Hand odds / A9 vs KQ
A9 vs KQ: odds and equity
In short
A9o wins 57.9% of the time against KQo all in before the flop, KQo wins 41.7%, and they split the pot 0.4% of the time. A9o is a small favourite. With A9o vs KQs the split is 54.7% to 45.3% in equity.
A9o
58.1%
KQo
41.9%
Equity: win% plus half of the 0.4% split pots. A9o is a small favourite.
Every suit combination
| Matchup | Hand 1 wins | Hand 2 wins | Split | Hand 1 equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A9s vs KQs | 57.2% | 42.3% | 0.5% | 57.5% |
| A9s vs KQo | 60.0% | 39.5% | 0.5% | 60.3% |
| A9o vs KQs | 54.5% | 45.0% | 0.5% | 54.7% |
| A9o vs KQo | 57.9% | 41.7% | 0.4% | 58.1% |
What the flop does to it
When no K or Q comes on the flop (76.3% of flops), A9o has 69.3% equity going to the turn. When one does, A9o drops to 22.0%.
With one card above and one below, KQo needs its higher card to come or a straight or flush to get there.
When this all-in happens in push/fold
At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves A9o always and the Big Blind calls with KQo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove A9o | Call with KQo | Shove KQo | Call with A9o |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutoff shoves, Big Blind calls, 10BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Button shoves, Big Blind calls, 10BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Small Blind shoves, Big Blind calls, 10BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Cutoff shoves, Big Blind calls, 15BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Button shoves, Big Blind calls, 15BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Small Blind shoves, Big Blind calls, 15BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
How often each hand shoves or calls in our solved 6-max chip-EV charts. A row with both columns high is a spot where this exact all-in is correct for both players. See every chart.
Common questions
- Who is the favourite, A9 or KQ?
- A9o. All in preflop it has 58.1% equity against KQo: 57.9% wins plus half of the 0.4% split pots. That's a small favourite.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. A9s vs KQs is 57.5% to 42.5%; A9s vs KQo is 60.3% to 39.7%; A9o vs KQs is 54.7% to 45.3%; A9o vs KQo is 58.1% to 41.9%. Suited hands make more flushes, which is worth a few percent.
- What happens on the flop?
- When no K or Q comes on the flop (76.3% of flops), A9o has 69.3% equity going to the turn. When one does, A9o drops to 22.0%.
- When does A9 vs KQ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves A9o always and the Big Blind calls with KQo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
- How were these odds worked out?
- By counting every possible five-card board for every combination of suits: 144 card combinations for A9o vs KQo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.