Velvet RiverStarting hand 72 of 169
Q5s Queen-Five suited
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 52.7%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 18.0%
- Dealt
- 1 in 332
- Opening guide
- Late position
How to play it. Raise from the cutoff and the button, or when the table folds to you.
Q5s 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 Q5o at 50.0% heads-up.
Win percentage by number of opponents
Q5s against common hands
| Opponent | Q5s equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 16.9% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 16.5% | Big underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 12.2% | Big underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 31.6% | Underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 31.3% | Underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 33.3% | Underdog |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 49.6% | Coin flip |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 33.8% | Underdog |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 36.2% | Underdog |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 28.6% | Big underdog |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 28.0% | Big underdog |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 53.6% | Coin flip |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 56.3% | Favourite |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 66.8% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
Q5s on the flop
| Pair one of your hole cards | 32.4% |
| Two pair or better | 6.6% |
| Three of a kind or better | 2.5% |
| Straight or better | 0.9% |
| Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit) | 11.8% |
Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.
Questions players ask
- Is Q5s a good poker hand?
- Q5s (Queen-Five suited) ranks 72 of 169 by heads-up equity and 68 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Late position" group: Raise from the cutoff and the button, or when the table folds to you.
- How often are you dealt Q5s?
- There are 4 ways to be dealt Q5s 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 Q5s against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, Q5s wins about 16.9% against AA (equity including split pots).