AKo vs KQs preflop equity: ace-king offsuit against king-queen suited wins 69.8% of the time, ties 1.2% and loses 29.0%, for 70.4% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.
The best suit pattern gives AKo 71.50% equity and the worst 69.89%: a 1.61 percentage-point spread. The overall figure weights each pattern by its possible combinations, rather than averaging the rows equally.
Compare AKo's across suit patterns
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A♠ K♥ vs K♠ Q♠: , , 71.50% equity. This pattern represents , and is 1.07 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.
AKo wins most often with a pair, in 32.52% of all runouts. KQs wins most often with two pair, in 8.78%.
Made hand
High card
11.49%
0.00%
Pair
32.52%
7.43%
Two pair
17.16%
8.78%
3.20%
1.57%
Straight
2.22%
3.66%
Flush
1.95%
6.28%
Full house or better
1.30%
1.27%
Each column adds up to that hand's win percentage.
Reading the numbers
Ace-king offsuit can be dealt 12 ways and king-queen suited 4 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 36 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for AKo is 71.5%, the worst 69.9%: 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 AKo 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.
