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How good is jack-nine offsuit before the flop?

J9o · Jack-Nine offsuit

You are a little better than a coin flip: 53%.

Rank of 169
70
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
53.3%
± 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
153.3%50.0%
236.4%33.3%
327.9%25.0%
518.6%16.7%
812.1%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%31.9%
Top 20%34.1%
Top 35%36.8%
Top 50%40.9%
Any hand53.3%

Head-to-head

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

AgainstJ9o wins
AA16.6%
KK15.3%
QQ13.9%
JJ11.1%
TT29.0%
AKs33.8%
AKo35.6%
AQs33.7%
JTs27.2%
98s67.6%
72o69.4%

What it flops

Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.

Pair up or better33.4%about 1 time in 3
Two pair or better6.5%about 1 time in 15
Open-ended straight draw or a straight8.0%about 1 time in 13

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.