Starting hand 94 of 169

Q4o Queen-Four offsuit

Wins vs 1 random hand
49.1%
Wins vs 5 random hands
13.3%
Dealt
1 in 110
Opening guide
Fold

How to play it. Fold in almost every spot, except defending the big blind against a small raise.

Q4o 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, Q4s, wins 51.9% heads-up, 2.8 points more.

Against nine opponents it wins only 7.2%, less than its fair share of 10.0%, so it does poorly in crowded pots.

Win percentage by number of opponents

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 49 1 30 2 21 3 17 4 13 5 11 6 10 7 8 8 7 9
Bars: Q4o'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.

Q4o against common hands

OpponentQ4o equityVerdict
AA Pocket Aces 12.1% Big underdog
KK Pocket Kings 12.0% Big underdog
QQ Pocket Queens 6.5% Big underdog
JJ Pocket Jacks 27.5% Big underdog
TT Pocket Tens 27.9% Big underdog
77 Pocket Sevens 29.3% Big underdog
22 Pocket Twos 47.5% Coin flip
AKs Ace-King suited 30.7% Underdog
AKo Ace-King offsuit 31.9% Underdog
AQo Ace-Queen offsuit 23.5% Big underdog
KQs King-Queen suited 23.3% Big underdog
JTs Jack-Ten suited 50.9% Coin flip
76s Seven-Six suited 52.8% Coin flip
72o Seven-Two offsuit 64.4% Favourite

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

Q4o on the flop

Pair one of your hole cards32.4%
Two pair or better5.7%
Three of a kind or better1.7%
Straight or better0.1%
Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit)2.2%

Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.

Questions players ask

Is Q4o a good poker hand?
Q4o (Queen-Four offsuit) ranks 94 of 169 by heads-up equity and 135 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Fold" group: Fold in almost every spot, except defending the big blind against a small raise.
How often are you dealt Q4o?
There are 12 ways to be dealt Q4o 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 Q4o against Aces?
All-in before the flop, Q4o wins about 12.1% against AA (equity including split pots).