KQs vs 55 preflop equity

KQs vs 55 preflop equity: king-queen suited against a pair of fives wins 49.2% of the time, ties 0.6% and loses 50.2%, for 49.5% . 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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49.19%
0.58%
50.23%
49.48%
KQs wins 49.2%Tie 0.6%55 wins 50.2%
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How the suits change it

The best suit pattern gives KQs 49.66% equity and the worst 49.31%: a 0.35 percentage-point spread. The overall figure weights each pattern by its possible combinations, rather than averaging the rows equally.

Compare KQs's across suit patterns

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K♠ Q♠ vs 5♦ 5♥: , , 49.66% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.18 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.

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Example deal
KQvs5512 of 2449.39%0.53%49.66%
KQvs5512 of 2449.00%0.62%49.31%

How each hand wins

KQs wins most often with two pair, in 17.95% of all runouts. 55 wins most often with two pair, in 17.05%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair15.81%9.90%
Two pair17.95%17.05%
2.56%10.79%
Straight4.71%2.12%
Flush5.63%1.58%
Full house or better2.53%8.78%

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

Reading the numbers

King-queen suited can be dealt 4 ways and a pair of fives 6 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 24 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for KQs is 49.7%, the worst 49.3%: 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 KQs 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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