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How good is king-five offsuit before the flop?

K5o · King-Five offsuit

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

Rank of 169
69
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%
233.8%33.3%
324.3%25.0%
515.3%16.7%
89.4%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%29.4%
Top 20%32.7%
Top 35%37.7%
Top 50%43.2%
Any hand53.3%

Head-to-head

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

AgainstK5o wins
AA12.0%
KK6.8%
QQ28.1%
JJ28.3%
TT28.1%
AKs23.1%
AKo23.9%
AQs33.7%
JTs51.2%
98s52.4%
72o64.5%

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 straight1.6%about 1 time in 61

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.