KQs vs 88 preflop equity: king-queen suited against a pair of eights wins 48.5% of the time, ties 0.4% and loses 51.1%, for 48.7% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.
The best suit pattern gives KQs 48.89% equity and the worst 48.55%: a 0.34 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 8♦ 8♥: , , 48.89% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.17 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.
KQs wins most often with two pair, in 17.10% of all runouts. 88 wins most often with two pair, in 18.16%.
Made hand
High card
0.00%
0.00%
Pair
15.97%
10.37%
Two pair
17.10%
18.16%
2.56%
10.84%
Straight
4.71%
1.27%
Flush
5.63%
1.59%
Full house or better
2.53%
8.82%
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 eights 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 48.9%, the worst 48.5%: 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.
