KQo vs 99 preflop equity

KQo vs 99 preflop equity: king-queen offsuit against a pair of nines wins 44.6% of the time, ties 0.4% and loses 55.0%, for 44.8% . 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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44.55%
0.40%
55.05%
44.75%
KQo wins 44.6%Tie 0.4%99 wins 55.0%
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How the suits change it

The best suit pattern gives KQo 45.17% equity and the worst 44.34%: a 0.84 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 9♥ 9♠: , , 45.17% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.42 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.

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Example deal
KQvs9912 of 7244.93%0.48%45.17%
KQvs9924 of 7244.56%0.40%44.75%
KQvs9924 of 7244.55%0.40%44.75%
KQvs9912 of 7244.18%0.32%44.34%

How each hand wins

KQo wins most often with two pair, in 17.18% of all runouts. 99 wins most often with two pair, in 20.35%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair16.93%12.13%
Two pair17.18%20.35%
2.60%10.77%
Straight3.71%1.90%
Flush1.72%1.06%
Full house or better2.42%8.84%

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 nines 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 45.2%, the worst 44.3%: 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.

More on each hand: KQo preflop and 99 preflop.

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