KQs vs QQ preflop equity

KQs vs QQ preflop equity: king-queen suited against a pair of queens wins 34.8% of the time, ties 1.2% and loses 64.1%, for 35.3% . 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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34.76%
1.17%
64.08%
35.34%
KQs wins 34.8%Tie 1.2%QQ wins 64.1%
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How the suits change it

The best suit pattern gives KQs 35.34% equity and the worst 35.34%: a 0.00 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 Q♦ Q♥: , , 35.34% equity. This pattern represents , and is 0.00 percentage points above the combo-weighted matchup average.

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Example deal
KQvsQQ12 of 1234.76%1.17%35.34%

How each hand wins

KQs wins most often with a pair, in 12.84% of all runouts. QQ wins most often with two pair, in 29.24%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair12.84%21.04%
Two pair8.14%29.24%
1.76%6.19%
Straight4.00%0.00%
Flush6.87%2.16%
Full house or better1.14%5.46%

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 queens 6 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 12 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for KQs is 35.3%, the worst 35.3%: 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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