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Offsuit describes two hole cards of different suits. In Hold’em notation it is usually shown with a lowercase o, such as AKo for ace-king offsuit.ExampleIf you are dealt A♣ K♦, your cards are ace-king offsuit because the suits do not match.

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Published: September 29, 2026
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