Hand odds / AK vs KQ
AK vs KQ: odds and equity
In short
AKo wins 74.2% of the time against KQo all in before the flop, KQo wins 24.6%, and they split the pot 1.2% of the time. AKo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1. With AKo vs KQs the split is 70.4% to 29.6% in equity.
AKo
74.8%
KQo
25.2%
Equity: win% plus half of the 1.2% split pots. AKo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
Every suit combination
| Matchup | Hand 1 wins | Hand 2 wins | Split | Hand 1 equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKs vs KQs | 70.8% | 28.0% | 1.2% | 71.4% |
| AKs vs KQo | 75.0% | 23.8% | 1.2% | 75.6% |
| AKo vs KQs | 69.8% | 29.0% | 1.2% | 70.4% |
| AKo vs KQo | 74.2% | 24.6% | 1.2% | 74.8% |
What the flop does to it
When no Q comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AKo has 81.2% equity going to the turn. When one does, AKo drops to 28.7%.
KQo shares a card with AKo, 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 AKo always and the Big Blind calls with KQo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AKo | Call with KQo | Shove KQo | Call with AKo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, AK or KQ?
- AKo. All in preflop it has 74.8% equity against KQo: 74.2% wins plus half of the 1.2% split pots. That's a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. AKs vs KQs is 71.4% to 28.6%; AKs vs KQo is 75.6% to 24.4%; AKo vs KQs is 70.4% to 29.6%; AKo vs KQo is 74.8% to 25.2%. Suited hands make more flushes, which is worth a few percent.
- What happens on the flop?
- When no Q comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AKo has 81.2% equity going to the turn. When one does, AKo drops to 28.7%.
- When does AK vs KQ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AKo 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: 108 card combinations for AKo vs KQo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.