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Four-Two Offsuit
42o · Trash · 12 combos
Four-Two Offsuit (42o) is a trashTexas Hold'em starting hand. Usually a fold; play only as a cheap, well-positioned gamble. Below are its real win odds against 1–8 opponents (all-in preflop, from a Monte Carlo simulation).
| Opponents | Win chance (equity) |
|---|---|
| 1 opponent (2-handed) | 32% |
| 2 opponents (3-handed) | 20% |
| 3 opponents (4-handed) | 15% |
| 5 opponents (6-handed) | 10% |
| 8 opponents (9-handed) | 7% |
Should you play Four-Two Offsuit?
- Is Four-Two Offsuit a good poker hand?
- Four-Two Offsuit (42o) is a trash starting hand. Usually a fold; play only as a cheap, well-positioned gamble. Heads-up it wins about 32% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 7%.
- What are the odds of being dealt Four-Two Offsuit?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt Four-Two Offsuit out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.9% of the time.