AKs vs AQo preflop equity: ace-king suited against ace-queen offsuit wins 73.2% of the time, ties 4.4% and loses 22.3%, for 75.4% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.
The best suit pattern gives AKs 75.56% equity and the worst 75.22%: a 0.34 percentage-point spread. The overall figure weights each pattern by its possible combinations, rather than averaging the rows equally.
Compare AKs's across suit patterns
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A♠ K♠ vs A♥ Q♦: , , 75.56% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.11 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.
AKs wins most often with a pair, in 33.47% of all runouts. AQo wins most often with two pair, in 8.48%.
Made hand
High card
12.27%
0.00%
Pair
33.47%
7.13%
Two pair
14.68%
8.48%
3.29%
1.50%
Straight
1.74%
2.23%
Flush
6.49%
1.80%
Full house or better
1.29%
1.19%
Each column adds up to that hand's win percentage.
Reading the numbers
Ace-king suited can be dealt 4 ways and ace-queen offsuit 12 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 AKs is 75.6%, the worst 75.2%: 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 AKs 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.
