Starting hand 85 of 169

J6s Jack-Six suited

Wins vs 1 random hand
50.7%
Wins vs 5 random hands
17.2%
Dealt
1 in 332
Opening guide
Button steal

How to play it. Mostly a fold. Raise on the button or small blind when the players behind are tight.

J6s pairs at least one of its cards on the flop 32.4% of the time and makes two pair or better 6.6% of the time.

Because both cards share a suit, it flops a flush or a four-card flush draw 11.8% of the time. Compare J6o at 48.1% heads-up.

Win percentage by number of opponents

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 51 1 34 2 25 3 20 4 17 5 15 6 13 7 12 8 11 9
Bars: J6s's equity against 1 to 9 random opponents. Dashed lines: a fair share of the pot (50% heads-up, 10% against nine). Above the line means the hand wins more than its share.

J6s against common hands

OpponentJ6s equityVerdict
AA Pocket Aces 16.7% Big underdog
KK Pocket Kings 16.8% Big underdog
QQ Pocket Queens 16.4% Big underdog
JJ Pocket Jacks 12.3% Big underdog
TT Pocket Tens 31.5% Underdog
77 Pocket Sevens 32.6% Underdog
22 Pocket Twos 50.0% Coin flip
AKs Ace-King suited 34.0% Underdog
AKo Ace-King offsuit 36.7% Underdog
AQo Ace-Queen offsuit 36.0% Underdog
KQs King-Queen suited 33.3% Underdog
JTs Jack-Ten suited 30.6% Underdog
76s Seven-Six suited 65.8% Favourite
72o Seven-Two offsuit 65.8% Favourite

All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.

J6s on the flop

Pair one of your hole cards32.4%
Two pair or better6.6%
Three of a kind or better2.5%
Straight or better0.9%
Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit)11.8%

Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.

Questions players ask

Is J6s a good poker hand?
J6s (Jack-Six suited) ranks 85 of 169 by heads-up equity and 78 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Button steal" group: Mostly a fold. Raise on the button or small blind when the players behind are tight.
How often are you dealt J6s?
There are 4 ways to be dealt J6s out of 1,326 possible starting hands, so it comes about 0.30% of the time, or 1 in 332 hands.
What are the odds of J6s against Aces?
All-in before the flop, J6s wins about 16.7% against AA (equity including split pots).