Hand odds / AA vs QQ
AA vs QQ: odds and equity
In short
AA wins 81.3% of the time against QQ all in before the flop, QQ wins 18.2%, and they split the pot 0.4% of the time. That makes AA a big favourite, about 4 to 1.
AA
81.5%
18.5%
Equity: win% plus half of the 0.4% split pots. AA is a big favourite, about 4 to 1.
What the flop does to it
When no Q comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), AA has 87.2% equity going to the turn. When one does, AA drops to 18.4%.
QQ is drawing to two cards, its own rank, so this is mostly about whether a set comes. Straights and flushes make up most of the rest of QQ's wins.
When this all-in happens in push/fold
At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AA always and the Big Blind calls with QQ always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AA | Call with QQ | Shove QQ | Call with AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, AA or QQ?
- AA. All in preflop it has 81.5% equity against QQ: 81.3% wins plus half of the 0.4% split pots. That's a big favourite, about 4 to 1.
- What happens on the flop?
- When no Q comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), AA has 87.2% equity going to the turn. When one does, AA drops to 18.4%.
- When does AA vs QQ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AA always and the Big Blind calls with QQ 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: 36 card combinations for AA vs QQ, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.