Hand odds / AQ vs KQ
AQ vs KQ: odds and equity
In short
AQo wins 74.0% of the time against KQo all in before the flop, KQo wins 24.9%, and they split the pot 1.1% of the time. AQo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1. With AQo vs KQs the split is 70.4% to 29.6% in equity.
AQo
74.5%
KQo
25.5%
Equity: win% plus half of the 1.1% 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 KQs | 70.8% | 28.0% | 1.1% | 71.4% |
| AQs vs KQo | 75.0% | 23.9% | 1.1% | 75.6% |
| AQo vs KQs | 69.8% | 29.0% | 1.1% | 70.4% |
| AQo vs KQo | 74.0% | 24.9% | 1.1% | 74.5% |
What the flop does to it
When no K comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AQo has 80.9% equity going to the turn. When one does, AQo drops to 28.6%.
KQo 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 KQo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AQo | Call with KQo | Shove KQo | 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 KQ?
- AQo. All in preflop it has 74.5% equity against KQo: 74.0% wins plus half of the 1.1% split pots. That's a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. AQs vs KQs is 71.4% to 28.6%; AQs vs KQo is 75.6% to 24.4%; AQo vs KQs is 70.4% to 29.6%; AQo vs KQo is 74.5% to 25.5%. 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), AQo has 80.9% equity going to the turn. When one does, AQo drops to 28.6%.
- When does AQ vs KQ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AQo 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 AQo vs KQo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.