Hand odds / AJ vs KQ
AJ vs KQ: odds and equity
In short
AJo wins 59.5% of the time against KQo all in before the flop, KQo wins 40.0%, and they split the pot 0.5% of the time. AJo is a small favourite. With AJo vs KQs the split is 56.3% to 43.7% in equity.
AJo
59.8%
KQo
40.2%
Equity: win% plus half of the 0.5% split pots. AJo is a small favourite.
Every suit combination
| Matchup | Hand 1 wins | Hand 2 wins | Split | Hand 1 equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJs vs KQs | 58.7% | 40.8% | 0.5% | 59.0% |
| AJs vs KQo | 61.6% | 37.9% | 0.5% | 61.8% |
| AJo vs KQs | 56.1% | 43.4% | 0.5% | 56.3% |
| AJo vs KQo | 59.5% | 40.0% | 0.5% | 59.8% |
What the flop does to it
When no K or Q comes on the flop (76.3% of flops), AJo has 70.4% equity going to the turn. When one does, AJo drops to 25.5%.
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 AJo always and the Big Blind calls with KQo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AJo | Call with KQo | Shove KQo | 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% | 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, AJ or KQ?
- AJo. All in preflop it has 59.8% equity against KQo: 59.5% wins plus half of the 0.5% split pots. That's a small favourite.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. AJs vs KQs is 59.0% to 41.0%; AJs vs KQo is 61.8% to 38.2%; AJo vs KQs is 56.3% to 43.7%; AJo vs KQo is 59.8% to 40.2%. 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), AJo has 70.4% equity going to the turn. When one does, AJo drops to 25.5%.
- When does AJ vs KQ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AJo 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 AJo vs KQo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.