QJo vs K2o preflop equity

QJo vs K2o preflop equity: queen-jack offsuit against king-two offsuit wins 44.0% of the time, ties 0.8% and loses 55.3%, for 44.3% . 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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43.97%
0.75%
55.28%
44.34%
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How the suits change it

Example deal
QJvsK224 of 14444.31%0.73%44.67%
QJvsK224 of 14444.31%0.73%44.67%
QJvsK224 of 14444.03%0.69%44.38%
QJvsK212 of 14443.91%0.81%44.31%
QJvsK212 of 14443.90%0.81%44.31%
QJvsK224 of 14443.63%0.78%44.02%
QJvsK224 of 14443.63%0.78%44.01%

How each hand wins

QJo wins most often with a pair, in 15.48% of all runouts. K2o wins most often with a pair, in 23.75%.

Made hand
High card0.00%5.69%
Pair15.48%23.75%
Two pair15.33%16.82%
3.09%3.89%
Straight6.35%1.41%
Flush1.43%1.42%
Full house or better2.29%2.29%

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

Reading the numbers

Queen-jack offsuit can be dealt 12 ways and king-two offsuit 12 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 144 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for QJo is 44.7%, the worst 44.0%: 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 QJo 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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