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QQ vs 55 preflop equity

QQ vs 55 preflop equity: a pair of queens against a pair of fives wins 80.3% of the time, ties 0.4% and loses 19.3%, for 80.5% . 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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80.32%
0.40%
19.28%
80.52%
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How the suits change it

Example deal
QQvs556 of 3680.94%0.48%81.17%
QQvs5524 of 3680.32%0.40%80.52%
QQvs556 of 3679.70%0.33%79.86%

How each hand wins

QQ wins most often with two pair, in 32.37% of all runouts. 55 wins most often with a set or trips, in 9.27%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair23.46%0.00%
Two pair32.37%0.00%
11.69%9.27%
Straight1.43%2.29%
Flush1.70%0.97%
Full house or better9.66%6.75%

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

Reading the numbers

A pair of queens can be dealt 6 ways and a pair of fives 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 QQ is 81.2%, the worst 79.9%: 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 QQ 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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