AJ offsuit vs KQ offsuit: the numbers
| AJ offsuit | KQ offsuit | |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 59.48% | 40.13% |
| Ties | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| Equity | 59.68% | 40.32% |
Exact figures from all 1,712,304 boards for A♠ J♦ vs K♥ Q♣. AJ offsuit is roughly a 1.5-to-1 favorite.
Why the odds look like this: two unpaired hands
Neither hand is paired and they share no cards, so the hand with the higher card is a modest favorite. KQ offsuit has two live cards, which keeps this much closer than a domination spot. When KQ offsuit wins, it is most often with one pair (38% of its wins) or two pair (35% of its wins).
How to play AJ offsuit vs KQ offsuit
Both hands are strong in short-handed and late-position play. All-in preflop, the edge is small, so stack depth and fold equity matter more than the raw numbers.
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Do suits matter?
Yes, a little. Suited hands make flushes more often, and when two hands share a suit they block each other's flushes. That is why the same two hands can differ by one or two percentage points depending on suits. The figures above are exact for the example cards shown.
How we calculated these odds
We dealt out every possible five-card board (1,712,304 of them) for the example hands and counted wins, losses and ties. There is no sampling error: the numbers are exact for those cards.