Hand odds / AQ vs AJ
AQ vs AJ: odds and equity
In short
AQo wins 71.0% of the time against AJo all in before the flop, AJo wins 23.2%, and they split the pot 5.8% of the time. AQo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1. With AQo vs AJs the split is 69.7% to 30.3% in equity.
AQo
73.9%
AJo
26.1%
Equity: win% plus half of the 5.8% split pots. AQo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
Every suit combination
| Matchup | Hand 1 wins | Hand 2 wins | Split | Hand 1 equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQs vs AJs | 68.2% | 26.5% | 5.3% | 70.8% |
| AQs vs AJo | 72.2% | 22.3% | 5.5% | 75.0% |
| AQo vs AJs | 66.9% | 27.6% | 5.5% | 69.7% |
| AQo vs AJo | 71.0% | 23.2% | 5.8% | 73.9% |
What the flop does to it
When no J comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AQo has 80.1% equity going to the turn. When one does, AQo drops to 29.6%.
AJo shares a card with AQo, 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 AQo always and the Big Blind calls with AJo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AQo | Call with AJo | Shove AJo | Call with AQo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, AQ or AJ?
- AQo. All in preflop it has 73.9% equity against AJo: 71.0% wins plus half of the 5.8% split pots. That's a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. AQs vs AJs is 70.8% to 29.2%; AQs vs AJo is 75.0% to 25.0%; AQo vs AJs is 69.7% to 30.3%; AQo vs AJo is 73.9% to 26.1%. Suited hands make more flushes, which is worth a few percent.
- What happens on the flop?
- When no J comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AQo has 80.1% equity going to the turn. When one does, AQo drops to 29.6%.
- When does AQ vs AJ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AQo always and the Big Blind calls with AJo 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 AQo vs AJo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.