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How good is queen-five offsuit before the flop?

Q5o · Queen-Five offsuit

You are in a coin flip.

Rank of 169
90
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
50.1%
± 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
150.1%50.0%
231.3%33.3%
322.2%25.0%
513.8%16.7%
88.5%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%28.5%
Top 20%30.7%
Top 35%34.0%
Top 50%37.7%
Any hand50.1%

Head-to-head

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

AgainstQ5o wins
AA12.3%
KK12.4%
QQ7.0%
JJ28.1%
TT27.7%
AKs30.7%
AKo32.3%
AQs22.9%
JTs51.1%
98s52.1%
72o64.7%

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 straight2.0%about 1 time in 51

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.