How to play J5o

Jack-Five Offsuit

J♠
5♥
Rank by playability
#110
#107 by equity vs a random hand
Top
65%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
47.0%
heads-up
CategoryWeak

Generally a fold. Occasional steal from BTN vs weak blinds.

Equity vs random opponents

OpponentsEquity
vs 1 random hand47.0%
vs 3 random hands20.7%
vs 5 random hands12.7%

Monte Carlo simulation using our own hand evaluator — 300,000 trials per matchup with full boards dealt and ties split evenly.

By position

PositionAction
UTG
Under the Gun
fold
Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.
MP
Middle Position
fold
Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.
CO
Cutoff
fold
Outside the CO opening range. Don't open.
BTN
Button
fold
Outside the BTN opening range. Don't open.
SB
Small Blind
fold
Outside the SB opening range. Don't open.
BB
Big Blind (vs late open)
fold
Outside the BB opening range. Don't open.

Postflop notes

  • Offsuit holding — relies primarily on top-pair/over-pair value when it hits.

What J5o flops

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to J5o. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.

A pair or better32.43%
Top pair or better12.07%
Two pair or better3.47%
Open-ended straight draw2.61%
Gutshot straight draw6.53%
Nothing — no pair, no draw58.43%

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