Hand odds / QQ vs 99
QQ vs 99: odds and equity
In short
QQ wins 81.0% of the time against 99 all in before the flop, 99 wins 18.6%, and they split the pot 0.4% of the time. That makes QQ a big favourite, about 4 to 1.
81.2%
99
18.8%
Equity: win% plus half of the 0.4% split pots. QQ is a big favourite, about 4 to 1.
What the flop does to it
When no 9 comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), QQ has 86.7% equity going to the turn. When one does, QQ drops to 19.5%.
99 is drawing to two cards, its own rank, so this is mostly about whether a set comes. Straights and flushes make up most of the rest of 99's wins.
When this all-in happens in push/fold
At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves QQ always and the Big Blind calls with 99 always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
| 6-max spot | Shove QQ | Call with 99 | Shove 99 | Call with QQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, QQ or 99?
- QQ. All in preflop it has 81.2% equity against 99: 81.0% wins plus half of the 0.4% split pots. That's a big favourite, about 4 to 1.
- What happens on the flop?
- When no 9 comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), QQ has 86.7% equity going to the turn. When one does, QQ drops to 19.5%.
- When does QQ vs 99 happen in push/fold?
- At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves QQ always and the Big Blind calls with 99 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: 36 card combinations for QQ vs 99, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.