Is Pocket Jacks (JJ) a good preflop hand?

It ranks #4 of 169 and wins 77.5% of head-to-heads against a random hand — raise from any seat.

Hand reference

Pocket Jacks (JJ) preflop odds

Q: What is JJ's equity against a random hand?

77.5% in a two-player all-in, falling to 21.0% against eight random hands.

Top 2.4% of the 169 starting hands — ranked #4 by win rate against a single random hand. Verdict: Raise From Any Seat.

Win rate vs 1–8 opponents

Opponents	vs 1	vs 2	vs 3	vs 4	vs 5	vs 6	vs 7	vs 8
Win rate %	77.5	61.8	49.0	39.9	33.9	28.1	23.7	21.0

Verdict: JJ is a 2.4th-percentile hand — raise from any seat. Against one random hand it wins 77.5% of the time; that edge shrinks with every extra opponent in the pot.

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AA · KK · QQ · TT · 99 · 88

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FAQ

Is JJ a good preflop hand?
It ranks #4 of 169 by win rate against a single random hand (77.5% in head-to-heads), which puts it in the top 2.4% of hands. Raise from any seat.

What is JJ's equity against a random hand?
77.5% when your opponent has any two random cards. With more opponents that figure drops to 21.0% against eight random hands, because part of your equity gets duplicated away.