Direct Answer: Every No-Limit Hold'Em All-In Confrontation Boils Down To Four Mathematical Archetypes: Overpair Vs Underpair (~82% Vs 18%), Dominated Kicker (~70% To 74% Vs 26% To 30%), Pair Vs Suited Connectors (~79% Vs 21%), And Classic Coinflip Races (~52% To 57% Vs 43% To 48%). Explore All 25 Canonical Preflop Matchups Below With Exact Win/Tie/Loss Splits, Flop Texture Shifts, And 100BB/200BB/25BB Stack-Off Thresholds.
| Matchup | Category | Hand A Equity | Hand B Equity | Tie % | Combos (A / B) | Interactive Solver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA Vs KK | Overpair Vs Underpair | AA: 82.18% | KK: 17.82% | 0.46% | 6 / 6 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AKs Vs QQ | Classic Race (Coinflip) | AKs: 46.08% | QQ: 53.92% | 0.40% | 4 / 6 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| JJ Vs AKo | Classic Race (Coinflip) | JJ: 56.85% | AKo: 43.15% | 0.40% | 6 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| QQ Vs AKs | Classic Race (Coinflip) | QQ: 53.92% | AKs: 46.08% | 0.40% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AA Vs AKs | Dominated Ace Or Broadway | AA: 87.55% | AKs: 12.45% | 0.63% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| KK Vs AKs | Dominated Ace Or Broadway | KK: 65.69% | AKs: 34.31% | 0.56% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| TT Vs AQo | Classic Race (Coinflip) | TT: 56.94% | AQo: 43.06% | 0.44% | 6 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| 99 Vs AKs | Classic Race (Coinflip) | 99: 52.53% | AKs: 47.47% | 0.39% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| 88 Vs AKo | Classic Race (Coinflip) | 88: 55.33% | AKo: 44.67% | 0.41% | 6 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| 77 Vs AKs | Classic Race (Coinflip) | 77: 52.21% | AKs: 47.79% | 0.40% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| 22 Vs AKo | Classic Race (Coinflip) | 22: 50.44% | AKo: 49.56% | 0.66% | 6 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AKs Vs AQo | Dominated Ace Or Broadway | AKs: 73.92% | AQo: 26.08% | 4.80% | 4 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AKo Vs AQs | Dominated Ace Or Broadway | AKo: 69.33% | AQs: 30.67% | 4.96% | 12 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| KK Vs QQ | Overpair Vs Underpair | KK: 81.72% | QQ: 18.28% | 0.48% | 6 / 6 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| QQ Vs JJ | Overpair Vs Underpair | QQ: 81.49% | JJ: 18.51% | 0.50% | 6 / 6 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| JJ Vs TT | Overpair Vs Underpair | JJ: 81.35% | TT: 18.65% | 0.52% | 6 / 6 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AKs Vs JTs | Dominated Ace Or Broadway | AKs: 60.48% | JTs: 39.52% | 0.53% | 4 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AA Vs 72o | Dominated Ace Or Broadway | AA: 87.82% | 72o: 12.18% | 0.45% | 6 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AA Vs JTs | Pair Vs Suited Connectors | AA: 79.36% | JTs: 20.64% | 0.40% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| QQ Vs AKo | Classic Race (Coinflip) | QQ: 56.75% | AKo: 43.25% | 0.39% | 6 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| TT Vs AKs | Classic Race (Coinflip) | TT: 54.07% | AKs: 45.93% | 0.41% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| AQs Vs JJ | Classic Race (Coinflip) | AQs: 46.13% | JJ: 53.87% | 0.42% | 4 / 6 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| KQs Vs AJo | Dominated Ace Or Broadway | KQs: 41.76% | AJo: 58.24% | 0.56% | 4 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| 66 Vs AKo | Classic Race (Coinflip) | 66: 54.71% | AKo: 45.29% | 0.46% | 6 / 12 | Run In Odds Calculator |
| 55 Vs KTs | Pair Vs Suited Connectors | 55: 51.08% | KTs: 48.92% | 0.48% | 6 / 4 | Run In Odds Calculator |
Pocket Aces Dominates Pocket Kings With 82.18% Preflop Equity Across 36 Suit-Independent Combinatoric Pairings, Making AA Vs KK An Automatic Stack-Off At 100BB And 200BB Effective Depth.
Ace-King Suited Trails Pocket Queens Narrowly At 46.08% To 53.92% Preflop Equity, Creating The Classic 4-Bet And 5-Bet All-In Race Where Dead Pot Money Makes Both Hands Profitable Stack-Offs At 100BB.
Pocket Jacks Holds A 56.85% To 43.15% Equity Advantage Over Ace-King Offsuit Across 72 Possible Combo Pairings, Making JJ A Clear Statistical Favorite In 100BB 3-Bet And 4-Bet Confrontations.
Pocket Queens Enters Preflop All-In Confrontations As A 53.92% To 46.08% Favorite Over Ace-King Suited, Representing The Highest-Frequency 100BB 4-Bet And 5-Bet Race In Modern No-Limit Hold'em.
Pocket Aces Crushes Ace-King Suited With 87.55% To 12.45% Preflop Equity And Reduces AKs From 4 Combinations Down To Just 2 Combinations Via Card Removal Blockers.
Pocket Kings Holds A 65.69% To 34.31% Preflop Equity Lead Over Ace-King Suited Because KK Blocks Two Of The Three Kings Needed By AKs, Leaving Villain Primarily Drawing To Three Aces Or A Flush.
