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How good is king-jack suited before the flop?

KJs · King-Jack suited

Against one unknown hand it wins about 3 times in 5 — a 1.7 : 1 favourite.

Rank of 169
20
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
62.6%
± 0.07%
Combinations
4
of 1,326
Dealt
0.30%
about 1 time in 332 · 331 : 1 against

Against more opponents

Everyone unknown, everyone to showdown. Strength falls as the table fills, faster for hands that rely on one pair.

OpponentsEquityFair share
162.6%50.0%
245.8%33.3%
336.9%25.0%
526.9%16.7%
819.3%11.1%

Against tighter ranges

Heads-up against an opponent who only holds the top N% of hands, ranked by this table.

Opponent’s rangeEquity
Top 10%38.2%
Top 20%45.0%
Top 35%51.9%
Top 50%56.5%
Any hand62.6%

Head-to-head

Averaged over every combination of both hands, so shared suits count correctly.

AgainstKJs wins
AA17.5%
KK14.3%
QQ32.1%
JJ35.5%
TT46.3%
AKs28.8%
AKo29.7%
AQs38.3%
JTs69.4%
98s62.7%
72o69.5%

What it flops

Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.

Pair up or better33.9%about 1 time in 2.9
Two pair or better7.0%about 1 time in 14
Flush draw or better11.8%about 1 time in 8.5
Flop a flush0.8%about 1 time in 119
Open-ended straight draw or a straight4.3%about 1 time in 23

Related hands

Equity figures are Monte Carlo simulation, seeded xoshiro128**, seed 20260901; flop odds are exact. Equity is showdown share with everyone staying in, a measure of strength rather than advice on what to play. Suited hands are 4 of the 1,326 combinations.