Hand odds / TT vs 99

TT vs 99: odds and equity

In short

TT wins 81.8% of the time against 99 all in before the flop, 99 wins 17.7%, and they split the pot 0.5% of the time. That makes TT a big favourite, about 5 to 1.

TT

82.0%

vs

99

18.0%

Equity: win% plus half of the 0.5% split pots. TT is a big favourite, about 5 to 1.

What the flop does to it

When no 9 comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), TT has 87.5% equity going to the turn. When one does, TT drops to 21.3%.

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 TT always and the Big Blind calls with 99 always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.

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, TT or 99?
TT. All in preflop it has 82.0% equity against 99: 81.8% wins plus half of the 0.5% split pots. That's a big favourite, about 5 to 1.
What happens on the flop?
When no 9 comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), TT has 87.5% equity going to the turn. When one does, TT drops to 21.3%.
When does TT vs 99 happen in push/fold?
At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves TT 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 TT vs 99, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.

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