Velvet RiverStarting hand 82 of 169
Q6o Queen-Six offsuit
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 51.0%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 14.5%
- 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.
Q6o 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, Q6s, wins 53.5% heads-up, 2.5 points more.
Against nine opponents it wins only 7.7%, less than its fair share of 10.0%, so it does poorly in crowded pots.
Win percentage by number of opponents
Q6o against common hands
| Opponent | Q6o equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 12.8% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 12.7% | Big underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 7.0% | Big underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 27.8% | Big underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 27.8% | Big underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 29.7% | Big underdog |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 47.8% | Coin flip |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 31.4% | Underdog |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 32.7% | Underdog |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 24.7% | Big underdog |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 23.8% | Big underdog |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 51.1% | Coin flip |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 64.9% | Favourite |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 64.5% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
Q6o 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 Q6o a good poker hand?
- Q6o (Queen-Six offsuit) ranks 82 of 169 by heads-up equity and 116 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 Q6o?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt Q6o 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 Q6o against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, Q6o wins about 12.8% against AA (equity including split pots).