Pocket Tens Holds A 56.94% To 43.06% Preflop Equity Edge Over Ace-Queen Offsuit, Making TT A Clear Favorite In Late-Position 3-Bet And Short-Stack All-In Confrontations.
Pocket Nines Clings To A 52.53% To 47.47% Edge Over Ace-King Suited Because 99 Blocks None Of AKs Broadway Straight Cards, Producing One Of The Tightest True 50/50 Coinflips In Hold'em.
Pocket Eights Leads Ace-King Offsuit 55.33% To 44.67% Preflop, Giving 88 Solid Coinflip Equity In Tournament All-Ins While Requiring Disciplined Postflop Play When Deep-Stacked.
Pocket Sevens Holds A 52.21% To 47.79% Preflop Lead Over Ace-King Suited, Demonstrating That Even A Low-Medium Pocket Pair Enters All-In Before The Flop Ahead Of Unpaired Suited Big Slick.
Pocket Deuces Holds A Razor-Thin 50.44% To 49.56% Preflop Edge Over Ace-King Offsuit Because Double-Paired Boards Above Deuces Counterfeit 22 Into Playing The Board With A Seven-Low Kicker.
Ace-King Suited Dominates Ace-Queen Offsuit With 73.92% To 26.08% Preflop Equity, Turning Shared Ace-High Flops Into Massive Three-Street Value Traps Against Out-Kicked Top Pair.
Ace-King Offsuit Maintains A Strong 69.33% To 30.67% Equity Lead Over Ace-Queen Suited, Proving That Kicker Domination Far Outweighs The ~4.6% Equity Gained From Being Suited.
Pocket Kings Crushes Pocket Queens With 81.72% To 18.28% Preflop Equity In One Of Hold'em's Most Unavoidable 100BB 4-Bet And 5-Bet Overpair Coolers.
Pocket Queens Dominates Pocket Jacks 81.49% To 18.51% Preflop, Punishing Over-Aggressive 4-Betting With Jacks While Rewarding QQ Across Low And Ten-High Flop Textures.
Pocket Jacks Holds An 81.35% To 18.65% Preflop Equity Lead Over Pocket Tens, Generating Major Value In Late-Position 3-Bet Pots And 25BB Tournament Shoves.
Ace-King Suited Leads Jack-Ten Suited 60.48% To 39.52% Preflop, Though JTs Retains Nearly 40% Equity Thanks To Four Unblocked Live Cards And Maximum Straight-And-Flush Connectivity.
Pocket Aces Beats Seven-Deuce Offsuit 87.82% To 12.18% Preflop, Illustrating The Fundamental Law Of Hold'em Equity: Even The Worst Starting Hand Wins Roughly 1 In 8 All-In Confrontations Against Pocket Rockets.
Jack-Ten Suited Achieves 20.64% Preflop Equity Against Pocket Aces (79.36%), Making Suited Connectors The Single Highest-Equity Non-Pair Hands Against AA.
Pocket Queens Holds A Strong 56.75% To 43.25% Preflop Equity Lead Over Ace-King Offsuit Across 72 Combo Pairings, Making QQ A Substantial 13.5% Favorite In Standard 100BB All-In Races.
Pocket Tens Leads Ace-King Suited 54.07% To 45.93% Preflop Because TT Blocks Half Of The Tens Needed For AKs To Complete A Broadway Straight, Making TT Nearly Identical To QQ And JJ In Equity Vs AKs.
Ace-Queen Suited Holds 46.13% Preflop Equity Against Pocket Jacks (53.87%), Mirroring The Exact Mathematical Structure Of AKs Vs QQ With Two Overcards Plus Suited Flush Potential.
King-Queen Suited Holds 41.76% Preflop Equity Against Ace-Jack Offsuit (58.24%), Making KQs One Of The Highest-Realizing Underdog Hands In Hold'em Thanks To Six Live Overcard Outs To Villain Jack Plus Flush And Straight Connectivity.
Pocket Sixes Maintains A 54.71% To 45.29% Preflop Lead Over Ace-King Offsuit, Proving That Small Pocket Pairs Remain Clear Statistical Favorites Against Unpaired Offsuit Broadway Hands.
Pocket Fives Holds A Narrow 51.08% To 48.92% Preflop Edge Over King-Ten Suited, Demonstrating A Textbook Blind-Vs-Button Race Between A Small Pair And Two Suited Overcards.
Across All 1,712,304 Five-Card Board Runouts, A Higher Pocket Pair Beats A Lower Pocket Pair Approximately 81.3% To 82.2% Of The Time (Roughly 4.5-To-1 Favorite), With The Underpair Winning Around 18% Primarily By Flopping Or Turning A Three-Of-A-Kind Set.
When A Pocket Pair Like QQ Or JJ Faces Two Unpaired Overcards Such As AKs Or AKo, The Pocket Pair Holds Between 52.2% And 56.9% Preflop Equity While The Two Overcards Hold Between 43.1% And 47.8% Equity. Because Dead Blinds And 3-Bet Money Are Already In The Pot, Both Sides Profitably Commit All-In At 100BB.
Holding Two Cards Of The Same Suit Adds Roughly 2.5% To 3.0% Additional Total Equity Compared To The Exact Same Offsuit Hand Because Of Five-Card Flush Runouts.
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title = {Poker Hand Vs Hand Matchup Odds & Preflop Equity Directory},
author = {{Smarter.Poker Research Division}},
institution = {Smarter.Poker},
year = {2026},
url = {https://smarter.poker/learn/matchups}
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