Is king queen offsuit a good hand?

Open it from the hijack onward, where it is comfortably ahead of the hands that defend against you, and play it more carefully from early seats. It makes two strong top pairs and broadway straights, but without the suit it loses the flush outs, so it relies more on making the best pair. Against a re-raise it is often a fold rather than a hand to play out of position.

In a balanced 6-max game this hand opens for a raise from the hijack, the cutoff, the button and the small blind.

Common mistake: Opening it under the gun or calling re-raises out of position. King queen offsuit is good in late position and a liability in early position against the players still to act.

Quick tip: A late-position hand. The same cards that crush the blinds get crushed by an early-position range.