98s vs QQ preflop equity

98s vs QQ preflop equity: nine-eight suited against a pair of queens wins 20.8% of the time, ties 0.4% and loses 78.8%, for 21.0% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.

Lesson: Work out the price of a call (needs an invite). In the glossary: Equity, Win percentage, Combo. How the numbers are made.

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20.82%
0.38%
78.81%
21.00%
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How the suits change it

Example deal
98vsQQ12 of 2421.40%0.33%21.56%
98vsQQ12 of 2420.24%0.42%20.45%

How each hand wins

98s wins most often with a straight, in 7.53% of all runouts. QQ wins most often with two pair, in 31.01%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair0.00%25.55%
Two pair3.50%31.01%
2.53%9.86%
Straight7.53%1.06%
Flush5.34%1.82%
Full house or better1.92%9.51%

Each column adds up to that hand's win percentage.

Reading the numbers

Nine-eight suited can be dealt 4 ways and a pair of queens 6 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 24 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for 98s is 21.6%, the worst 20.4%: a shared suit takes away flush cards, and a suit held by both hands can split a flush.

Equity counts half of each tie, so it is the share of the pot 98s takes on average if the money goes in now. Compare it with the from the pot odds calculator. For a whole range on each side, use the range equity calculator.

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