Jack-Five Offsuit

J5o · Trash · 12 combos

Jack-Five Offsuit (J5o) 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).

OpponentsWin chance (equity)
1 opponent (2-handed)46%
2 opponents (3-handed)29%
3 opponents (4-handed)21%
5 opponents (6-handed)12%
8 opponents (9-handed)8%

Should you play Jack-Five Offsuit?

Is Jack-Five Offsuit a good poker hand?
Jack-Five Offsuit (J5o) is a trash starting hand. Usually a fold; play only as a cheap, well-positioned gamble. Heads-up it wins about 46% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 8%.
What are the odds of being dealt Jack-Five Offsuit?
There are 12 ways to be dealt Jack-Five Offsuit out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.9% of the time.

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