Preflop equity
KQs vs 22
All in before the flop, KQs (king-queen suited) wins 51.1% of the pot against 22 (pocket deuces), which takes the other 48.9%. A coin flip: neither hand has an edge worth playing for on its own.
Equity counts ties as half. Figures are from 200,000 simulated deals per matchup, accurate to about a tenth of a percent, with card removal applied; the calculator below enumerates every runout exactly for specific suits.
Run it with a board
Preflop equity is only the starting point. The same matchup on a flop swings from near-lock to near-dead depending on which cards land. Open this pair in the calculator, pick suits, and add a flop, turn or river to see the number move.
KQs against other hands
| Matchup | Favourite | Underdog |
|---|---|---|
| AA vs KQs | 82.9% | 17.1% |
| KK vs KQs | 86.2% | 13.8% |
| QQ vs KQs | 64.7% | 35.3% |
| JJ vs KQs | 53.7% | 46.3% |
| TT vs KQs | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| 99 vs KQs | 52.7% | 47.4% |
| 88 vs KQs | 51.4% | 48.6% |
| 77 vs KQs | 51.1% | 48.9% |
| AKs vs KQs | 71.4% | 28.6% |
| AQs vs KQs | 71.4% | 28.6% |
Read more
- How to play KQs preflop · opening frequency by seat and short-stack jams
- How to play 22 preflop
- Multiway equity for all 169 hands · how each hand decays from two to six players
- All hand-vs-hand matchups
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