Starting hand 56 of 169

Q9o Queen-Nine offsuit

Wins vs 1 random hand
55.4%
Wins vs 5 random hands
18.5%
Dealt
1 in 110
Opening guide
Late position

How to play it. Raise from the cutoff and the button, or when the table folds to you.

Q9o pairs at least one of its cards on the flop 32.4% of the time and makes two pair or better 6.4% of the time.

The suited version, Q9s, wins 57.7% heads-up, 2.4 points more.

Win percentage by number of opponents

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 55 1 38 2 29 3 23 4 18 5 16 6 14 7 12 8 11 9
Bars: Q9o'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.

Q9o against common hands

OpponentQ9o equityVerdict
AA Pocket Aces 14.9% Big underdog
KK Pocket Kings 13.4% Big underdog
QQ Pocket Queens 9.3% Big underdog
JJ Pocket Jacks 28.6% Big underdog
TT Pocket Tens 28.4% Big underdog
77 Pocket Sevens 46.3% Coin flip
22 Pocket Twos 49.1% Coin flip
AKs Ace-King suited 32.5% Underdog
AKo Ace-King offsuit 33.8% Underdog
AQo Ace-Queen offsuit 25.3% Big underdog
KQs King-Queen suited 24.9% Big underdog
JTs Jack-Ten suited 54.2% Coin flip
76s Seven-Six suited 59.9% Favourite
72o Seven-Two offsuit 68.3% Favourite

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

Q9o on the flop

Pair one of your hole cards32.4%
Two pair or better6.4%
Three of a kind or better2.3%
Straight or better0.8%
Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit)2.2%

Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.

Questions players ask

Is Q9o a good poker hand?
Q9o (Queen-Nine offsuit) ranks 56 of 169 by heads-up equity and 64 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 Q9o?
There are 12 ways to be dealt Q9o 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 Q9o against Aces?
All-in before the flop, Q9o wins about 14.9% against AA (equity including split pots).