King-Five Offsuit

K5o · Marginal · 12 combos

King-Five Offsuit (K5o) is a marginalTexas Hold'em starting hand. Situational — play cautiously, mostly in position or cheaply. 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)52%
2 opponents (3-handed)35%
3 opponents (4-handed)24%
5 opponents (6-handed)15%
8 opponents (9-handed)9%

Should you play King-Five Offsuit?

Is King-Five Offsuit a good poker hand?
King-Five Offsuit (K5o) is a marginal starting hand. Situational — play cautiously, mostly in position or cheaply. Heads-up it wins about 52% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 9%.
What are the odds of being dealt King-Five Offsuit?
There are 12 ways to be dealt King-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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