Poker Equity & OddsAK vs QQ odds, all in preflop
Short answer
AK has 43.9% against QQ when the chips go in before the flop, and the queens have 56.1%. That counts every board for every combo of both hands, with ties split. Suited AK has 46.0%, offsuit AK 43.2%. Jacks do about as well as queens against AK, but kings don't: AK has only 31.1% against KK. Every figure is counted by the Poker Equity & Odds engine.
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AK vs QQ, suited and offsuit
Ace-king. I'm never folding this.
| AK | Pairings | AK has | QQ has | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any AK | 96 | 43.9% | 56.1% | 0.4% |
| AK suited | 24 | 46.0% | 54.0% | 0.4% |
| AK offsuit | 72 | 43.2% | 56.8% | 0.4% |
12 of the 16 ways to hold AK are offsuit, so the headline sits close to the offsuit number. Suited adds 2.8 points, almost all of it from flushes. Either way the queens are ahead before a card is dealt, and AK needs an ace or a king to catch up: six cards in the deck.
Which suits are you holding?
| Hands | Suits | AK has | QQ has |
|---|---|---|---|
| A♠ K♠ vs Q♥ Q♦ | suited AK, no suit shared | 46.2% | 53.8% |
| A♠ K♠ vs Q♠ Q♥ | the queen of spades is one of your flush cards | 45.9% | 54.1% |
| A♠ K♦ vs Q♥ Q♣ | offsuit AK, no suit shared | 42.8% | 57.2% |
The averages above mix every suit combination. In one real hand the exact suits move it by a few tenths. When the queens hold a spade, your spade flush has one card fewer to come from. When nothing is shared, every flush the queens make is in a suit where you hold no card, which is why A♠ K♦ against Q♥ Q♣ comes out a bit under the offsuit average. Small stuff, but that's why the calculator asks for suits.
AK against jacks and kings
| AK vs | Any AK | AK suited | AK offsuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43.9% | 46.0% | 43.2% | |
| JJ | 43.9% | 46.0% | 43.1% |
| KK | 31.1% | 34.1% | 30.1% |
Jacks and queens are both under the king, so AK wants the same six cards against either and the numbers barely move. Kings are much worse news. Two kings are in his hand and one is in yours, so a king on the board helps him, and only the three aces help you. That is 31.1%, nowhere near a flip. The full table for AK against every pair from 22 up is in pocket pair vs two overcards.
What this number does not tell you
These are all-in numbers: both hands see five cards and nobody folds. If the hand goes to the flop with chips behind, AK won't win 43.9% of the pot, because two unpaired cards miss the flop 67.6% of the time and a missed AK usually has to let go. The numbers also assume you know the exact pair. At the table you are up against a range, and if that range has kings and aces in it, AK does a lot worse than this page says. The equity against a range guide shows how to weigh that.
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Questions
What are the odds of AK vs QQ?
All in preflop, AK wins 43.9% and QQ 56.1%, ties split. AK suited has 46.0%, AK offsuit 43.2%.
Is AK vs QQ a coin flip?
Close, but the queens are the favourite: 56.1% against 43.9%. A real flip is 50/50. This one is nearer 56/44.
Is AK vs JJ the same as AK vs QQ?
Close enough to call it the same. Any AK has 43.9% against jacks and 43.9% against queens. Offsuit, it's 43.1% against jacks and 43.2% against queens.
What are the odds of AK vs KK?
AK has 31.1% against kings, 34.1% suited and 30.1% offsuit. The kings hold two of the cards AK wants, so only the three aces help.
Where the numbers come from. Every figure on this page comes from the app's own engine, the code that runs on your phone. Outs come from the Outs & Odds tool, hit chances are exact counts, and equities count every runout with no sampling. Engine build 482550e8. More worked numbers: flush draw odds and the pot odds cheat sheet.
