KQo vs 88 preflop equity: king-queen offsuit against a pair of eights wins 45.9% of the time, ties 0.4% and loses 53.7%, for 46.1% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.
The best suit pattern gives KQo 46.56% equity and the worst 45.70%: a 0.85 percentage-point spread. The overall figure weights each pattern by its possible combinations, rather than averaging the rows equally.
Compare KQo's across suit patterns
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K♠ Q♥ vs 8♥ 8♠: , , 46.56% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.43 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.
KQo wins most often with two pair, in 17.51% of all runouts. 88 wins most often with two pair, in 19.62%.
Made hand
High card
0.00%
0.00%
Pair
16.63%
11.33%
Two pair
17.51%
19.62%
2.59%
11.45%
Straight
5.06%
1.37%
Flush
1.71%
1.06%
Full house or better
2.42%
8.82%
Each column adds up to that hand's win percentage.
Reading the numbers
King-queen offsuit can be dealt 12 ways and a pair of eights 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 KQo is 46.6%, the worst 45.7%: 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 KQo 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.
