Hand odds / AJ vs KJ
AJ vs KJ: odds and equity
In short
AJo wins 73.6% of the time against KJo all in before the flop, KJo wins 24.9%, and they split the pot 1.6% of the time. AJo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1. With AJo vs KJs the split is 70.3% to 29.7% in equity.
AJo
74.3%
KJo
25.7%
Equity: win% plus half of the 1.6% split pots. AJo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
Every suit combination
| Matchup | Hand 1 wins | Hand 2 wins | Split | Hand 1 equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJs vs KJs | 70.5% | 28.0% | 1.5% | 71.3% |
| AJs vs KJo | 74.7% | 23.8% | 1.5% | 75.4% |
| AJo vs KJs | 69.5% | 29.0% | 1.5% | 70.3% |
| AJo vs KJo | 73.6% | 24.9% | 1.6% | 74.3% |
What the flop does to it
When no K comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AJo has 80.7% equity going to the turn. When one does, AJo drops to 28.7%.
KJo shares a card with AJo, so pairing that card doesn't help: it needs its other card to come. Domination like this is why calling with weaker hands of the same kind costs so much.
When this all-in happens in push/fold
At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AJo always and the Big Blind calls with KJo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AJo | Call with KJo | Shove KJo | Call with AJo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 99% | 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, AJ or KJ?
- AJo. All in preflop it has 74.3% equity against KJo: 73.6% wins plus half of the 1.6% split pots. That's a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. AJs vs KJs is 71.3% to 28.7%; AJs vs KJo is 75.4% to 24.6%; AJo vs KJs is 70.3% to 29.7%; AJo vs KJo is 74.3% to 25.7%. Suited hands make more flushes, which is worth a few percent.
- What happens on the flop?
- When no K comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AJo has 80.7% equity going to the turn. When one does, AJo drops to 28.7%.
- When does AJ vs KJ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AJo always and the Big Blind calls with KJo 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: 108 card combinations for AJo vs KJo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.