Hand odds / AQ vs QJ
AQ vs QJ: odds and equity
In short
AQo wins 72.3% of the time against QJo all in before the flop, QJo wins 26.2%, and they split the pot 1.5% of the time. AQo is a clear favourite, about 3 to 1. With AQo vs QJs the split is 68.8% to 31.2% in equity.
AQo
73.1%
QJo
26.9%
Equity: win% plus half of the 1.5% 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 QJs | 69.3% | 29.3% | 1.4% | 70.0% |
| AQs vs QJo | 73.3% | 25.3% | 1.4% | 74.0% |
| AQo vs QJs | 68.1% | 30.4% | 1.5% | 68.8% |
| AQo vs QJo | 72.3% | 26.2% | 1.5% | 73.1% |
What the flop does to it
When no J comes on the flop (87.8% of flops), AQo has 79.1% equity going to the turn. When one does, AQo drops to 29.4%.
QJo 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 QJo always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove AQo | Call with QJo | Shove QJo | 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% | 0% | 94% | 100% |
| Button shoves, Big Blind calls, 15BB | 100% | 55% | 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 QJ?
- AQo. All in preflop it has 73.1% equity against QJo: 72.3% wins plus half of the 1.5% split pots. That's a clear favourite, about 3 to 1.
- Do suits change the odds?
- A little. AQs vs QJs is 70.0% to 30.0%; AQs vs QJo is 74.0% to 26.0%; AQo vs QJs is 68.8% to 31.2%; AQo vs QJo is 73.1% to 26.9%. 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 79.1% equity going to the turn. When one does, AQo drops to 29.4%.
- When does AQ vs QJ happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves AQo always and the Big Blind calls with QJo 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 QJo, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.