Starting hand 74 of 169
K4o King-Four offsuit
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 52.3%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 14.9%
- Dealt
- 1 in 110
- Opening guide
- Button steal
How to play it. Mostly a fold. Raise on the button or small blind when the players behind are tight.
K4o pairs at least one of its cards on the flop 32.4% of the time and makes two pair or better 5.7% of the time.
The suited version, K4s, wins 54.8% heads-up, 2.5 points more.
Against nine opponents it wins only 8.2%, less than its fair share of 10.0%, so it does poorly in crowded pots.
Win percentage by number of opponents
K4o against common hands
| Opponent | K4o equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 11.4% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 6.1% | Big underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 27.6% | Big underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 27.7% | Big underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 27.6% | Big underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 29.7% | Big underdog |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 46.3% | Coin flip |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 22.7% | Big underdog |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 23.2% | Big underdog |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 35.4% | Underdog |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 25.0% | Big underdog |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 51.5% | Coin flip |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 52.3% | Coin flip |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 64.1% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
K4o on the flop
| Pair one of your hole cards | 32.4% |
| Two pair or better | 5.7% |
| Three of a kind or better | 1.7% |
| Straight or better | 0.1% |
| Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit) | 2.2% |
Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.
Questions players ask
- Is K4o a good poker hand?
- K4o (King-Four offsuit) ranks 74 of 169 by heads-up equity and 112 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 K4o?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt K4o out of 1,326 possible starting hands, so it comes about 0.90% of the time, or 1 in 110 hands.
- What are the odds of K4o against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, K4o wins about 11.4% against AA (equity including split pots).