KQs (King-Queen suited) odds & win probability
KQs wins 63.5% of the time against a random hand and ranks 16 of 169 starting hands. It is a suited hand with 4 combinations, 0.3% of all deals, and it is a raise from under the gun onward in a 6-max game.
The numbers
| Against | Equity |
|---|---|
| One random hand | 63.5% |
| 2 random hands | 46.7% |
| 4 random hands | 32.4% |
| 6 random hands | 25.2% |
| 8 random hands | 20.4% |
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Wins outright | 62.5% |
| Splits the pot | 2.0% |
| Loses | 35.5% |
| Combinations | 4 |
| Share of all deals | 0.30% |
| Playability rank | 16 of 169 |
| Percentile | 91.1 |
Where KQs sits in each opening range
Six-max, 100 big blinds. The gold outline marks KQs; red is the raising range.
- UTGRaise
Under the gun opening range with KQs highlighted - HJRaise
Hijack opening range with KQs highlighted - CORaise
Cutoff opening range with KQs highlighted - BTNRaise
Button opening range with KQs highlighted - SBRaise
Small blind opening range with KQs highlighted
How to play KQs
Playing it before the flop
Raise it from every position. KQs holds 63.5% against a random hand and, unusually, keeps most of that equity against the hands that continue against it, it makes top pair with a strong kicker, the best flush, and straights that are hard to read.
Facing a 3-bet
Continue. Suited broadways are the hands that make 3-bet pots playable: they flop enough equity to call profitably and enough nut potential to raise. Which of the two you pick depends on the opponent, but folding is rarely right.
After the flop
KQs is at its best when it flops a draw rather than a made hand, because that is when it can apply pressure without needing to be right. Suited cards make a flush roughly once in twenty flops, but they make a flush *draw* about one in nine, and that is where the money is.
Common matchups
KQs questions
How often does KQs win?
KQs wins 63.5% of the time against a single random hand, 62.5% outright, with a 2.0% chance of splitting the pot. That makes it the 16th strongest of the 169 starting hands.
Should I raise with KQs?
Yes, from under the gun onward in a six-handed game. Earlier than that there are too many players still to act for the hand to be profitable as an open.
How many combinations of KQs are there?
There are 4 combinations of King-Queen suited, which is 0.3% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. Every suited hand has four, one per suit.
How does KQs hold up against several opponents?
Against eight opponents its equity falls to 20.4%. Every extra player reduces the share, but a hand that makes the nuts loses less of it than a hand that only makes a pair.
Neighbouring hands
- Next stepThe UTG opening range in fullKQs is one cell of it. The chart shows the other 168 decisions from the same seat, which is what you actually need at the table.
- ATs, Ace-Ten suited64.7% · rank 13
- AQo, Ace-Queen offsuit64.5% · rank 14
- AJo, Ace-Jack offsuit63.7% · rank 15
- 66, Pocket sixes63.3% · rank 17
- A9s, Ace-Nine suited62.8% · rank 18
- ATo, Ace-Ten offsuit62.8% · rank 19
- AKs, Ace-King suited67.1% · rank 8
- AQs, Ace-Queen suited66.2% · rank 9
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