How to play K9o

King-Nine Offsuit

K♠
9♥
Rank by playability
#54
#40 by equity vs a random hand
Top
32%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
57.9%
heads-up
CategoryMarginal

Late-position only. Avoid bloating pots.

Equity vs random opponents

OpponentsEquity
vs 1 random hand57.9%
vs 3 random hands29.4%
vs 5 random hands19.3%

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 (or steal vs blinds)
Below CO open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.
BTN
Button
open-raise
Standard open from BTN. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.
SB
Small Blind
open-raise / sometimes call
Marginal opener from SB. Tighten vs strong regs, open-fold vs aggressive 3-betters.
BB
Big Blind (vs late open)
open-raise
Standard open from BB. Mostly fold to 3-bets unless deep.

Postflop notes

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

What K9o flops

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to K9o. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.

A pair or better32.76%
Top pair or better21.52%
Two pair or better3.80%
Open-ended straight draw1.31%
Gutshot straight draw11.35%
Straight0.33%
Nothing — no pair, no draw56.06%

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