KQo vs KK preflop equity: king-queen offsuit against a pair of kings wins 8.1% of the time, ties 1.2% and loses 90.7%, for 8.7% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.
The best suit pattern gives KQo 9.28% equity and the worst 8.41%: a 0.87 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 K♣ K♦: , , 9.28% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.58 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.
KQo wins most often with a straight, in 4.35% of all runouts. KK wins most often with two pair, in 40.01%.
Made hand
High card
0.00%
0.00%
Pair
0.00%
36.47%
Two pair
0.00%
40.01%
1.78%
6.35%
Straight
4.35%
0.00%
Flush
1.41%
1.93%
Full house or better
0.54%
5.92%
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 kings 6 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 KQo is 9.3%, the worst 8.4%: 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.
