KQo vs JJ preflop equity

KQo vs JJ preflop equity: king-queen offsuit against a pair of jacks wins 43.3% of the time, ties 0.4% and loses 56.3%, for 43.5% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.

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43.33%
0.41%
56.26%
43.54%
KQo wins 43.3%Tie 0.4%JJ wins 56.3%
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How the suits change it

The best suit pattern gives KQo 43.95% equity and the worst 43.12%: 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 J♥ J♠: , , 43.95% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.42 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.

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Example deal
KQvsJJ12 of 7243.71%0.49%43.95%
KQvsJJ24 of 7243.33%0.41%43.54%
KQvsJJ24 of 7243.33%0.41%43.54%
KQvsJJ12 of 7242.95%0.33%43.12%

How each hand wins

KQo wins most often with a pair, in 17.66% of all runouts. JJ wins most often with two pair, in 21.34%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair17.66%13.72%
Two pair16.85%21.34%
2.62%9.91%
Straight2.06%1.37%
Flush1.72%1.07%
Full house or better2.41%8.86%

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 jacks 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 44.0%, the worst 43.1%: 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.

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