AQs vs AJs preflop equity

AQs vs AJs preflop equity: ace-queen suited against ace-jack suited wins 68.2% of the time, ties 5.3% and loses 26.5%, for 70.8% . 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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68.17%
5.29%
26.54%
70.81%
AQs wins 68.2%Tie 5.3%AJs wins 26.5%
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How the suits change it

The best suit pattern gives AQs 70.81% equity and the worst 70.81%: a 0.00 percentage-point spread. The overall figure weights each pattern by its possible combinations, rather than averaging the rows equally.

Compare AQs's across suit patterns

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A♠ Q♠ vs A♥ J♥: , , 70.81% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.00 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.

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Example deal
AQvsAJ12 of 1268.17%5.29%70.81%

How each hand wins

AQs wins most often with a pair, in 30.75% of all runouts. AJs wins most often with two pair, in 8.02%.

Made hand
High card11.21%0.00%
Pair30.75%6.48%
Two pair13.08%8.02%
2.85%1.44%
Straight1.95%2.33%
Flush7.03%7.03%
Full house or better1.30%1.24%

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

Reading the numbers

Ace-queen suited can be dealt 4 ways and ace-jack suited 4 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 12 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for AQs is 70.8%, the worst 70.8%: 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 AQs 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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