 time in 110 · 110 : 1 against

Against more opponents

Everyone unknown, everyone to showdown. Strength falls as the table fills, faster for hands that rely on one pair.

OpponentsEquityFair share
147.1%50.0%
229.2%33.3%
320.6%25.0%
512.9%16.7%
87.7%11.1%

Against tighter ranges

Heads-up against an opponent who only holds the top N% of hands, ranked by this table.

Opponent’s rangeEquity
Top 10%27.5%
Top 20%30.3%
Top 35%32.6%
Top 50%34.5%
Any hand47.1%

Head-to-head

Averaged over every combination of both hands, so shared suits count correctly.

AgainstJ5o wins
AA13.0%
KK12.9%
QQ12.5%
JJ7.3%
TT27.5%
AKs31.3%
AKo32.4%
AQs31.2%
JTs26.8%
98s51.9%
72o64.6%

What it flops

Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.

Pair up or better32.4%about 1 time in 3.1
Two pair or better5.5%about 1 time in 18
Open-ended straight draw or a straight2.6%about 1 time in 38

Related hands

Equity figures are Monte Carlo simulation, seeded xoshiro128**, seed 20260901; flop odds are exact. Equity is showdown share with everyone staying in, a measure of strength rather than advice on what to play. Offsuit hands are 12 of the 1,326 combinations.