AJo vs 22 preflop equity

AJo vs 22 preflop equity: ace-jack offsuit against a pair of twos wins 47.8% of the time, ties 0.6% and loses 51.7%, for 48.1% . 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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47.76%
0.59%
51.65%
48.05%
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How the suits change it

Example deal
AJvs2212 of 7248.14%0.63%48.45%
AJvs2224 of 7247.76%0.59%48.05%
AJvs2224 of 7247.76%0.59%48.05%
AJvs2212 of 7247.37%0.55%47.65%

How each hand wins

AJo wins most often with two pair, in 20.22% of all runouts. 22 wins most often with two pair, in 17.52%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair16.89%12.13%
Two pair20.22%17.52%
2.60%11.45%
Straight3.88%0.81%
Flush1.71%1.03%
Full house or better2.44%8.72%

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

Reading the numbers

Ace-jack offsuit can be dealt 12 ways and a pair of twos 6 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 72 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for AJo is 48.5%, the worst 47.7%: 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 AJo 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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