Is T2o a good poker hand?

T2o (Ten-Two offsuit) ranks 135 of 169 by heads-up equity and 157 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 T2o?

There are 12 ways to be dealt T2o 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 T2o against Aces?

All-in before the flop, T2o wins about 12.1% against AA (equity including split pots).

T2o Poker Hand: Ten-Two offsuit Odds and Strategy

T2o Ten-Two offsuit

Wins vs 1 random hand: 41.6%
Wins vs 5 random hands: 10.6%
Dealt: 1 in 110
Opening guide: Fold

Named after Doyle Brunson, who won the World Series Main Event with it in both 1976 and 1977. Brilliant history, poor hand.

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

T2o 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, T2s, wins 45.0% heads-up, 3.4 points more.

Against nine opponents it wins only 5.8%, less than its fair share of 10.0%, so it does poorly in crowded pots.

T2o against common hands

Opponent	T2o equity	Verdict
AA Pocket Aces	12.1%	Big underdog
KK Pocket Kings	12.0%	Big underdog
QQ Pocket Queens	11.7%	Big underdog
JJ Pocket Jacks	11.5%	Big underdog
TT Pocket Tens	6.1%	Big underdog
77 Pocket Sevens	28.5%	Big underdog
22 Pocket Twos	33.5%	Underdog
AKs Ace-King suited	30.9%	Underdog
AKo Ace-King offsuit	32.1%	Underdog
AQo Ace-Queen offsuit	31.6%	Underdog
KQs King-Queen suited	29.5%	Big underdog
JTs Jack-Ten suited	23.1%	Big underdog
76s Seven-Six suited	50.4%	Coin flip
72o Seven-Two offsuit	72.7%	Big favourite

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

T2o 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 T2o a good poker hand?: T2o (Ten-Two offsuit) ranks 135 of 169 by heads-up equity and 157 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 T2o?: There are 12 ways to be dealt T2o 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 T2o against Aces?: All-in before the flop, T2o wins about 12.1% against AA (equity including split pots).

T2o Ten-Two offsuit

Win percentage by number of opponents

T2o against common hands

T2o on the flop

Questions players ask