Poker Equity Calculator

Calculate preflop equity for hand vs hand or hand vs range matchups. See win percentages for common poker situations like AA vs KK or AK vs QQ.

Poker equity calculator quick answer

Poker equity is your share of the pot based on how often your hand should win by showdown. Preflop, AA has about 81% equity against KK, AK suited has about 46% against QQ, and a small pair usually has about 50-55% against two overcards. Against a range, the answer changes because your opponent can hold many hands, not one exact combo.

AA vs KK: about 81% equity for aces before the flop.
AK suited vs QQ: about 46% equity for ace-king suited before the flop.
A small pair vs two overcards: usually close to a coinflip.
Hand vs range equity is more useful for real decisions than one hand vs one hand.

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Common Preflop Matchups

Matchup	Hand 1	Hand 2	Type
AA vs KK	81.9%	18.1%	Overpair vs Underpair
AA vs QQ	82.4%	17.6%	Overpair vs Underpair
KK vs QQ	81.1%	18.9%	Overpair vs Underpair
AA vs AKs	87.2%	12.8%	Pair vs Dominated
KK vs AKo	69.2%	30.8%	Pair vs Ace-High
QQ vs AKs	54.3%	45.7%	Coin Flip
QQ vs AKo	56.8%	43.2%	Coin Flip
JJ vs AKs	54.5%	45.5%	Coin Flip
JJ vs AKo	56.9%	43.1%	Coin Flip
TT vs AKs	54.2%	45.8%	Coin Flip
TT vs AKo	56.6%	43.4%	Coin Flip
99 vs AKo	56.3%	43.7%	Coin Flip
AA vs JJ	82.6%	17.4%	Overpair vs Underpair
KK vs AQs	66.1%	33.9%	Pair vs Overcards
AKo vs AQo	73.4%	26.6%	Dominated Kicker
AA vs 77	83.1%	16.9%	Overpair vs Underpair
JJ vs TT	81%	19%	Overpair vs Underpair
AKs vs JTs	63%	37%	High Cards vs Suited Connector
77 vs AKs	53.4%	46.6%	Coin Flip
KK vs AKs	65.7%	34.3%	Pair vs Shared Card

How Preflop Equity Works

Equity represents your share of the pot based on your probability of winning the hand. If you have 60% equity, you expect to win 60% of the pot on average over many identical situations. Preflop equity is calculated by running all possible board runouts and counting how often each hand wins.

Key equity rules of thumb:

Overpair vs underpair is roughly 80/20. The bigger pair is a heavy favorite but can still lose when the smaller pair makes a set (about 1 in 5 times).
Pair vs two overcards (e.g., QQ vs AK) is approximately 55/45, often called a "coin flip." The pair has a slight edge but it is far from a sure thing.
Dominated hands (e.g., AK vs AQ) run roughly 70/30. Sharing a card means the dominated hand has very few outs to overtake.
Two overcards vs two undercards (e.g., AK vs 76) is around 63/37. High cards have the edge, but connected or suited undercards can catch up.
Suited hands gain about 3-4% equity over their offsuit equivalents thanks to flush potential.

Understanding equity helps you make better preflop decisions: calling all-ins, sizing 3-bets, and evaluating whether a shove is profitable. Combine equity knowledge with position and stack depth for optimal preflop strategy.

Note: This calculator uses category-based equity estimates and a lookup table of common matchups. For exact equity to two decimal places, dedicated solvers run full Monte Carlo simulations across all possible boards.

Studying preflop matchups will change how you play

Here is something that happens at every level of poker, from $2 games to $500 buy-ins. A player gets dealt pocket queens, someone raises, someone else re-raises, and the queens player thinks "I probably have the best hand." Maybe. But queens vs. ace-king suited is about 54-46. That is almost a coinflip. And queens against aces? You are drawing to about 18%. Knowing these numbers does not tell you what to do, but it changes the confidence with which you do it.

The equity calculator is a study tool, not a play-at-the-table tool. You cannot punch in your opponent's cards during a hand because you do not know what they have. What you can do is sit down after a session, pull up the hands you were unsure about, and see where you stood. That process, doing it repeatedly, is how your gut develops in the first place. Intuition is not magic. It is pattern recognition built through repetition.

The hand vs. range mode is where things get interesting. Individual matchups are useful to a point. AA vs. KK tells you one thing. But in a real hand, you do not know your opponent has KK specifically. You think they have a range: maybe QQ+, AK, maybe some bluffs. When you plug in a range instead of specific cards, the numbers change. Your aces still dominate, but against a wide range they might only have 65% equity instead of 81%. That difference matters for pot-sizing decisions.

Crypto poker players tend to be a mix of recreational gamblers and grinders. The recreational players call too wide, which means your big pairs go up in value but your bluffs go down. The grinders play tighter ranges, which means you can fold more medium-strength hands against their aggression and feel fine about it. Using the range mode to simulate both types of opponent helps you adjust your default strategy based on who is at the table.

The common matchups table at the bottom is there because the same questions come up constantly. "Is AK suited really a coinflip against queens?" (Close, about 46-54.) "How bad is it calling with tens against a 4-bet?" (Depends on the range, but often worse than you think.) "Can I ever fold kings preflop?" (Against aces only, and even then you need a strong read.) These are the questions that poker forums have been arguing about since the early 2000s, and the answers have not changed.

One study method that works well: take the top 20 matchups from the reference table and try to guess the equity before looking. Write your guess down. Then check. You will probably be within 5% on the obvious ones (pair vs. underpair) and off by 15% on the less common ones (suited connectors vs. high pairs). The matchups where your estimate is furthest off are exactly the spots where you are making mistakes at the table. Focus your study there.

Equity is not the whole picture. Position, stack depth, and opponent tendencies all matter. But equity is the foundation everything else is built on, and most players overestimate how well they understand it.

Equity Calc questions

What is poker equity?

Poker equity is the percentage of the pot a hand is expected to win if all remaining cards are dealt. If your hand has 60% equity in a $100 pot, its raw showdown value is about $60 before future betting, rake, fold equity, and position are considered.

How do you calculate preflop equity?

Preflop equity is calculated by comparing the two hole-card hands, removing those known cards from the deck, then running every possible board or a large simulation of possible boards. The result is the percentage of boards each hand wins or ties.

Is AK a coinflip against a pocket pair?

AK is close to a coinflip against most pocket pairs, but it is usually a small underdog. AK suited has about 46% equity against QQ, while AK offsuit is a little lower. The exact number changes when suits and card removal matter.

Why use hand vs range equity?

Hand vs range equity is closer to real poker because you rarely know an opponent has one exact hand. If a player can have QQ+, AK, and some bluffs, your equity should be measured against that full range instead of only one matchup.

Poker Equity Calculator